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   inlay

   verb

   • 1. ornament (an object) by embedding pieces of a different material in it, flush with its surface: "mahogany panelling inlaid with rosewood"
   • ▪ embed (material or a design) flush with the surface of an object: "a small silver crown was inlaid in the wood"

   noun

   • 1. a design, pattern, or piece of material inlaid in something: "ivory inlays that decorated wooden furnishings"
   • ▪ a material or substance that is used as an inlay: "mother-of-pearl is widely used as an inlay in furniture and musical instruments"
   • ▪ inlaid work: "the cathedral was decorated with mosaic and inlay"
   • ▪ the technique of inlaying material: "techniques like inlay"
   • 2. a filling shaped to fit a tooth cavity.
   • 3. a printed card or paper insert supplied with a CD, video, etc.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘lay something in a place in order to hide or preserve it’): from in-2 ‘into’ + lay1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inlayer noun

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