The correct answer is (A) wood flooring composed of short strips of wood; a wood surface comprised of small, thin pieces of wood arranged in geometric patterns; flooring utilizing a mosaic of wood, instead of conventional floorboards.

Parquetry comes from French parqueterie.

Examples of use:

• They installed a parquetry floor on the first floor of the house.
• Carpeting throughout the house reduced the desire for parquetry flooring.