I. transitive verb
also tes·se·late ˈtesəˌlāt, usu -ād.+V
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Late Latin tessellatus, past participle of tessellare to pave with tiles, from Latin tessella small die
1. : to decorate with or as if with tesserae : make a mosaic of
tessellate a floor
2. archaic : to fit into or as if into a mosaic
this meaning is vague … impossible to tessellate into any formal scheme — F.W.Farrar
II. adjective
also tes·se·late -ələ̇t, -əˌlāt, usu -d.+V
Etymology: Latin tessellatus, from tessella + -atus -ate
: tessellated