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Definition of intarsia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

intarsia

noun
 
/ɪnˈtɑːsiə/
 
/ɪnˈtɑːrsiə/
[uncountable] (art)
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  1. the making of flat designs using different colours of wood
    Word Originfrom Italian intarsio; superseding earlier tarsia (from Italian, ‘marquetry’).
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