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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

marquetry, marqueterie XVI. — F. marqueterie, f. marqueter variegate, f. marque mark; see -RY.

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