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parquetry
[ pahr-ki-tree ]
noun
- mosaic work of wood used for floors, wainscoting, etc.; marquetry.
parquetry
/ ˈpɑːkɪtrɪ /
noun
- a geometric pattern of inlaid pieces of wood, often of different kinds, esp as used to cover a floor or to ornament furniture Compare marquetry
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We can easily see how these same patterns may be further utilized as designs for inlaid tiles, or parquetry floors.
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Perhaps the most elaborate type of English parquetry chest is that named after the vanished Palace of Nonesuch.
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Occasionally a chest is seen which is inlaid with coloured woods, or with 107 geometrical parquetry.
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We entered a fine hall, its floor of beautiful parquetry muffled with silken rugs.
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It may be of tile or laid in alternate strips of different colored woods, with a border of parquetry.
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