TARSIAS

Noun

tarsias

plural of tarsia

Anagrams

• Aristas, aristas

Source: Wiktionary


TARSIA

Tar"si*a, Tar`si*a*tu"ra, n. Etym: [It.]

Definition: A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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