parquetry
(ˈpɑːkɪtrɪ)
Also ‖ parqueterie (parkɛtriː).
[a. F. parqueterie (1835 in Dict. Acad.), f. parquet: see -ery1.]
Inlaid work of wood, in which a pattern is formed by different kinds of wood; esp. in flooring: cf. parquet n. 1.
| 1842 Francis Dict. Arts, Parquetry. 1877 Gd. Words XVIII. 19/1 The floors are in parqueterie. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educ. iii. 184/2 Parquetry is a beautiful species of flooring, consisting of various patterns formed of different woods. 1883 J. Payn Thicker than Water xx, The floor..left a free opportunity for parquetry round its margin. |
| attrib. 1883 Times 19 Nov. 4 The floor..is..a parquetry floor. 1895 Daily News 10 May 9/2 A Louis XVI. parqueterie secretaire of tulip and rosewood. |