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intarsia
[ in-tahr-see-uh ]
/ ɪnˈtɑr si ə /
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noun
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
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Origin of intarsia
OTHER WORDS FROM intarsia
in·tar·si·ate [in-tahr-see-eyt, -it], /ɪnˈtɑr siˌeɪt, -ɪt/, adjectiveWords nearby intarsia
intake, intake manifold, intake valve, Intal, intangible, intarsia, intarsist, int. cib., integer, integers, integer vitae
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British Dictionary definitions for intarsia
intarsia
tarsia
/ (ɪnˈtɑːsɪə) /
noun
a decorative or pictorial mosaic of inlaid wood or sometimes ivory of a style developed in the Italian Renaissance and used esp on wooden wall panels
the art or practice of making such mosaics
(in knitting) an individually worked motif
Word Origin for intarsia
C19: changed from Italian intarsio
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