Sekirov Dictionary

inlay

/ˈɪn.leɪ/

noun 3
/ɪnˈleɪ/ verb 2
forms 4

noun3

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The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration.
- The table and two base pedestals cost more than $4,000. The pedestals are described as having “hand applied ebonized inlay with bell flowers topped by hand carved scrolls and a fluted column.” — 2018
A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place.
The piece of paper or the booklet inside the case of a compact disc, DVD, or cassette.

inlay

/ɪnˈleɪ/

verb2

To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
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To place an inlay in a tooth.
- Porcelain inlaying is a grand thing in certain cases, and it is much to be regretted that the present existing circumstances do not warrant its being used more extensively. — 1895

forms

inlaid · inlayed · inlaying · inlays

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