Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To set (pieces of wood or ivory, for example) into a surface, usually at the same level, to form a design.
- transitive verb To decorate by setting in such designs.
- transitive verb To insert (a photograph, for example) within a mat in a book.
- noun Contrasting material set into a surface in pieces to form a design.
- noun A design, pattern, or decoration made by inlaying.
- noun Dentistry A solid filling, as of gold or porcelain, fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which is inserted or laid in something else, especially for the production of ornamental effect.
- noun An ornamental design produced by inlaying one material in another, or by inserting several materials in combination, as in a mosaic.
- To lay in, as a hiding-place; conceal.
- To lay in; provide; store up.
- To lay or insert in something; fix into or upon something, as for ornamentation.
- To decorate with ornamental materials laid in a common groundwork; ornament with inserted work: as, to
inlay a cabinet with ivory or ebony; an inlaid table.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, ivory, mother-of-pearl, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions.
- noun Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament or variety.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
material placed within a different material in the form of adecoration . - verb To
place pieces of a foreignmaterial within another material to form adecorative design . - verb dentistry To fill a tooth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
- verb decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
- noun a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
Etymologies
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Examples
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The so-called Bosnian inlay is mainly of Albanian origin, and much of it actually Albanian handicraft.
High Albania Mary Edith 1909
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The inlay was a trifle scuffed from the axe's late use.
A Crown of Swords Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1996
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When grafting limbs of large trees at this time of the year, one of the techniques used is called inlay bark grafting.
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When grafting limbs of large trees at this time of the year, one of the techniques used is called inlay bark grafting.
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When grafting limbs of large trees at this time of the year, one of the techniques used is called inlay bark grafting.
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When grafting limbs of large trees at this time of the year, one of the techniques used is called inlay bark grafting.
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When grafting limbs of large trees at this time of the year, one of the techniques used is called inlay bark grafting.
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When grafting limbs of large trees at this time of the year, one of the techniques used is called inlay bark grafting.
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When grafting limbs of large trees at this time of the year, one of the techniques used is called inlay bark grafting.
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When grafting limbs of large trees at this time of the year, one of the techniques used is called inlay bark grafting.
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