Word Study
tessellated
CIDE DICTIONARY
tessellated, a.
- Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a tessellated pavement. [1913 Webster]
- Marked like a checkerboard; as, a tessellated leaf. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tessellated, adj.
1 of or resembling mosaic.
2 Bot. & Zool. regularly chequered.
1 of or resembling mosaic.
2 Bot. & Zool. regularly chequered.
Etymology
L tessellatus or It. tessellato (as TESSELLATE)
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