tessellatedadj.

/ˈtɛsəleɪtɪd/

Etymology: < Latin tessellātus or Italian tessellato in same sense, with English suffix. Used earlier than tessellate v., of which it subsequently became the past participle.

1. Composed of small blocks of variously coloured material arranged to form a pattern; formed of or ornamented with mosaic work.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [adjective]

musive1511

mosaic1585

mosaicala1586

tesseled1603

tesseraica1711

tessellated1712

tesserated1717

tessellate1826

mosaicked1849

Cosmatesque1883

tesserate1897

1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 311 The tessellated Pavement at Stansfield.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Tessellated Pavement, Pavementum Tessellatum, a rich Pavement of Mosaick Work, made of curious small square Marbles, Bricks or Tyles, call'd tesselæ, from the Form of Dies.

1877 J. C. Geikie Life & Words Christ II. lxii. 533 The ivory curule chair of the procurator..was set down on the tesselated floor of the tribunal.

figurative.1828 T. B. Macaulay Misc. Writings (1860) I. 224 Laborious and tesselated imitations of Mason and Gray.1864 Sat. Rev. 31 Dec. 789 The fall of a dovetailed and tesselated Cabinet.1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi xiv. §1 490 The several squares of that tesselated nation, each with its local patriotism and limited traditions.

2. Combined or arranged so as to form a mosaic.

ΚΠ

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. v. 443 The mind is pleased to recognise the tesselated fragments of Ovid and Tibullus.

1853 C. L. Brace Home Life Germany 116 The floors are..of the most minutely tesselated marble.

3. transferred. Consisting of or arranged in small cubes or squares; in Botany and Zoology having colours or surface-divisions in regularly arranged squares or patches; chequered, reticulated. tessellated cells, cells arranged in layers. tessellated epithelium, pavement epithelium (pavement n. Compounds 1). tessellated pyrites, iron pyrites, crystallizing in cubes.

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the world > plants > appearance of plant > plant defined by colour or marking > [adjective] > having particular type marking or colouring

streaked1600

marbled1629

muscadine1646

agated1665

silver-cupped1688

red-top1705

tessellated1723

lineate1777

fancy1793

red-tipped1800

areolated1802

white-lipped1813

variegated1818

pennaceous1819

streak-flowered1822

limbate1826

unbroken1829

sanguine-heart1840

rivulose1843

pencilled1846

areolate1847

notate1857

sigillate1858

discolor1859

discolorous1860

fumose1866

fumous1866

tricolour1866

unnetted1869

the world > matter > colour > variegation > chequered pattern > [adjective]

checkeryc1440

checkeda1475

chequered1486

counterchanged1648

tessellated1723

diced1725

dam-brod1779

blue-checked1790

quadrilled1835

quadrille1856

chessboard1889

windowpane-checked1917

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > reticulated

tessellated1723

reticulated1753

1723 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth (ed. 3) 198 Crystallized Ores, and Minerals, e.g...the tessellated Pyritæ, or Ludus Paracelsi.

1777 Watson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 68 866 A very pure specimen of tessellated lead ore.

1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 60 A bit of white mosaic, a tessellated quilt.

1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants 113 Fruit united into a geat fleshy tessellated berry.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. v. 113 The apar [armadillo]..having only three moveable bands; the rest of its tesselated covering being nearly inflexible.

1854 Pereira's Pol. Light 237 What Dr. Brewster has termed tesselated or composite crystals..consist of several crystals..united so as to form a compound crystal.

1875 Sir W. Turner in Encycl. Brit. I. 847/1 Tessellated..or squamous epithelium is situated on the free surface of the mucous lining of the mouth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	tessellated
释义	tessellatedadj. /ˈtɛsəleɪtɪd/ Etymology: < Latin tessellātus or Italian tessellato in same sense, with English suffix. Used earlier than tessellate v., of which it subsequently became the past participle. 1. Composed of small blocks of variously coloured material arranged to form a pattern; formed of or ornamented with mosaic work. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > mosaic > [adjective] musive1511 mosaic1585 mosaicala1586 tesseled1603 tesseraica1711 tessellated1712 tesserated1717 tessellate1826 mosaicked1849 Cosmatesque1883 tesserate1897 1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 311 The tessellated Pavement at Stansfield. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Tessellated Pavement, Pavementum Tessellatum, a rich Pavement of Mosaick Work, made of curious small square Marbles, Bricks or Tyles, call'd tesselæ, from the Form of Dies. 1877 J. C. Geikie Life & Words Christ II. lxii. 533 The ivory curule chair of the procurator..was set down on the tesselated floor of the tribunal. figurative.1828 T. B. Macaulay Misc. Writings (1860) I. 224 Laborious and tesselated imitations of Mason and Gray.1864 Sat. Rev. 31 Dec. 789 The fall of a dovetailed and tesselated Cabinet.1869 W. E. Gladstone Juventus Mundi xiv. §1 490 The several squares of that tesselated nation, each with its local patriotism and limited traditions. 2. Combined or arranged so as to form a mosaic. ΚΠ 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. v. 443 The mind is pleased to recognise the tesselated fragments of Ovid and Tibullus. 1853 C. L. Brace Home Life Germany 116 The floors are..of the most minutely tesselated marble. 3. transferred. Consisting of or arranged in small cubes or squares; in Botany and Zoology having colours or surface-divisions in regularly arranged squares or patches; chequered, reticulated. tessellated cells, cells arranged in layers. tessellated epithelium, pavement epithelium (pavement n. Compounds 1). tessellated pyrites, iron pyrites, crystallizing in cubes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > appearance of plant > plant defined by colour or marking > [adjective] > having particular type marking or colouring streaked1600 marbled1629 muscadine1646 agated1665 silver-cupped1688 red-top1705 tessellated1723 lineate1777 fancy1793 red-tipped1800 areolated1802 white-lipped1813 variegated1818 pennaceous1819 streak-flowered1822 limbate1826 unbroken1829 sanguine-heart1840 rivulose1843 pencilled1846 areolate1847 notate1857 sigillate1858 discolor1859 discolorous1860 fumose1866 fumous1866 tricolour1866 unnetted1869 the world > matter > colour > variegation > chequered pattern > [adjective] checkeryc1440 checkeda1475 chequered1486 counterchanged1648 tessellated1723 diced1725 dam-brod1779 blue-checked1790 quadrilled1835 quadrille1856 chessboard1889 windowpane-checked1917 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > reticulated tessellated1723 reticulated1753 1723 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth (ed. 3) 198 Crystallized Ores, and Minerals, e.g...the tessellated Pyritæ, or Ludus Paracelsi. 1777 Watson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 68 866 A very pure specimen of tessellated lead ore. 1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 60 A bit of white mosaic, a tessellated quilt. 1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants 113 Fruit united into a geat fleshy tessellated berry. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. v. 113 The apar [armadillo]..having only three moveable bands; the rest of its tesselated covering being nearly inflexible. 1854 Pereira's Pol. Light 237 What Dr. Brewster has termed tesselated or composite crystals..consist of several crystals..united so as to form a compound crystal. 1875 Sir W. Turner in Encycl. Brit. I. 847/1 Tessellated..or squamous epithelium is situated on the free surface of the mucous lining of the mouth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1712
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