intarsia

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noun

A decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.

Similar
tarsiatarsiatura
OriginItalian intarsio →
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Meanings

nounintarsia (countable and uncountable, plural intarsias)

plural intarsias · alternative intarsio · alternative tarsia

  1. countableuncountableA decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.

    The steps of the raised temple in which the saint and the basilisk perform have a beautiful intarsia of foliage similar to that on the Giants' Staircase at the Doges' Palace.

    1914, Edward Verrall Lucas, A Wanderer in Venice, New York: Macmillan

    Synonyms: tarsia, tarsiatura

  2. countableuncountablebusinessA knitted design resembling a mosaic.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.

Similar
tarsiatarsiatura

Origin

  1. Italianintarsio
  2. Englishintarsia

Borrowed from Italian intarsio.

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Translations

Finnish intarsia
  • intarsiadecorative form of wood inlaying
French intarse
  • intarsedecorative form of wood inlaying
German Intarsie
  • Intarsiedecorative form of wood inlaying
Greek ινταρσία
  • ινταρσία (intarsía)decorative form of wood inlaying
Italian intarsio, tarsia
  • intarsiodecorative form of wood inlaying
  • tarsiadecorative form of wood inlaying
Russian интарсия
  • интарсия (intarsija)decorative form of wood inlaying
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