tr.v. tes·sel·lat·ed, tes·sel·lat·ing, tes·sel·lates To form into a mosaic pattern, as by using small squares of stone or glass. [From Latin tessellātus, of small square stones, from tessella, small cube, diminutive of tessera, a square; see TESSERA.] tes′sel·lation n. |
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