[geeks] Best words in the english language...
Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Sat Apr 6 12:40:13 CST 2002
On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 12:21:12PM -0500, dave at cca.org wrote:
> "Tessellate THIS, mutherfucker!" [blam! blam! blam!]
Drive-by shooting amongst folk artists?
(from m-w.com)
Main Entry: tessellate
Pronunciation: 'te-s&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lated; -lating
Etymology: Late Latin tessellatus, past participle of tessellare to pave
with tesserae, from Latin tessella, diminutive of tessera
Date: 1789 : to form into or adorn with mosaic
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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX
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