Tessellated
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tessellated is an adjective meaning Covered with tiles (pieces that are similarly shaped).
Meaning
Covered with tiles (pieces that are similarly shaped).
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of tessellate
Example Sentences
The floor of the chamber was tesselated, of marble and green tourmaline, and on every square of tourmaline was carven the image of a fish: […]
The bat and the owl made it their home, the spider wove its dreary tapestry, the grass made its way through the tessellated floors, the moss grew over the untrodden pavement, and the ivy—the fragile and creeping ivy—was now the chief support of the battlements which it had overrun.
Synonyms for tessellated
Depending on context, synonyms include adorned, decorated, patterned, mosaic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mosaic, decorated, adorned, patterned, tesselated, tesselar.
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