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Inlay   /ˈɪnlˌeɪ/   Listen
Inlay

noun
1.
(dentistry) a filling consisting of 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.





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"Inlay" Quotes from Famous Books



... flower, Iris all hues, Roses, and Jessamin Rear'd high their flourish't heads between, and wrought Mosaic; underfoot the Violet, Crocus and Hyacinth with rich inlay Broidered the ground, more coloured than with stone Of ...
— The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare • Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
... bound in cloth, with colored inlay on front cover, also with an attractive jacket in full colors. This Children's Bookshelf series is made up of titles taken from the most popular children's books. Each volume contains 262 to 320 pages. Size, 6-3/4 x 8-3/4 inches. ...
— Favorite Fairy Tales • Logan Marshall
... encircled with cast-iron perforated balconies. They are made to imitate Hindoo pillars with all their taperings and swellings, and are painted vermilion and curry-colour. Opening on to these cast-iron balconies are the silver and ivory rooms and floors of exquisite marble inlay. ...
— From Edinburgh to India & Burmah • William G. Burn Murdoch
... cloth binding, stamped in colors, with beautiful colored inlay. Fancy colored jackets. Price ...
— Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad • Edith Van Dyne
... dignity that characterize the Procuratie in the piazetta at Venice. Stone walls, admirably decorated, keep the rooms at a pleasantly cool temperature. Verandas outside, painted in fresco, screen off the glare. The flooring throughout is the old Venetian inlay of marbles, cut into ...
— Massimilla Doni • Honore de Balzac


Words linked to "Inlay" :   decorate, odontology, marquetry, filling, dentistry, parquetry, ornamentation, dental medicine, adorn, parqueterie, decoration, embellish, handicraft, marqueterie, beautify, grace, damascene, ornament, hatch


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