1) Decorative art 2) French word used in English 3) Inlay 4) Marqueterie
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1) Inlay 2) Marqueterie
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Marquetry (also spelled as marqueterie) is the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns, designs or pictures. The technique may be applied to case furniture or even seat furniture, to decorative small objects with smooth, veneerable surfaces or to freestanding pictorial panels appreciated in their own r...
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furniture inlaid with multicoloured wood, ivory, or metal
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• (n.) Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several colors.
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Decorative patterns made of inlays, usually applied to veneered surfaces.
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thin sheets of wood, metal, or organic material, such as shell or mother-of-pearl, cut into intricate patterns according to a preconceived design and ... [4 related articles]
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Inlaying of various woods, bone, or ivory, usually on furniture, to create ornate patterns and pictures. Parquetry is the term used for geometrical inlaid patterns. The method is thought to have...
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Technique consisting of the inlay of ornamental woods, metals, ivory and other decorative materials, arranged to form designs and patterns.
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Decorative inlay and veneer work
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Decorative veneer on furniture which is made up of shaped pieces of wood, or other materials such as ivory, metals and mother-of-pearl, arranged in a pattern of contrasting colours. Floral designs and seaweed marquetry are often seen, as are geometric patterns (see parquetry). Marquetry largely replaced inlaid decoration in the early 17thC, firstly …...
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Mar'quet·ry noun [ French
marqueterie , from
marqueter to checker, inlay, from
marque mark, sign; of German origin. See
Mark a sign.] Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several colors.
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Decorative technique of inlaying veneers to create a pattern or picture in furniture.
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A decorative technique in which different woods are inlaid into the body of a piece to create an image, such as of flowers. While most of the time the inlay work is done with various woods, mother-of-pearl, ivory, tortoiseshell, or other materials are sometimes also employed.
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Marquetry is the art of veneering or inlaying with wood. The art was known in Egypt and the East two thousand years ago and was introduced from Persia into Venice during the 14th century, whence it spread to Florence, France, Germany and Holland. As intarsia it is conspicuous in church woodwork of the 15th century.
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n] - inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
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marqueterie noun inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
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Inlaying of various woods, bone, or ivory, usually on furniture, to create ornate patterns and pictures. Parquetry is the term used for geometrical inlaid patterns. The method is thought to have originated in Germany or Holland
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