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, marqueterie [ˈmɑːkɪtrɪ]

n pl -quetries, -queteries

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) a pattern of inlaid veneers of wood, brass, ivory, etc., fitted together to form a picture or design, used chiefly as ornamentation in furniture Compare parquetry

[from Old French, from marqueter to inlay, from marque mark¹]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

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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

Translations

marquetry [ˈmɑːkɪtrɪ] N → marquetería f

marquetry

n → Marketerie f, → Einlegearbeit f