tes·sel·late /ˈtɛsəˌlet/
  (v.)嵌裝花紋;鑲嵌
  Tes·sel·late v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tessellated p. pr. & vb. n. Tessellating.]  To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.
     The floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the fashion of France.   --Macaulay.
  Tes·sel·late a.  Tessellated.
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  tessellate
       v : tile with tesserae; "tessellate the kitchen floor"