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tarsia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)siə

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noun

Meaning 1

Intarsia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 1849, Mary Philadelphia Merrifield, Original Treatises: Dating from the XIIth to XVIIIth Centuries on the Arts of Painting, in Oil, Miniature, Mosaic, and on Glass, republished 1999 [1967], Medieval and Renaissance Treatises on the Arts of Painting: Original Texts with English Translations, page lviii, Tarsia work was frequently employed in decorating the choirs of churches, as well as the backs of the seats and the wainscotings. It was also used in the panels of doors.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Italian, from intarsiare.