Inlay

Inlay
Inlay 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; as, ornamented with ivory inlay. [1913 Webster]

Crocus and hyacinth with rich inlay Broidered the ground. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

The sloping of the moonlit sward Was damask work, and deep inlay Of braided blooms. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]


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  • inlay — [ inlɛ ] n. m. • 1891; mot angl. « incrustation » ♦ Anglic. , chir. dent. Obturation dentaire au moyen de métal (spécialement, d or) coulé; la matière obturatrice. Des inlays. ● inlay, inlays nom masculin (anglais inlay, incrustation) Inlay… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Inlay — is a decorative technique of inserting pieces of coloured materials into depressions in a base object to form patterns or pictures. Inlays commonly use wood veneer, but other materials like shells and niello may also be used. Inlay differs from… …   Wikipedia

  • Inlay — Sn eine Zahnfüllung per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. inlay, einer Ableitung von ne. inlay einlegen, einpassen , zu ne. lay legen und ne. in.    Ebenso nfrz. inlay; legen. ✎ Rey Debove/Gagnon (1988), 427. englisch e …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Inlay — In*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inlaied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inlaying}.] 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • inlay — 1590s (v.), 1650s (n.), from IN (Cf. in) + LAY (Cf. lay). Related: Inlaid …   Etymology dictionary

  • inlay — ► VERB (past and past part. inlaid) ▪ ornament by embedding pieces of a different material in a surface. ► NOUN 1) inlaid decoration. 2) a material or substance used for inlaying. 3) a filling shaped to fit a tooth cavity. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

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