marquetry


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
marquetry /ˈmɑːkɪtri/
noun inlaid work made from small pieces of variously coloured wood, used chiefly for the decoration of furniture.
– origin C16: from Fr. marqueterie, from marqueter ‘become variegated’.
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