noun
also mar·que·te·rie ˈmärkə.trē
( plural marquetries also marqueteries )
Etymology: Middle French marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay (from marque sign, mark) + -erie -ery — more at marque
1. : a decorative process in which elaborate usually floral patterns are formed by the insertion of pieces of wood, shell, or ivory into a wood veneer that is then applied to the surface of a piece of furniture (as a table or cabinet)
the craftsman should attempt to do his own veneering and marquetry — Ernest Brace
2. : an object decorated in marquetry
a somewhat flamboyant piece of inlaid marquetry — Agatha Christie