intarsia

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intarsia

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Borrowed from Italian intarsio.

noun intarsias · intarsio · tarsia

  1. 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.

    Similar: tarsia, tarsiatura

  2. countable, uncountable A knitted design resembling a mosaic.

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noun decorative form of wood inlaying

Françaisintarse
DeutschIntarsie
Italianointarsio, tarsia
Ελληνικάινταρσία intarsía
Русскийинтарсия intarsija

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@misc{intarsia_2026,
  title = {intarsia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intarsia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}