How to Use marquetry in a Sentence

marquetry

noun

• The color was used in the marquetry on the range hood, on the leather lining of the cabinets and in the Le Creuset tea kettle.
  — Jura Koncius, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
• Or the truly impressive marquetry that works pieces of red leather into the shape of a fish.
  — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2023
• The walls are sheathed in inlaid straw marquetry from Paris and the alpaca rug is by Sacco Carpet.
  — Celia Barbour, ELLE Decor, 23 May 2017
• By the end of the ’80s, marquetry had become his dominant medium.
  — Yusra Farzan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2022
• It's made with real wood marquetry inlay, and each one even has a small heart engraved on the bottom (the creators say to rub it for luck).
  — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2022
• The Lotus badge on the Evija's nose will be made using a marquetry process, laid into the carbon-fiber structure.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2020
• The family room, which has straw marquetry dragonflies on the walls, can also be used as a fourth bedroom.
  — Lauren Ro, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2018
• Iran, to her, is mirror-work, marquetry, turquoise, faded glory.
  — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2017
• The details are exquisite, from the burgundy caning on a desk chair to the checkerboard marquetry on a coffee table.
  — Diana Budds, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2023
• And while the table in today's question has some parquetry work, its swag and floral design is marquetry.
  — Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
• The cabins on the train (like the Pullman cabin, pictured above) have been restyled with rich velvets, Thai silks, and vintage touches like brass lamps and fine marquetry.
  — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2024
• Straw marquetry covered the walls, wood fretwork was painted to look like white enamel, and the air was filled with the aroma of sandalwood incense.
  — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
• But with adult patients Deschamps-Braly aimed for something closer to marquetry.
  — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2018
• Indoors, the main level features hardwood floors, some with a restrained marquetry.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2022
• Round and square ones in multiple sizes are useful when you’re inspired to do some pie marquetry, layer them domino-style to make a border or stripes.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 4 June 2021
• The doors were bracketed by a beautiful W.P.A. marquetry mural, with two human figures cast as guardians of the portal.
  — Karen Russell, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
• This piece, one of the most elaborate, was inspired by the marquetry of the interwar furniture designer Jean-Michel Frank.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
• Ottoman-era archives to create two earring designs and a clutch, all inlaid with wood via the centuries-old practice of marquetry.
  — New York Times, 5 May 2022
• Through the French doors is the patio for indoor and outdoor dining, which is adjoined by an office that houses its own powder room with tray ceiling and marquetry floor.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
• It is adorned with solid mahogany and marquetry that was found aboard the original train and meticulously restored.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2022
• Yellow gold leaves are folded together over the cuff in layers with mother-of-pearl marquetry and white gold pieces set with round and marquis-shaped diamonds.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
• Bringing this process in-house has allowed the firm to explore and refine their stone marquetry, introducing the technique into curved surfaces and edges.
  — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 17 Nov. 2022
• The Ballon Bleu, first launched in 2007, has been created in both gold, steel, and as a calendar, a flying tourbillon, a metiers piece with a straw marquetry dial, a jeweled watch and a moon phase.
  — Carol Besler, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
• Or the exquisite mosaic marquetry, or wafer-thin aluminum or bronze inlays in the center-console wood?
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2022
• The focus of the second piece is a tiger composed of wood marquetry, including 290 individual pieces cut from tulipwood, plum, ash-olive, maple and sycamore.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 26 July 2022
• Breast plates made from abalone, precious stones and lemonwood marquetry that soared upward toward the throat and stretched the very definition of material.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2023
• Fussy designs, like a gleaming marquetry table Vanessa Bell received as a wedding gift, live with threadbare rugs and worn armchairs.
  — WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
• The Leopard pocket watch is rendered in wood marquetry, hand-engraving, and champleve enamel.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2023
• This room includes a spectacular marquetry cabinet by Adam Goodrum and Arthur Seigneur.
  — Wendy Goodman, The Cut, 26 Apr. 2018
• The dial of the edition is covered with a blue-green enamel background, dotted with a perfectly uniform pattern of white enamel and pink mother-of-pearl marquetry flowers.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024