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Webster 1913 Edition
marquetry
mar′que-te-rie
,mar′quet-ry
Noun.
[F.
marqueterie
, from marqueter
to checker, inlay, fr. marque
mark, sign; of German origin. See Mark
a sign.] Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, veneer, and the like, of several colors, fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture.
Webster 1828 Edition
Marquetry
M`ARQUETRY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
marquetry
marquetry
English
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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
- 1944, W. Somerset Maugham, The Razor's Edge, Doubleday Doran, :
- Unkind people asserted that everything in his apartment was for sale and that after he had invited wealthy Americans for an excellent lunch, with vintage wines, one or two of his valuable drawings would disappear, or a marquetry commode would be replaced by one in lacquer.
- 1944, W. Somerset Maugham, The Razor's Edge, Doubleday Doran, :