intarsia

 [in-tahr-see-uh]  

in·tar·si·a

   [in-tahr-see-uh]
noun
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
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Also, tarsia.

Origin:
1860–65; alteration (influenced by Italian tarsia) of Italian intarsio, derivative of intarsiare to inlay, equivalent to in- in-2 + tarsiare < Arabic tarṣīʿ an inlay, incrustation; see tarsia

Related forms
in·tar·si·ate  [in-tahr-see-eyt, -it] , adjective
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intarsia or tarsia (ɪnˈtɑːsɪə)
 
—n
1.  a decorative or pictorial mosaic of inlaid wood or sometimes ivory of a style developed in the Italian Renaissance and used esp on wooden wall panels
2.  the art or practice of making such mosaics
3.  (in knitting) an individually worked motif
 
[C19: changed from Italian intarsio]
 
tarsia or tarsia
 
—n
 
[C19: changed from Italian intarsio]

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