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[mahr-ki-tree] 
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–noun, plural -tries.
| inlaid work of variously colored woods or other materials, esp. in furniture. |
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| mar·que·try also mar·que·terie (mär'kĭ-trē) 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
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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