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Word: Inlay
Speech Type: Verb
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘lay something in a place in order to hide or preserve it’): from in-‘into’ + lay
ɪnˈleɪ
ornament (an object) by embedding pieces of a different material in it, flush with its surface
Short Definition:ornament by embedding different material
Examples:- mahogany panelling inlaid with rosewood
Word: Inlay
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɪnleɪ
a design, pattern, or piece of material inlaid in something
Short Definition:inlaid pattern or material
Examples:- ivory inlays that decorated wooden furnishings
- a dazzling inlay of precious stones
a filling shaped to fit a tooth cavity.
Short Definition:filling for tooth cavity
a printed card or paper insert supplied with a CD, video, etc.
Short Definition:insert supplied with CD etc.
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