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certosina

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[chur-tuh-see-nuh, cher-taw-see-nah] / ˌtʃɜr təˈsi nə, ˌtʃɛr tɔˈsi nɑ /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of certosina

< Italian, feminine of certosino Carthusian

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