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in·lay
(ĭn′lā′, ĭn-lā′)tr.v. in·laid (-lād′), in·lay·ing, in·lays
1.
a. To set (pieces of wood or ivory, for example) into a surface, usually at the same level, to form a design.
b. To decorate by setting in such designs.
2. To insert (a photograph, for example) within a mat in a book.
n.
1.
a. Contrasting material set into a surface in pieces to form a design.
b. A design, pattern, or decoration made by inlaying.
2. Dentistry A solid filling, as of gold or porcelain, fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.
in·lay′er n.
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inlay
vb (tr) , -lays, -laying or -laid
(Art Terms) to decorate (an article, esp of furniture, or a surface) by inserting pieces of wood, ivory, etc, into prepared slots in the surface
n
1. (Dentistry) dentistry a filling, made of gold, porcelain, etc, inserted into a cavity and held in position by cement
2. (Art Terms) decoration made by inlaying
3. (Art Terms) an inlaid article, surface, etc
ˈinˌlayer n
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in•lay
(v. ˈɪnˌleɪ, ˌɪnˈleɪ; n. ˈɪnˌleɪ)v. -laid, -lay•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to decorate (an object) with shaped pieces of contrasting material set in its surface.
2. to insert or apply (pieces of wood, ivory, metal, etc.) in the surface of an object.
n. 3. inlaid work.
4. a layer of usu. fine material inserted in something else, esp. for ornament.
5. a design or decoration made by inlaying.
6. a tooth filling that is first shaped to fit a prepared cavity and then cemented into it.
in′lay`er, n.
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inlay
Past participle: inlaid
Gerund: inlaying
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| Noun | 1. | inlay - (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place filling - (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'" dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth |
| 2. | inlay - a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface marqueterie, marquetry - inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture parqueterie, parquetry - a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor | |
| Verb | 1. | inlay - decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" hatch - inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating damascene - inlay metal with gold and silver |
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Translations
تَرْصيع
inkrustacevykládání
indlæg
intarzia
ígreypt skreyting
inkrustacijainkrustuotas
inkrustācijamozaīka m
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inlay
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
inlay
[ˈɪnleɪ] n
(= design, pattern) → incrustations fpl
wood with mother-of-pearl inlay → du bois avec des incrustations de nacre
wood with mother-of-pearl inlay → du bois avec des incrustations de nacre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
inlay
vb: pret, ptp <inlaid>vt → einlegen (with mit)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
inlay
(ˈinlei) noun material set into the surface of eg a table to form a design. The top of the table had an inlay of ivory.
ˌinˈlaid adjective decorated in this way. an inlaid table.
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in·lay
n. incrustación.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
inlay
n (dent) incrustación f inlay, incrustación (fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.