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marquetry
noun
mar·que·try ˈmär-kə-trē 
variants or less commonly marqueterie
: decorative work in which elaborate patterns are formed by the insertion of pieces of material (such as wood, shell, or ivory) into a wood veneer that is then applied to a surface (as of a piece of furniture)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web It is decorated with marquetry ribbons, foliage and festoons, and flanking Jasperware plaques set in a rectangle cartouche. 
Natasha Gural, Forbes, 28 June 2022 The focus of the second piece is a tiger composed of wood marquetry, including 290 individual pieces cut from tulipwood, plum, ash-olive, maple and sycamore. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 26 July 2022 Or the exquisite mosaic marquetry, or wafer-thin aluminum or bronze inlays in the center-console wood? Howard Walker, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2022 Ottoman-era archives to create two earring designs and a clutch, all inlaid with wood via the centuries-old practice of marquetry. New York Times, 5 May 2022 Indoors, the main level features hardwood floors, some with a restrained marquetry. Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2022 The company draws influences from past centuries to create modern furniture designs; all made using techniques practiced in carpentry, cabinetmaking, marquetry and upholstery. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2022 Evening purses created by Syrian refugees working in Jordan with traditional wood marquetry and inlay techniques (under the auspices of the non-profit Turquoise Mountain) are uncannily elegant. Vogue, 22 Apr. 2022 Case in point: this exquisite marquetry example used 195 pieces of wood to recreate a design by British artist Alice Shirley that originally appeared on the company’s vaunted neckwear. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2022 See More
Natasha Gural, Forbes, 28 June 2022 The focus of the second piece is a tiger composed of wood marquetry, including 290 individual pieces cut from tulipwood, plum, ash-olive, maple and sycamore. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 26 July 2022 Or the exquisite mosaic marquetry, or wafer-thin aluminum or bronze inlays in the center-console wood? Howard Walker, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2022 Ottoman-era archives to create two earring designs and a clutch, all inlaid with wood via the centuries-old practice of marquetry. New York Times, 5 May 2022 Indoors, the main level features hardwood floors, some with a restrained marquetry. Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2022 The company draws influences from past centuries to create modern furniture designs; all made using techniques practiced in carpentry, cabinetmaking, marquetry and upholstery. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2022 Evening purses created by Syrian refugees working in Jordan with traditional wood marquetry and inlay techniques (under the auspices of the non-profit Turquoise Mountain) are uncannily elegant. Vogue, 22 Apr. 2022 Case in point: this exquisite marquetry example used 195 pieces of wood to recreate a design by British artist Alice Shirley that originally appeared on the company’s vaunted neckwear. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, from marque mark
First Known Use
1563, in the meaning defined above
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