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mar·que·try

also mar·que·terie (mär′kĭ-trē)

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.

[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

(ˈmɑːkɪtrɪ) or

marqueterie

n, pl -quetries or -queteries

(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

[C16: from Old French, from marqueter to inlay, from marque mark¹]

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mar•que•try

or mar•que•te•rie

(ˈmɑr kɪ tri)

n.

inlaid work of variously colored woods or other materials forming a picture or pattern, esp. in furniture.

[1555–65; < Middle French marqueterie inlaid work =marquet(er) to speckle, spot, inlay + -erie -ery]

marquetry

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

marquetry

Colored or varnished woods, ivory, or other materials that are inlaid flush with the surface of an object.

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Noun

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

marqueterie

intarsio

marquetry

[ˈmɑːkɪtrɪ] N → marquetería f

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marquetry

n → Marketerie f, → Einlegearbeit f

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