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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inlay \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inlay n 1: (dentistry) a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place 2: a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface v : decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
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