The old lutes, spinets, viols, dulcimers, &c., are not only elegant in shape but are also often tastefully ornamented with carvings, designs in marquetry, and painting.
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Marquetry
//ˈmɑːkɪtɹi//
Synonyms for "marquetry" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (5)
Related word relations
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Translations
22 translations across 20 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- marqueteria noun (decorative technique)
Czech
1 entries- marketerie noun (decorative technique)
Dutch
1 entries- marqueterie noun (decorative technique)
Estonian
1 entries- marketrii noun (decorative technique)
Finnish
1 entries- marketeria noun (decorative technique)
French
1 entries- marqueterie noun (decorative technique)
German
1 entries- Marketerie noun (decorative technique)
Greek
1 entries- μαρκετερί noun (decorative technique)
Hungarian
2 entries- berakás noun (decorative technique)
- intarzia noun (decorative technique)
Irish
1 entries- maircíneacht noun (decorative technique)
Italian
1 entries- intarsio noun (decorative technique)
Japanese
1 entries- 象嵌 noun (decorative technique)
Latvian
1 entries- inkrustācija noun (decorative technique)
Polish
2 entries- markietaż noun (decorative technique)
- markieteria noun (decorative technique)
Romagnol
1 entries- intêrsi noun (decorative technique)
Spanish
1 entries- marquetería noun (decorative technique)
Swedish
1 entries- marketeri noun (decorative technique)
Turkish
1 entries- kakmacılık noun (decorative technique)
Ukrainian
1 entries- mаркетрі noun (decorative technique)
Welsh
1 entries- argaenwaith noun (decorative technique)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
strawen marquetry
Source: wiktionary
Wearing a dress in Labour's ruby red, the shadow chancellor joins me at a circular table amid the art deco glamour of Bettys' subterranean Spindler room, which is adorned with numerous stained-wood “marquetry pictures”.
Source: wiktionary
Unkind people asserted that everything in his apartment was for sale and that after he had invited wealthy Americans for an excellent lunch, with vintage wines, one or two of his valuable drawings would disappear, or a marquetry commode would be replaced by one in lacquer.
Source: wiktionary
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