Meaning of INLAY
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'in`ley, [v]`in'ley, 'in'ley
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- [n] a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
- [n] (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
- [v] decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
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| | See Also: | | adorn, beautify, damascene, decorate, decoration, embellish, filling, grace, hatch, marqueterie, marquetry, ornament, ornament, ornamentation, parqueterie, parquetry | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\In*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inlaied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Inlaying}.]
To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry,
choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other
material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or
adorn with insertions.
Look,how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with
patines of bright gold. --Shak.
But these things are . . . borrowed by the monks to
inlay their story. --Milton.
\In"lay`\, n.
Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared
for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament
or variety.
Crocus and hyacinth with rich inlay Broidered the
ground. --Milton.
The sloping of the moonlit sward Was damask work, and
deep inlay Of braided blooms. --Tennyson.
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| | Related Terms: | | bed, bed in, bush, bushing, ceil, doubling, doublure, embed, face, facing, feather, fill, filler, filling, fit in, fur, implant, infix, inlayer, insert, insertion, inset, insole, interline, interlineation, line, liner, lining, load, pack, packing, pad, padding, stuff, stuffing, tessellate, tessera, wad, wadding, wainscot |
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