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marquetry

mar·que·try [ mrkətree ] or mar·que·terie [ mrkətree ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. decorative designs made of inlaid materials: designs or pictures made of thin pieces of wood, metal, shell, or other materials, inlaid in a wood veneer and often applied as decoration to pieces of furniture

2. craft of making marquetry: the craft of making marquetry designs or pictures

[Mid-16th century. < French marqueterie< marqueter "variegate" < marquer "to mark"]
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