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11th April 2016
Tessellate \ [verb tes-uh-leyt; adjective tes-uh-lit,
-leyt]
verb (used with object), tessellated, tessellating.
1. to form of small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or
arrange in
a chequered or mosaic pattern.
adjective
2. tessellated.
Quote
Zinc lines his fretted vault with sable ore, / And dull Galena tessellates the floor
…Erasmus Darwin, "The Economy of Vegetation," The Botanic Garden 1791
Origin
Tessellate can be traced to the Latin tessella, "small square stone."
It entered English in the late 1700’s.
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