tarsia

[ tahr-see-uh, tahr-see-uh ]

noun

1. intarsia.

tarsia

/ ˈtɑːsɪə /

noun

1. another term for intarsia

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarsia¹

< Italian < Arabic tarṣīʿ inlay

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarsia¹

C17: from Italian, from Arabic tarsi`; see intarsia

Example Sentences

Entering between the two naked performers forces those with tickets into a "confrontation between nakedness, and the gender, the sexuality, the desire", the Royal Academy's head of exhibitions Andrea Tarsia has said.

From BBC

The recording engineer Joe Tarsia, the founder of Sigma Sound Studios, where most of the hits associated with the Sound of Philadelphia were made, was fond of calling Mr. Bell the “Black Burt Bacharach.”

From New York Times

In the early 1970s alone Mr. Tarsia captured the sound of dozens of acknowledged Philadelphia soul classics, including the Stylistics’ “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” the Spinners’ “I’ll Be Around” and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes’ “If You Don’t Know Me by Now.”

From New York Times

“TSOP” was among Mr. Tarsia’s collaborations with Gamble and Huff that topped both the R&B and pop charts, as were the O’Jays’ “Love Train” and Billy Paul’s “Me and Mrs. Jones.”

From New York Times

Mr. Tarsia was known to refer to the sumptuous strings, syncopated rhythms and gospel-bred call and response of the Philadelphia sound as “Black music in a tuxedo” — an aesthetic he in no small way shaped through the richness and clarity he lent to so many recordings.

From New York Times