About The Word Inlay
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Inlay
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What's The Definition Of Inlay?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Inlay: Related Terms | Find terms related to Inlay: 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 See Also | adorn | beautify | damascene | decorate | decoration | embellish | filling | grace | hatch | marqueterie | marquetry | ornament | ornament | ornamentation | parqueterie | parquetry Inlay In Webster's Dictionary \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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