in·tar·si·a 
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ĭn-tär
s
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ə)
n.1. A decorative inlaid pattern in a surface, especially a mosaic worked in wood.
2. A knitted design resembling a mosaic that is visible on both sides of a fabric.
3. The art or practice of making intarsias.
[German, from Italian intarsio, from intarsiare, to inlay : in-, in (from Latin; see IN-2) + tarsia, inlaid mosaic work (from Arabic tarṣī', inlaying, setting, infinitive of raṣṣa'a, to inlay, derived stem of raṣi'a, to adhere; see rṣʿ in the Appendix of Semitic roots).]