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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 intarsia intarsio tarsia
Polski intarsja
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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See also

intarsist intarweb intasome intasuchid INTC intefadah

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