certosina

[ chur-tuh-see-nuh; Italian cher-taw-see-nah ]

noun

1. a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.

Word History and Origins

Origin of certosina¹

< Italian, feminine of certosino Carthusian

Example Sentences

The box was made of thin pieces of hard wood, inlaid alla Certosina, with lines, squares, circles, triangles, and diamonds, of bone, ivory, and wood of various kinds and colors.

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Fillet of beef, Certosina sauce.

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"Everything Mrs. Wilding mixes will be mixed admirably, as admirably, say, as that sauce which was served with the Manzo alla Certosina," Sir John replied.

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I seem to remember that every one was loud in its praises when we tasted it as an adjunct to Manzo alla Certosina.

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