marqueterie

English

Noun

marqueterie (countable and uncountable, plural marqueteries)

1. Alternative form of marquetry
   • 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray:

     […] on a little marqueterie table.

French

Etymology

From marqueter +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.kə.t(ə).ʁi/

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Noun

marqueterie f (plural marqueteries)

1. marquetry

Descendants

• → Catalan: marqueteria
• → English: marquetry

Further reading

• “marqueterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.