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1. Having a chequered or mottled appearance
    
2. Decorated with small pieces of coloured glass or stone fitted together in a mosaic
   "a tessellated pavement"

1. Fit together exactly, of identical shapes
   "triangles tessellate";
   - tesselate [US]
    
2. Tile with tesserae
   "tessellate the kitchen floor";
   - tesselate [US]

See also: adorned, decorated, patterned

Type of: fit, go, tile

Encyclopedia: Tessellated