1) Floor cover 2) Floor covering 3) Inlaid woodwork 4) Inlay 5) Parqueterie
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1) Flooring 2) Parqueterie
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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 pattern is herringbone. (The use of curved and natural...
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• (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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Oyster parquetry consists of small branches cut transversely to produce circles or ovals reminiscent of oyster shells, which are laid in rows.
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Furniture inlaid with geometrical designs similar to parquet floors.
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(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 opposite directions in accordance with ......
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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...
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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 British cabinet-makers from c. 1660, and was particular …...
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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, generally of different colors, -- used especially f...
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Furniture veneering in a decorative, geometric pattern.
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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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Inlay of stone floors in geometrical or other patterns consisting of two or more colors or materials.
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n] - a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor
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parqueterie noun a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor
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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 from there to France in the 17th century, a...
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A decorative form of geometrical marquetry whereby veneers are variously cut and worked in jigs so as to create tessellating designs and motifs.
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An inlay of stone floors in geometrical or other patterns.
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