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tessellated

 
Dictionary: Tes·sel·la·ted

a.

1. Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a tessellated pavement.

2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Marked like a checkerboard; as, a tessellated leaf.


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Formed of small square pieces of marble, stone, glass, or the like, in the manner of an ornamental mosaic.


 
 
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