marquetry (redirected from marquetery)

mar·que·try also mar·que·terie  (märk-tr)

n. pl. mar·que·tries also mar·que·teries

Material, such as wood or ivory, inlaid piece by piece into a wood surface in an intricate design and veneered to another surface, especially of furniture, for decoration.

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[French marqueterie, from Old French, from marqueter, to checker, from marque, mark, ultimately from Old Norse merki, mark; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]

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marquetry

Noun

pl -quetries a pattern of inlaid veneers of wood or metal used chiefly as ornamentation in furniture [Old French marqueter to inlay]

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marquetry

a form of decoration, often used in furniture-making, composed of inlays of wood veneers of different colors.

See also: Ornamentation, Wood

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marquetry - inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture marqueterie inlay - a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface