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mar·que·try

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–noun, plural -tries.

inlaid work of variously colored woods or other materials, esp. in furniture.

Also, mar·que·te·rie

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[Origin: 1555–65; < MF marqueterie inlaid work, equiv. to marquet(er) to speckle, spot, inlay (lit., make marks < Gmc; see mark¹) + -erie -ery

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mar·que·try also mar·que·terie Audio Help (mär'kĭ-trē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. mar·que·tries also mar·que·teries
Material, such as wood or ivory, inlaid piece by piece into a wood surface in an intricate design and veneered to another surface, especially of furniture, for decoration.

[French marqueterie, from Old French, from marqueter, to checker, from marque, mark, ultimately from Old Norse merki, mark; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]

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marquetry
noun
inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture

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Marquetry

Mar"quet*ry\, n. [F. marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, fr. marque mark, sign; of German origin. See Mark a sign.] Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several colors.

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