/mahr"ki tree/ , n. , pl. marquetries .
inlaid work of variously colored woods or other materials, esp. in furniture.
Also, marqueterie /mahr"ki tree/ .
[ 1555-65; marqueterie inlaid work, equiv. to marquet ( er ) to speckle, spot, inlay (lit., make marks 1 ) + -erie -ERY ]