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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.
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Dentistry. a filling of metal, porcelain, or the like, that is first shaped to fit a cavity and then cemented into it.
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EXPANDHorticulture. inlay graft.
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COLLAPSEthe act or process of inlaying.
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Inlaying
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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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