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MARQUETERIE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does marqueterie mean?
• MARQUETERIE (noun)
The noun MARQUETERIE has 1 sense:
1. inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
Familiarity information: MARQUETERIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("marqueterie" is a kind of...):
inlay (a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface)
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