tessellate

Tes"sel*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tessellated; p. pr. & vb. n. Tessellating.] Etym: [L. tessellatus tessellated. See Tessellar.] Defn: 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, a. Etym: [L. tesselatus.] Defn: Tessellated.

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