vt. 把(路面)镶嵌作花纹状

Tessellate \Tes"sel*late\, a. [L. tesselatus.]
Tessellated.


Tessellate \Tes"sel*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tessellated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Tessellating}.] [L. tessellatus tessellated.
See {Tessellar}.]
To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.

The floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the
fashion of France. --Macaulay.