INLAY

inlay

(noun) a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface

inlay

(noun) (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place

inlay

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

inlay (third-person singular simple present inlays, present participle inlaying, simple past and past participle inlaid)

To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.

(dentistry) To place an inlay in a tooth.

Noun

inlay (plural inlays)

The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration.

(dentistry) A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place.

The piece of paper or the booklet inside the case of a CD or DVD

Anagrams

• Yilan, lay in, lay-in, layin, layin', naily

Source: Wiktionary

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