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Definition of "tesselated" [tesselated]

  • Covered with pieces that are identically shaped. (adjective)
  • Simple past tense and past participle of tesselate. (verb)

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Use "tesselated" in a sentence
  • "We have examples of this beautiful kind of tesselated pavement in some of the chambers of the Baths of Caracalla; and it is highly probable that the"
  • "GeckoStone makes tesselated paving stones that look like Escher's interlocking lizards. (hilariously, they've registered a trademark and claim copyright on this work derived from a classic Escher work that is, itself, copyrighted -- and there's no evidence that they licensed the design from Escher's estate; every pirate wants to be an admiral!)"
  • "Last night yonder tesselated palace was gloom—dark, brooding thought and sin, while hither rose the mountains of the sun, golden, blazing, ensanguined."
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