Parquetry

Parquetry, a kind of wood mosaic used only for flooring. Parquetry floors are usually of oak, but other and more ornamental woods have also been much used for giving variety and beauty to the pattern. In the more elaborate kinds of parquetry veneers are used, but it is much more generally composed of blocks of wood squared at the sides, and laid down so as to combine and form a geometric pattern.