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Arabesque
noun · 78% connection
A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Biddery ware
unknown · 78% connection
A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of gold and silver are…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Brush
noun · 78% connection
An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Buhlwork
noun · 78% connection
Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Caddis
noun · 78% connection
The larva of a caddice fly. These larvae generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Carpentry
noun · 78% connection
An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Carving
noun · 78% connection
a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Castanets
n. pl. · 78% connection
Two small, concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like spoons, fastened to the thumb, and beaten together with the middle finger…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Chopstick
noun · 78% connection
One of two small sticks of wood, ivory, etc., used by the Chinese and Japanese to convey food to the mouth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Cloisonne
adjective · 78% connection
Inlaid between partitions: -- said of enamel when the lines which divide the different patches of fields are composed of a kind of met…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Coamings
n. pl. · 78% connection
Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Corosso
noun · 78% connection
The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm; also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See Ivory nut.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Counter
verb · 78% connection
A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Crucifix
noun · 78% connection
A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, me…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Damask
verb · 78% connection
To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to Damascus; particularly: (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk; (b) wit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Domino
noun · 78% connection
A game played by two or more persons, with twenty-eight pieces of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat, oblong shape, plain at the back, bu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Emblem
noun · 78% connection
Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
Empaistic
adjective · 78% connection
Having to do with inlaid work; -- especially used with reference to work of the ancient Greeks.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inlaid, work, pieces, wood, shells.
