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MARQUETRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marquetry mean? 

MARQUETRY (noun)
  The noun MARQUETRY has 1 sense:

1. inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furnitureplay

  Familiarity information: MARQUETRY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MARQUETRY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

marqueterie; marquetry

Hypernyms ("marquetry" is a kind of...):

inlay (a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface)


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