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inlay
[ verb in-ley, in-ley; noun in-ley ]
verb (used with object)
, in·laid, in·lay·ing.
- to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface:
to inlay a chest with lighter wood.
- to insert or apply (layers of fine materials) in the surface of an object:
to inlay marble in a tabletop.
- Horticulture. to place (a fitted scion) into a prepared stock, as in a method of grafting.
noun
- inlaid work.
- a layer of fine material inserted in something else, especially for ornament.
- a design or decoration made by inlaying.
- Dentistry. a filling of metal, porcelain, or the like, that is first shaped to fit a cavity and then cemented into it.
- Horticulture. inlay graft.
- the act or process of inlaying.
inlay
verb
- to decorate (an article, esp of furniture, or a surface) by inserting pieces of wood, ivory, etc, into prepared slots in the surface
noun
- dentistry a filling, made of gold, porcelain, etc, inserted into a cavity and held in position by cement
- decoration made by inlaying
- an inlaid article, surface, etc
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Derived Forms
- ˈinˌlayer, noun
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Example Sentences
Not only were the Britons expert in ordinary metal-work but they are believed to have invented the art of enamelled-inlay.
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With illustrations and inlay cover picture by Harrison Fisher.
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This is actually done with the working drawing by the inlay cutter.
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Wheel-lock of blued steel, with gold and silver inlay, and wheel-guard of tracery in thin gold.
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The whole of the front lacks repose, a condition which is intensified by the black and white inlay of the flat surfaces.
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