Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inlay"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inlay \In*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inlaied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Inlaying}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inlay \In"lay`\, n.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inlay
n 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
v : decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
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