parquetry

[pahr-ki-tree]

par·quet·ry

[pahr-ki-tree]
noun
mosaic work of wood used for floors, wainscoting, etc.; marquetry.

Origin:
1835–45; < French parqueterie. See parquet, -ery
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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parquetry (ˈpɑːkɪtrɪ)
 
n
Compare marquetry a geometric pattern of inlaid pieces of wood, often of different kinds, esp as used to cover a floor or to ornament furniture

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