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tessellated

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tes·sel·late  (ts-lt)
tr.v. tes·sel·lat·ed, tes·sel·lat·ing, tes·sel·lates
To form into a mosaic pattern, as by using small squares of stone or glass.
[From Latin tesselltus, of small square stones, from tessella, small cube, diminutive of tessera, a square; see tessera.]
tessel·lation n.
tessellated
Adjective
paved or inlaid with a mosaic of small tiles [Latin tessellatus checked]
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Adj.1.tessellated - having a checkered or mottled appearance
patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
2.tessellated - decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together in a mosaic; "a tessellated pavement"
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction


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We caught a glimpse of the handsome tessellated pavements within and of the devotees performing their ablutions at the fountains, but even that we took that glimpse was a thing not relished by the Moorish bystanders.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Half a mile farther on Father Brown was puzzled first by little labyrinths of flowerless flower-pots, covered with the low, flat, quiet-coloured plants that look less like a garden than a tessellated pavement, between weak curly paths studded with seats with curly backs.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
Miss Haldin had already noticed that the hall was like a dusty barn of marble and stucco with cobwebs in the corners and faint tracks of mud on the black and white tessellated floor.
Under Western Eyes by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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