tarsia

American  

[tahr-see-uh, tahr-see-uh] / ˈtɑr si ə, tɑrˈsi ə /

noun

1. intarsia.

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tarsia British  

/ ˈtɑːsɪə /

noun

1. another term for intarsia

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Etymology

Origin of tarsia

< Italian < Arabic tarṣīʿ inlay

Example Sentences

Equally popular with visitors are the various articles made of olive wood and decorated in tarsia, the art of inlaying with pieces of stained wood, which is a speciality of the place.

From The Naples Riviera by Vaughan, Herbert M. (Herbert Millingchamp)

Ivory has always been a favourite material with workers in tarsia, and in the hands of an experienced designer very charming things may be done with it.

From Intarsia and Marquetry by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)

The first member who took up tarsia, abandoning his craft of painting for that purpose, was Lorenzo Genesino da Lendinara, surnamed Canozio, to give him his full description.

From Intarsia and Marquetry by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)

He made two large inlaid chests or cassoni, adorned with all the skill of a worker in tarsia, or wood-mosaic, and carried these with him to King Matthias Corvinus, of Hungary.

From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by Symonds, John Addington

Borgognone, again, is said to have designed the saints and martyrs worked in tarsia for the choir-stalls.

From New Italian sketches by Symonds, John Addington