Definition of Marqueteries

1. marqueterie [n] - See also: marqueterie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marqueteries

maror
marors
marouflage
marplot
marplots
marproof
marque
marquee
marquees
marques
marquess
marquessate
marquessates
marquesses
marqueterie
marqueteries (current term)
marquetries
marquetry
marquis
marquisate
marquisates
marquisdom
marquisdoms
marquise
marquises
marquisette
marquisettes
marquisship
marra
marram

Literary usage of Marqueteries

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Little Cities of Italy by André Maurel (1911)
"Along the walls are marqueteries and marbles. The tomb of Colleoni occupies the entire end of this hall. It also does not attempt to be devout. ..."

2. Venice: the City of the Sea: From the Invasion by Napoléon in 1797 to the by Edmund Flagg (1853)
"... presented by Louis XV.; nor of the exquisite marqueteries of wood ; nor of many—many another most marvellous thing, which frequent pilgrimages only, ..."

3. The Translator, English Into French: Selections from the Best English Prose (1870)
"72 plafonds (ceilings),—to remove the ambiguity. 73 et je ne m'en plains guère ; partout sont des lambris de bois ornés de marqueteries ou ..."

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