I.an earthen vessel, Lat. testa, Ar.
2.a tile or potsherd, esp. the tablet used in voting (v. ὀστρακίζω), Plat.
3.a sort of earthenware castanet, Ar.
II.the hard shell of testaceous animals, as snails, muscles, tortoises, Hhymn., Theocr.
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