[mahr-ki-tree] 
| inlaid work of variously colored woods or other materials, esp. in furniture. |
| 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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