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marquetry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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mar·quet·ry /ˈmɑːkətri $ ˈmɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]  Aa pattern made of coloured pieces of wood laid together, or the art of making these patterns 〔用着色木片嵌接而成的〕镶嵌图案;镶嵌工艺
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marquetryI used a very interesting rectangular frame, with a marquetry inlay.Enter the world of woodturning, woodcarving, cabinetmaking and marquetry.Nevertheless, some flat pattern work can be fairly treated as marquetry, most often based on natural forms.Who could have anticipated that handicrafts - macrame, cold enamelling, marquetry, weaving - would become so popular.The lifting marquetry on the saddle is a problem and I hesitate, without examination, to suggest a cure.A nice piece of marquetry as a one-off looks strangely ill at ease amid the clamour.Through a grille of lace, he studied the marquetry of the wooden floor.
mar·quet·ry nounChineseSyllable
pattern pieces Corpus of of made a coloured


marquetry
marquetry /ˈmɑːkətri, ˈmɑːkɪtri $ ˈmɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]
a pattern made of coloured pieces of wood laid together, or the art of making these patterns


mar·quet·ryBrE /ˈmɑːkɪtri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːrkɪtri/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] patterns or pictures made of pieces of wood on the surface of furniture, etc.; the art of making these patterns (家具等的)镶嵌细工,镶嵌艺术