| 释义 |
tes·sel·late
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 |