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tessellated

/tes-uh-ley-tid/US // ˈtɛs əˌleɪ tɪd //

镶嵌式,镶嵌式的,棋盘式的,棋盘式

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or like a mosaic.
    • : arranged in or having the appearance of a mosaic; checkered.

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Examples

  • The room was built of rose-coloured marble excepting the floor, which was tessellated in rose and grey.

  • As the doors closed on them Ah Sing walked slowly toward the resident, who was lying on his back on the tessellated pavement.

  • His first act, after seating himself cross-legged on a carpet in a marble and tessellated recess, was to call for a hookah.

  • The rustle of a purple brocaded dress as it swept over the tessellated floor, disturbed him.

  • They form a regular tessellated pattern, like the marble tiling of old-fashioned hotels and banks.

  • Was it my fancy, or did I really hear the faint rustle of a dress on the tessellated pavement of the hall?