tes·sel·late [ téssə làyt ](past and past participletes·sel·lat·ed, present participletes·sel·lat·ing, 3rd person present singulartes·sel·lates)
verb
Definition:
1. transitive verb decorate something with mosaic effect: to construct, pave, or decorate something with small pieces of stone or glass to give a mosaic effect
2. intransitive verb fit together exactly: to fit together without leaving any spaces
(
refers to geometric shapes
)
[Late 18th century. < Latin tessellatus "made of small square stones" < tessera (see tessera)]
