marqueterie

mar·que·try

also mar·que·terie M0118900 (mär′kĭ-trē)n. pl. mar·que·tries also mar·que·teries Material, such as wood or ivory, inlaid piece by piece into a wood surface in an intricate design and veneered to another surface, especially of furniture, for decoration.

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[French marqueterie, from Old French, from marqueter, to checker, from marque, mark, ultimately from Old Norse merki, mark; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]

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marqueterie - inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furnituremarquetryinlay - a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface