Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Marquetry \Mar"quet*ry\, n. [F. marqueterie, from marqueter to
   checker, inlay, fr. marque mark, sign; of German origin. See
   {Mark} a sign.]
   Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory,
   and the like, of several colors.

Source : WordNet®

marquetry
     n : inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or
         picture that is then used to ornament furniture [syn: {marqueterie}]