PARQUETRY
Dictionary entry overview: What does parquetry mean? • PARQUETRY (noun)
The noun PARQUETRY has 1 sense:
1. a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor
Familiarity information: PARQUETRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PARQUETRY (noun)
Meaning:
A patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
parqueterie; parquetry
Hypernyms ("parquetry" is a kind of...):
floor cover; floor covering (a covering for a floor)
inlay (a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface)
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