in-laid
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verb (used with object)
1.
to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface: to inlay a chest with lighter wood.
2.
to insert or apply (layers of fine materials) in the surface of an object: to inlay marble in a tabletop.
3.
Horticulture. to place (a fitted scion) into a prepared stock, as in a method of grafting.
noun
4.
inlaid work.
5.
a layer of fine material inserted in something else, especially for ornament.
6.
a design or decoration made by inlaying.
7.
Dentistry. a filling of metal, porcelain, or the like, that is first shaped to fit a cavity and then cemented into it.
8.
Horticulture, inlay graft.
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World English Dictionary
inlaid (ˈɪnˌleɪd, ɪnˈleɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | set in the surface, as a design in wood |
| 2. | having such a design or inlay: an inlaid table |
| inlay | |
| —vb , -lays, -laying, -laid | |
| 1. | to decorate (an article, esp of furniture, or a surface) by inserting pieces of wood, ivory, etc, into prepared slots in the surface |
| —n | |
| 2. | dentistry a filling, made of gold, porcelain, etc, inserted into a cavity and held in position by cement |
| 3. | decoration made by inlaying |
| 4. | an inlaid article, surface, etc |
| 'inlaid | |
| —adj | |
| 'inlayer | |
| —n | |
| inlay | |
| —vb , -lays, -laying, -laid | |
| 1. | to decorate (an article, esp of furniture, or a surface) by inserting pieces of wood, ivory, etc, into prepared slots in the surface |
| —n | |
| 2. | dentistry a filling, made of gold, porcelain, etc, inserted into a cavity and held in position by cement |
| 3. | decoration made by inlaying |
| 4. | an inlaid article, surface, etc |
| 'inlaid | |
| —adj | |
| 'inlayer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
inlaid
1598, from in + laid, pp. of lay. The verb inlay is recorded from 1596.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
inlay in·lay (ĭn'lā', ĭn-lā')
n.
A solid filling, as of gold or porcelain, fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.
A graft of bone, skin, or other tissue.
An orthomechanical device inserted into a shoe.
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