intarsia
noun/ɪnˈtɑːsiə/
/ɪnˈtɑːrsiə/
[uncountable] (art)- the making of flat designs using different colours of woodWord Originfrom Italian intarsio; superseding earlier tarsia (from Italian, ‘marquetry’).
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