PARQUETRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parquetry mean? 

• PARQUETRY (noun)
  The noun PARQUETRY has 1 sense:

1. a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARQUETRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

parqueterie; parquetry

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

floor cover; floor covering (a covering for a floor)

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