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. [ 1913 Webster ]
The floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the fashion of France. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]