Tẻssẻlla, a little piece or small toole to worke in-laid or marquetrie worke.

Tẻssẻlláre, to make or worke marquetrie, checker, or in-laid worke.

Tẻssẻllo, portáua il mantẻllo foderáto di váio col tẻssẻllo di sópra.

Tẻssera, any thing that euery way is square, as a Dye, or Cube, any geometrical foure square figure, a dye to play withall. Also a signe, a note, a marke, or token. Also a token of leade, of leather, or any other thing that was wont to be giu[en] to the people as a dole. Also a score or tallie whereon the number of things deliuered are marked, such as our Bakers, our Bruers, and our Checquer-men vse to score vpon. Also a watch-word, a priuie signe or token whereby spies and enemies are discerned from companions and fellowes in armes, which was either a dumb signe, or vttred with the voice, our Sentinels call it the word, or watch-word. Also a deuise of iron called tarriers to play and passe away the time withall. Also some part of a weauers loome. Also a Printers frame for his letters. Also some part of a yoke. Also the name of a toole that Farriers vse.

TES Tẻsseracósto, the time of fortie dayes before and after a mans birth, wherein the mother might not be partaker of the holie ceremonies, which time being expired, they celebrated a feast called Tẻsseracósto.

Tẻsserándolo, as Tẻssitóre.

Tẻsserário, a tallie, or score-keeper, of or belonging to tẻssèra, but properly a Seriant or watch-master, or he that chargeth the watch, and giueth or bringeth the watch-word among souldiers.

Tẻssere, tẻsso, tẻsséi, tẻssúto, to weaue. Also to make, to build, to worke or frame together. Also to complot, to contriue, to compact, to deuise. Also to endite, to write, to compose or gather together, to context.

Tẻsseríno, any kind of weauer, or loome-workeman. Also a kind of fine slight silke stuffe like Calimanco, or silke Mokado.

Tẻssíbile, that may be wouen, wrought, or contriued. Looke Tẻssere.