marquetry

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noun mar·que·try \ ˈmär-kə-trē \

variants: or less commonly marqueterie

Definition of marquetry

:decorative work in which elaborate patterns are formed by the insertion of pieces of material (such as wood, shell, or ivory) into a wood veneer that is then applied to a surface (as of a piece of furniture)

Recent Examples of marquetry from the Web

Words to know: le macaque: exotic monkey la marqueterie: marquetry or inlay a) The exotic monkey scratched the inlay.

— henry alford, The New Yorker, "Les Macrons, Les Macarons: A Quiz," 4 June 2017
Words to know: le macaque: exotic monkey la marqueterie: marquetry or inlay a) The exotic monkey scratched the inlay.

— henry alford, The New Yorker, "Les Macrons, Les Macarons: A Quiz," 4 June 2017
The walls are sheathed in inlaid straw marquetry from Paris and the alpaca rug is by Sacco Carpet.

— celia barbour, ELLE Decor, "House Tour: A Vibrant, Art-Filled Ranch House in Upstate New York," 23 May 2017
Its exterior is painted lushly in its eponymous color; inside there is a lot of lacquered Italian birch and custom marquetry, and brass fittings galore.

— ted conover, New York Times, "The History of Southern Africa, by Train," 3 Nov. 2016
Mom, the biology and anatomy teacher by fall and nurse by summer, runs a Lithuanian preschool class on weekends and is a master of crossword puzzles and crafts ranging from beadwork, mosaics, carpentry, painting, marquetry, sewing, knitting… etc.

— jim macquarrie, WIRED, "The Angry Birds Art Car on Kickstarter," 29 Apr. 2011

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