MARQUETRY


Meaning of MARQUETRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also mar·que·terie ˈmär-kə-trē

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)

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