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certosina

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cer⋅to⋅si⋅na

[chur-tuh-see-nuh; It. cher-taw-see-nah]
–noun
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.

Origin:
< It, fem. of certosino Carthusian
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