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inlayverb (past and past participle inlaid /ɪnˈleɪd/) /ɪnˈleɪ / [with object]1Ornament (an object) by embedding pieces of a different material in it, flush with its surface: mahogany panelling inlaid with rosewood...- The Sheraton card table between the windows is inlaid with rectangular birch panels and was made in Boston about 1805.
- The eyes themselves were originally inlaid with another material, which has unfortunately been lost.
- Some plaques are carved with dragons, phoenixes and flowers, some are even inlaid with pearls and jade.
1.1Embed (material or a design) flush with the surface of an object: a small silver crown was inlaid in the wood...- The jet buttons had been brought from 250 km away, and one of them was decorated with a cruciform design made by selectively dulling the polished surface and inlaying metallic tin, which must have been imported from south-west England.
- Carved ornaments were widely used in the Qing style furniture, into which bone and glass were frequently inlaid.
- There follows the process of outlining, inlaying gold, painting and finishing.
noun /ˈɪnleɪ /1A design, pattern, or piece of material inlaid in something: ivory inlays that decorated wooden furnishings...- Both guns are spruced up with sterling thumb piece inlays on the wrist.
- You can use a router to cut mortises for hardware, to joint and trim lumber, to create recesses for decorative inlays, and much more.
- The high ceilings were arched and crossed with wooden inlays in a repeating diamond pattern.
1.1A material or substance that is used as an inlay: mother-of-pearl is widely used as an inlay in furniture and musical instruments...- Mosaic has been occasionally used as exterior decoration on the façades of medieval churches and modern architecture; it has also been used as a furniture inlay and to create small-scale portable pictures.
- The materials describe the natural African environment, and indigenous wood inlays and local granite were used.
1.2 [mass noun] Inlaid work: the cathedral was decorated with mosaic and inlay...- But a hundred years later, the revival of the earlier style would have included profuse inlay.
- They were basically copying our designs for expensive wood inlay but using their labor and materials to beat us on price.
1.3 [mass noun] The technique of inlaying material: techniques like inlay [as modifier]: inlay work...- Or maybe it is her masterful use of gold inlay, a technique derived from Renaissance artists.
- The furniture reflects both German ivory inlay and designs on textiles produced locally for the European market.
- However, the style of wood inlay can bring unique detail to your rooms.
2A filling shaped to fit a tooth cavity.In the ninth century the Mayans placed decorative inlays in anterior teeth....- A temporary filling is placed to protect the tooth while the laboratory uses the mould to make the inlay or onlay.
- He had the gold inlays removed from his teeth to project a better image.
3A printed card or paper insert supplied with a CD, video, etc.When they left I printed out some CD inlay cards for my backups, which did nothing to help achieve an early night, which was this evening's project....- In the newer version, there would also be a machine on hand which could print the inlay and documentation at the same time - all the shop need to is supply the box and disk.
- I am also full of admiration for his enlightened essay which sheds some interesting facts on the Breughel reproduction printed on the front of the inlay card.
Derivativesinlayer /ɪnˈleɪə / nounOriginMid 16th century (in the sense 'lay something in a place in order to hide or preserve it'): from in-2 'into' + lay1. |