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intarsiate

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in⋅tar⋅si⋅a

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


Origin:
1860–65; alter. (influenced by It tarsia) of It intarsio, deriv. of intarsiare to inlay, equiv. to in- in- 2 + tarsiare < Ar tarṣīʿ an inlay, incrustation; see tarsia


in⋅tar⋅si⋅ate [in-tahr-see-eyt, -it] , adjective
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