marquetry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture
    marqueterie.

WordNet

Mar"quet*ry noun
Etymology
F. marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, fr. marque mark, sign; of German origin. See Mark a sign.
Definitions
  1. Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several colors.

Webster 1913