Inlay
11inlay — ► 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 …
12inlay — [in′lā΄, in lā′; ] for n. [ in′lā΄] vt. inlaid, inlaying [ IN 1 & LAY1] 1. a) to set (pieces of wood, metal, etc.) into a surface to make a design that is usually level with the surface b) to decorate with such pieces …
13Inlay — Plombe; Zahnfüllung * * * Ịn|lay 〈[ lɛı] n. 15; Zahnmed.〉 Goldfüllung (in Zähnen) [engl., „Einlage; Plombe“] * * * In|lay [ ɪnleɪ ], das; s, s [engl. inlay, zu: to inlay = einlegen]: Zahnfüllung, die aus Metall …
14inlay — inlayer, n. v. /in lay , in lay /; n. /in lay /, v., inlaid, inlaying, n. v.t. 1. to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface: to inlay a chest with lighter wood. 2. to insert or apply (layers of fine materials) in… …
15inlay — [[t]ɪ̱nleɪ[/t]] inlays 1) N VAR An inlay is a design or pattern on an object which is made by putting materials such as wood, gold, or silver into the surface of the object. ...an inlay of medieval glass. ...woodwork with mother of pearl and… …
16inlay — UK [ˈɪnleɪ] / US [ˈɪnˌleɪ] noun Word forms inlay : singular inlay plural inlays 1) [countable/uncountable] a decoration put into the surface of something 2) inlay or inlay card [countable] British a piece of printed paper or card inside the case… …
17inlay — verb (t) /ɪnˈleɪ / (say in lay) (inlaid, inlaying) 1. to decorate (an object) with veneers of fine materials set in its surface. 2. to insert, or apply (layers of fine materials) in a surface of an object. 3. Horticulture to place (a fitted… …
18inlay — in|lay1 [ ın,leı ] noun count or uncount a decoration put into the surface of something inlay in|lay 2 [ ın,leı ] verb transitive to decorate something with inlay …
19inlay — 1. In dentistry, a prefabricated restoration sealed in the cavity with cement. 2. A graft of bone into a bone cavity. 3. A graft of skin into a wound cavity for …
20inlay — in|lay [ˈınleı] n 1.) [U and C] a material which has been set into the surface of furniture, floors etc for decoration, or the pattern made by this ▪ a cedarwood casket with gold inlay 2.) a substance used by a ↑dentist to fill a hole in a… …
