marquetry

[ mahr-ki-tree ]

/ ˈmɑr kɪ tri /

noun, plural mar·que·tries.

inlaid work of variously colored woods or other materials, especially in furniture.

Also mar·que·te·rie .

Origin of marquetry

1555–65; <Middle French marqueterie inlaid work, equivalent to marquet(er) to speckle, spot, inlay (literally, make marks <Germanic; see mark¹) + -erie-ery

Words nearby marquetry

marquee, Marquesan, Marquesas Islands, marquess, marquessate, marquetry, Marquette, Márquez, marquis, marquisate, marquise

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Example sentences from the Web for marquetry

The Daily Pic: Alison Elizabeth Taylor's marquetry is about more than just its amazing craft.
A Veneer of Charm, With Depth|Blake Gopnik|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We have seen specimens of the same type entirely veneered with walnut and others inlaid with marquetry.
Little Books About Old Furniture. Volume II. The Period of Queen Anne|J. P. Blake
Her chairs with silver lace may have well been like the handsome pair of marquetry ones shown in Figure 13.
The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore
The table with the marquetry top and "tied" stretcher is of the period.
Little Books About Old Furniture. Volume II. The Period of Queen Anne|J. P. Blake

In this specimen the marquetry is under fine artistic control.
Chats on Old Clocks|Arthur Hayden
Marquetry and lacquer were both in great favor, and there are wonderful examples of both reproduced, but especially lacquer.
Furnishing the Home of Good Taste|Lucy Abbot Throop

British Dictionary definitions for marquetry

marquetry

marqueterie

/ (ˈmɑːkɪtrɪ) /

noun plural -quetries or -queteries

a pattern of inlaid veneers of wood, brass, ivory, etc, fitted together to form a picture or design, used chiefly as ornamentation in furnitureCompare parquetry

Word Origin for marquetry

C16: from Old French, from marqueter to inlay, from marque mark 1

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单词	marquetry
释义	marquetry [ mahr-ki-tree ] / ˈmɑr kɪ tri / noun, plural mar·que·tries. inlaid work of variously colored woods or other materials, especially in furniture. Also mar·que·te·rie . Origin of marquetry 1555–65; <Middle French marqueterie inlaid work, equivalent to marquet(er) to speckle, spot, inlay (literally, make marks <Germanic; see mark¹) + -erie-ery Words nearby marquetry marquee, Marquesan, Marquesas Islands, marquess, marquessate, marquetry, Marquette, Márquez, marquis, marquisate, marquise Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marquetry The Daily Pic: Alison Elizabeth Taylor's marquetry is about more than just its amazing craft. A Veneer of Charm, With Depth\|Blake Gopnik\|October 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST We have seen specimens of the same type entirely veneered with walnut and others inlaid with marquetry. Little Books About Old Furniture. Volume II. The Period of Queen Anne\|J. P. Blake Her chairs with silver lace may have well been like the handsome pair of marquetry ones shown in Figure 13. The Old Furniture Book\|N. Hudson Moore The table with the marquetry top and "tied" stretcher is of the period. Little Books About Old Furniture. Volume II. The Period of Queen Anne\|J. P. Blake In this specimen the marquetry is under fine artistic control. Chats on Old Clocks\|Arthur Hayden Marquetry and lacquer were both in great favor, and there are wonderful examples of both reproduced, but especially lacquer. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste\|Lucy Abbot Throop British Dictionary definitions for marquetry marquetry marqueterie / (ˈmɑːkɪtrɪ) / noun plural -quetries or -queteries a pattern of inlaid veneers of wood, brass, ivory, etc, fitted together to form a picture or design, used chiefly as ornamentation in furnitureCompare parquetry Word Origin for marquetry C16: from Old French, from marqueter to inlay, from marque mark 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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