intarsia en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian intarsio.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.
The steps of the raised temple in which the saint and the basilisk perform have a beautiful intarsia of foliage similar to that on the Giants' Staircase at the Doges' Palace.
1914, Edward Verrall Lucas, A Wanderer in Venice, New York: Macmillan:
- (countable, uncountable) A knitted design resembling a mosaic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| intarsio | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tarsia | alternative | lexicographic | |
| intarsias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (7)
ru интарсия (decorative form of wood inlaying) · fr intarse (decorative form of wood inlaying) · el ινταρσία (decorative form of wood inlaying) · fi intarsia (decorative form of wood inlaying) · de Intarsie (decorative form of wood inlaying) · it tarsia (decorative form of wood inlaying) · it intarsio (decorative form of wood inlaying)