Crossword clues for marqueterie
The Collaborative International Dictionary
marqueterie
marqueterie \mar"que*te*rie\, marquetry \mar"quet*ry\, n. [F. marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, fr. marque mark, sign; of German origin. See Mark a sign.] Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, veneer, and the like, of several colors, fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture.
Wiktionary
marqueterie
n. (alternative form of marquetry English)
WordNet
marqueterie
n. inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture [syn: marquetry]
Usage examples of "marqueterie".
The lamps were lit, and an open Dutch silver spirit-case stood, with some siphons of soda-water and large cut-glass tumblers, on a little marqueterie table.