Advertisement

Advertisement

tessellated

or tes·se·lat·ed

[ tes-uh-ley-tid ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or like a mosaic.
  2. arranged in or having the appearance of a mosaic; checkered.


Discover More

Other Words From

  • un·tessel·lated adjective

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of tessellated1

First recorded in 1685–95; tessellate + -ed 2

Discover More

Example Sentences

The room was built of rose-coloured marble excepting the floor, which was tessellated in rose and grey.

As the doors closed on them Ah Sing walked slowly toward the resident, who was lying on his back on the tessellated pavement.

His first act, after seating himself cross-legged on a carpet in a marble and tessellated recess, was to call for a hookah.

The rustle of a purple brocaded dress as it swept over the tessellated floor, disturbed him.

They form a regular tessellated pattern, like the marble tiling of old-fashioned hotels and banks.

Was it my fancy, or did I really hear the faint rustle of a dress on the tessellated pavement of the hall?

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


tessellatetessellation