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intarsia

intarsia noun: a decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.

intarsia: a decorative form of Italian wood inlaying
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Noun

intarsia (countable and uncountable, plural intarsias)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    tarsia, tarsiatura
  2. A knitted design resembling a mosaic.

intarsia meaning in Urdu

intarsia in Urdu

کوفت گری

Synonyms of intarsia

Forms of intarsia

pluralintarsias
alternative formintarsio
alternative formtarsia

Origin of intarsia

Borrowed from Italian intarsio.

Questions about intarsia

What does intarsia mean?
Intarsia means a decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.
What is intarsia in Urdu?
Intarsia in Urdu is کوفت گری. See Intarsia meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is intarsia?
Intarsia is a noun.
What is the plural of intarsia?
The plural of intarsia is intarsias.

Words near intarsia in the dictionary

  1. intangibly
  2. intangle
  3. intangled
  4. intangles
  5. intangling
  6. intarsia
  7. intarsias
  8. intarsiate
  9. intarsio
  10. intarsios
  11. intarsist

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