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Furniture glossary term of the Day:
OTTOMAN - Upholstered bench or seat with no arms or back, named after the Turkish influence of the early 18th century.
PALLADIAN STYLE - Based on designs by mid-16th-century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, which featured very large and dramatic pediments, cornices, and sculptural decorations of eagles, scallop shells, acanthus leaves, and other motifs, rendered in massive scale. Windows and columns in this style carry the name today.
PARQUETRY - Mosaic of wood pieces in a geometric pattern, such as herringbone.