/ ɪnˈtɑːsiə; NAmE -ˈtɑːrs-/ noun
[ U ] ( art ) the making of flat designs using different colours of wood
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WORD ORIGIN
from Italian intarsio ; superseding earlier tarsia (from Italian , marquetry).
/ ɪnˈtɑːsiə; NAmE -ˈtɑːrs-/ noun
[ U ] ( art ) the making of flat designs using different colours of wood
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WORD ORIGIN
from Italian intarsio ; superseding earlier tarsia (from Italian , marquetry).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005