MARQUETRY

marquetry, marqueterie

(noun) inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

marquetry (countable and uncountable, plural marquetries)

(uncountable, woodworking) A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wood surface to form intricate designs.

(countable) An example of this work

Source: Wiktionary

Mar"quet*ry, n. Etym: [F. marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, fr. marque mark, sign; of German origin. See Mark a sign.]

Definition: Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several colors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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