marquetry

/mahr-ki-tree/US // ˈmɑr kɪ tri //UK // (ˈmɑːkɪtrɪ) //

拼花,壁画,刺绣,镶嵌

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural mar·que·tries.
- : inlaid work of variously colored woods or other materials, especially in furniture.

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The chairs and lounges were marquetry,—satin-wood and mahogany,—with seats and backs of blue brocade.
In the centre of the room is a large heavy oak table in marquetry, which weighs about one hundred pounds.
The floor was of marquetry, hued like a dim rainbow owing to the different coloured woods.
Marquetry in a shallower form was also extensively used in the latter part of the 18th century.
In South Germany musical instruments, weapons and bride chests were often lavishly decorated with marquetry.