| 释义 |
mar·que·try
noun
also mar·que·te·rie \ˈmärkə.trē\
(plural marquetries also marqueteries)
Etymology: Middle French marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay (from marque sign, mark) + -erie -ery — more at marque
1. : a decorative process in which elaborate usually floral patterns are formed by the insertion of pieces of wood, shell, or ivory into a wood veneer that is then applied to the surface of a piece of furniture (as a table or cabinet)
< the craftsman should attempt to do his own veneering and marquetry — Ernest Brace >
2. : an object decorated in marquetry
< a somewhat flamboyant piece of inlaid marquetry — Agatha Christie > |