intarsian.
/ɪnˈtɑːsɪə/, U.S. /ᵻnˈtɑrsiə/ 1. A kind of mosaic inlaid work in wood of various colours and shades; = tarsia n. Frequently attributive.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > inlaying, etc., in wood > [noun] > types of inlaid work
marquetry1563
tarsia1665
Tunbridge ware1773
stringing1812
parquetry1816
Reisner1833
parquetage1845
intarsiatura1863
tarkashi1878
parquet work1880
intarsia1894
Shibayama1928
seaweed-marquetry1935
1894 Daily News 6 Dec. 5/2 Humorous intarsia showing Polyphemus..feeling the backs of the sheep.
1896 Q. Rev. Oct. 471 The intarsias of the choir-stalls of S. Maria Maggiore at Bergamo.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 4 July 2/1 The Brunellese looked critically at the intarsia chests of drawers.
1907 Daily Chron. 15 Jan. 7/1 A very fine specimen of intarsia inlay.
1913 Mrs. H. Ward Mating of Lydia iv. xix. 389 The gleaming reflections on lacquer and intarsia, on ebony or Sèvres.
1919 H. F. Jones Samuel Butler II. 67 The seats of the stalls in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore at Bergamo are ornamented with intarsia work.
1945 Burlington Mag. Aug. 191/2 The treatment of the intarsia is closely paralleled in the panelling of coeval rooms in Swiss museums.
1957 Textile Terms & Defs. (Textile Inst.) (ed. 3) 54 Intarsia. (1) Weft-knitted plain, rib or purl fabrics containing designs in two or more colours... (2) A motif design in stitch and/or colour.
1970 Times 28 Feb. (Sat. Suppl.) p. vii/4 The most startling form of marquetry was perspective picture making in wood, known as intarsia.
1988 Woodworker Apr. 297/2 The large flat surfaces which resulted were used by Maggiolini to display his finest intarsia work.
2. In extended use.
a. A similar kind of patterned inlay work in other materials, as stone, metal, or glass.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > inlaying, etc., in wood > [adjective] > types of inlaid work
Tunbridge1773
intarsia1867
herringbone1937
1867 Ecclesiologist 28 216 Hidden under the intarsio pavement.
1989 Encycl. Brit. XI. 259/3 Another speciality was Intarsia glass, crystal glassware with soft, overlapping colour inlays.
b. Knitting. A method of knitting with a number of colours in which a separate length or ball of yarn is used for each area of colour (as opposed to the different yarns being carried at the back of the work). Frequently attributive.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > knitting > methods or styles of
Shetland knitting1846
purling1861
flat-knitting1939
intarsia1957
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [adjective] > knitting > method of
intarsia1957
1957 Textile Terms & Definitions (Textile Inst.) (ed. 3) 54 Intarsia. (1) Weft-knitted plain, rib or purl fabrics containing designs in two or more colours... (2) A motif design in stitch and/or colour.
1973 Guardian 10 Apr. 13/3 Sweater with intarsia thistle motif.
1976 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 24/4 Ballantynes will do you a spot of intarsia knitting to produce an intricate asymmetrical decoration in a dozen colours. Intarsia knitting is used for an irregularly shaped decoration.., and requires a manual adjustment for every line of the pattern.
1979 Country Life 9 Aug. 431/3 I have included photographs..of two intarsia sweaters... I particularly like the parchment-coloured one.
1986 Knit & Stitch June 13/1 Many stitch patterns are able to be knitted on the machine including lace, single motif, intarsia.
1990 Vogue Sept. 207 (advt.) Intarsia sunfaces and sunrays decorate batwing sweaters and softly smocked pyramid coats in sun colours.
3. figurative.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > [noun] > close, intimate, or permanent joining > close fitting together of parts > (like) a mosaic
mosaica1678
intarsia1958
1958 Listener 11 Sept. 388/3 Of the poems, with their tessellated intarsia of natural scenery, natural passion and liturgical imagery, perhaps the most revealing on the subject of Zhivago's destiny is the first.
Derivatives
intarsiatore n. /ɪnˌtɑːsɪəˈtɔəreɪ/ a worker in intarsia.
/ɪnˌtɑːsɪəˈtɔəreɪ/ a worker in intarsia.ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > inlaying, etc., in wood > [noun] > types of inlaid work > artist
intarsiatore1868
1868 C. C. Perkins Italian Sculptors 262 A celebrated wood-carver and ‘intarsiatore’ named Luchino Bianchini..helped them to carve the presses for the sacristy.
intarsiatura n. /ɪnˌtɑːsɪəˈtʊərə/ (pl. intarsiature) = 1.
/ɪnˌtɑːsɪəˈtʊərə/ (pl. intarsiature) = 1.ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > inlaying, etc., in wood > [noun] > types of inlaid work
marquetry1563
tarsia1665
Tunbridge ware1773
stringing1812
parquetry1816
Reisner1833
parquetage1845
intarsiatura1863
tarkashi1878
parquet work1880
intarsia1894
Shibayama1928
seaweed-marquetry1935
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > artistic work in metal > [noun] > inlaid work
intarsiatura1863
1863 A. Jameson Legends Monastic Orders (ed. 3) 275 The fine intarsiatura in the choir of San Francesco di Assisi.
1868 C. C. Perkins Italian Sculptors 262 Luchino Bianchini..made the woodwork about its great portal, as well as the intaglios and intarsiature of the choir at San Lodovico.
1892 A. M. Clerke Familiar Stud. Homer x. 266 Some rusty dagger-blades..skilfully ornamented in coloured metallic intarsiatura.
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