TARSIATURA
\tˈɑːsɪˌat͡ʃəɹə], \tˈɑːsɪˌatʃəɹə], \t_ˈɑː_s_ɪ__ˌa_tʃ_ə_ɹ_ə]\
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A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood.
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A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood.
By Noah Webster.
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