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Tessellate
Tes′sel-late
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tessellated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tessellating
.] [L.
tessellatus
tessellated. See Tessellar
.] To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.
The floors are sometimes of wood,
tessellated
after the fashion of France. Macaulay.
Tes′sel-late
,Adj.
[L.
tesselatus
.] Tessellated.