— intarsiate /in tahr"see ayt', -it/ , adj.
/in tahr"see euh/ , n.
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, esp. of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
Also, tarsia .
[ 1860-65; alter. (influenced by It tarsia ) of It intarsio, deriv. of intarsiare to inlay, equiv. to in- IN- 2 + tarsiare tarsi' an inlay, incrustation; see TARSIA ]