inlays

[v. in-ley, in-ley; n. in-ley]

in·lay

[v. in-ley, in-ley; n. in-ley] verb, in·laid, in·lay·ing, noun
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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9.
the act or process of inlaying.
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Inlays is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1590–1600; in-1 + lay1

in·lay·er, noun
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