What does marquetry mean?
Definitions for marquetry
ˈmɑr kɪ trimar·quet·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
marquetry, marqueterienoun
inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
Wiktionary
marquetrynoun
A decorative woodworking technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wood surface to form intricate designs
marquetrynoun
An example of this work
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Marquetrynoun
Checquered work; work inlaid with variegation.
Etymology: marqueterie, French.
Wikipedia
Marquetry
Marquetry (also spelled as marqueterie; from the French marqueter, to variegate) 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 right. Marquetry differs from the more ancient craft of inlay, or intarsia, in which a solid body of one material is cut out to receive sections of another to form the surface pattern. The word derives from a Middle French word meaning "inlaid work".
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marquetry
Marquetry is a decorative art form where patterns or images are created by assembling and inserting small and often colorful pieces of material such as wood, shell, ivory, or metal into the surface of another material, typically furniture or other wooden structures.
Webster Dictionary
Marquetrynoun
inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several colors
Etymology: [F. marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, fr. marque mark, sign; of German origin. See Mark a sign.]
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Marquetry
Marquetry 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 right. Parquetry is very similar in technique to marquetry: in the former the pieces of veneer are of simple repeating geometric shapes, forming tiling patterns such as would cover a floor, or forming basketweave or brickwork patterns, trelliswork and the like. Marquetry differs from the more ancient craft of inlay, or intarsia, in which a solid body of one material is cut out to receive sections of another to form the surface pattern. The word derives from a Middle French word meaning "inlaid work".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Marquetry
märk′et-ri, n. work inlaid with pieces of various-coloured wood. [Fr. marqueterie—marqueter, to inlay—marque, a mark.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of marquetry in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of marquetry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- marqueteriaCatalan, Valencian
- marqueteríaSpanish
- marqueterieFrench
- intarziaHungarian
- intarsioItalian
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