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parquetry


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Parquetry  \Par"quet*ry\,  n.  [F.  parqueterie,  fr  parquet  inlaid 
  flooring,  fr  parquet,  dim.  of  parc  an  inclosure.  See 
  {Park}.] 
  A  species  of  joinery  or  cabinet-work  consisting  of  an  inlay 
  of  geometric  or  other  patterns,  generally  of  different 
  colors,  --  used  especially  for  floors. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  parquetry 
  n  :  a  patterned  wood  inlay  used  to  cover  a  floor  [syn:  {parqueterie}] 




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