Look up: PARQUETRY


  1. Parquetry
    Parquetry is a kind of flooring composed of blocks of wood laid level with one another, and arranged in geometric or other patterns.
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  2. parquetry
    [n] - a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor
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  3. parquetry
    Geometric version of marquetry: a decorative veneer applied to furniture and floors, composed of shaped pieces of wood or other suitable materials, such as bone, horn, or ivory, to...
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  4. parquetry
    A form of marquetry with a balanced, geometric pattern. The designs rely on the contrasting grains or colours of different woods. Oyster parquetry consists of small branches cut transversely to produce circles or ovals reminiscent of oyster shells, which are laid in rows. Parquetry was used by Briti...
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  5. Parquetry
    Par'quet·ry noun [ French parqueterie , from parquet inlaid flooring, from parquet , dim. of parc an inclosure. See Park .] A species of joinery or cabinet-work consisting of an inlay of geometric or other patterns, g...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/26

  6. parquetry
    parqueterie noun a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor
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  7. Parquetry
    • (n.) A species of joinery or cabinet-work consisting of an inlay of geometric or other patterns, generally of different colors, -- used especially for floors.
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  1. parquetry
    (from the article `floor covering`) ...and other stones suitable for polishing. Timber flooring, originally used in rough form for a strictly functional purpose, was eventually made ... ...are made up of small pieces cut from the same larger piece of wood and affixed so that their grain runs in oppo...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/22

  2. Parquetry
    Parquetry is a geometric mosaic of wood pieces used for decorative effect. The two main uses of parquetry are as veneer patterns on furniture and block patterns for flooring. Parquet patterns are entirely geometrical and angular—squares, triangles, lozenges. The most popular parquet flooring patt...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parquetry

  3. Parquetry
    Furniture inlaid with geometrical designs similar to parquet floors.
    Found op http://www.artisansofthevalley.com/comm_gloss3.html

  4. parquetry
    Geometric version of marquetry: a decorative veneer applied to furniture and floors, composed of shaped pieces of wood or other suitable materials, such as bone, horn, or ivory, to form a geometric pattern or mosaic. Parquetry was first practised in Germany and the Low Countries; it was introduced f...
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  5. Parquetry
    A decorative form of geometrical marquetry whereby veneers are variously cut and worked in jigs so as to create tessellating designs and motifs.
    Found op http://www.artmarquetry.com/glossary.htm

  6. parquetry
    Oyster parquetry consists of small branches cut transversely to produce circles or ovals reminiscent of oyster shells, which are laid in rows.
    Found op http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-p.html

  7. parquetry
    1) A patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor 2) Floor cover 3) Floor covering 4) Inlay 5) Parqueterie
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/parquetry/1

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