INLAID

inlaid

(adjective) adorned by inlays

INLAY

inlay

(verb) decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

inlaid

simple past tense and past participle of inlay

Adjective

inlaid (not comparable)

(of a design) Set into a surface in a decorative pattern.

(of the surface of an item) Having an inset decorative pattern.

Anagrams

• Daniil, anilid, dial in, dial-in, laniid

Source: Wiktionary


In*laid", p. p.

Definition: of Inlay.

INLAY

In*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inlaied; p. pr. & vb. n. Inlaying.]

Definition: 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.

In"lay`, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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