Inlaying - English meaning
Inlaying – definitions in English dictionary
verbOrnament (an object) by embedding pieces of a different material in it, flush with its surface.
Usage examples:
Mahogany panelling inlaid with rosewood
nounA design, pattern, or piece of material inlaid in something.
Usage examples:
Ivory inlays that decorated wooden furnishings
nounA filling shaped to fit a tooth cavity.
Usage examples:
In the ninth century the mayans placed decorative inlays in anterior teeth.
nounA printed card or paper insert supplied with a cd, video, etc.
Usage examples:
When they left i printed out some cd inlay cards for my backups, which did nothing to help achieve …
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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.
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