n.
Variant: also mar · que · terie
Pronunciation: ' mär-k ə -tr ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, from marque mark
Date: 1563
: decorative work in which elaborate patterns are formed by the insertion of pieces of material (as wood, shell, or ivory) into a wood veneer that is then applied to a surface (as of a piece of furniture)
M marquetry