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Meaning of intarsia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A knitted design resembling a mosaic.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Intarsie
Suomi intarsia
Français intarse
Italiano intarsio tarsia
Русский интарсия

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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