parquetry

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Oak parquetry, with rugs that slip about, is the only thing admissible.

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  1. noun Inlay of wood, often of different colors, that is worked into a geometric pattern or mosaic and is used especially for floors.

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  • About three fifteen there was a stealthy creaking of parquetry, a shift of shadows, and, after a time, cap in hand, there stood Casey at the library door. —  I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC! - Ray Bradbury
  • More than 65 years later, Les discovered that panelling and parquetry at the Parkbury Hotel, in Sandown, was from the famous liner, which was dubbed Ship Beautiful before she was finally scrapped in 1950. —  Latest Isle of Wight News
  • He added: "I have always liked the Isle of Wight and while looking through the Grand UK Holidays brochure, I was drawn to the Parkbury Hotel, so imagine my surprise when I read that all the wood panelling and parquetry was from the Aquitania." —  Latest Isle of Wight News
  • Created using sustainable timbers, the Tone Kids Chair gives a nod to traditional parquetry. —  ohdeedoh
  • At a quarter past three I entered Rabenko's office in the back of the Regional Children's Library, water dripping from my coat and the tip of my broken umbrella onto the decrepit parquetry. —  American Thinker
 

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  1. French parqueterie, from parquet; see parquet.

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  1. from French parqueterie, the making of inlaid flooring, inlaid flooring, from parqueter, floor with small pieces of wood fitted together: see parquetage.
 

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/ˈpɑrkɛtri/
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