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Definition of marquetry noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

marquetry

noun
 
/ˈmɑːkɪtri/
 
/ˈmɑːrkɪtri/
[uncountable]
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  1. patterns or pictures made of small pieces of wood fitted together on the surface of furniture, etc.; the art of making these patterns
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French marqueterie, from marqueter ‘to variegate’.
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