intarsia
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
intarsia /ɪnˈtɑːsɪə/
▶noun
- 1 a method of knitting, in which a separate length or ball of yarn is used for each area of colour.
- 2 elaborate marquetry or inlaid work, especially as practised in 15th-century Italy.
– origin from Ital. intarsio; superseding earlier tarsia (from Ital., ‘marquetry’).
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