[ ɪn'tα:sɪə ]
■ noun
1》 a method of knitting, in which a separate length or ball of yarn is used for each area of colour.
2》 elaborate marquetry or inlaid work, especially as practised in 15th-century Italy.
Origin
from Ital. intarsio ; superseding earlier tarsia (from Ital., 'marquetry').