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InlayInlay 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. Inlay
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.
Meaning of Inlay from wikipedia
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Inlay covers a
range of
techniques in
sculpture and the
decorative arts for
inserting pieces of contrasting,
often colored materials into depressions...
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Inlay on
guitars or
similar fretted instruments are
decorative materials set into the
wooden surface of the
instrument using standard inlay techniques...
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Sulfur inlay is a
rarely used
technique for
decorative surface inlay in
wooden cabinetmaking. The
technique originates in the 18th century, but was only...
- In dentistry,
inlays and
onlays are used to fill cavities, and then
cemented in
place in the tooth. This is an
alternative to a
direct restoration, made...
- A
corneal inlay (also
called an
intracorneal implant) is a
device which is
surgically implanted in the
cornea of the eye as a
treatment for presbyopia...
- In bookbinding,
inlays and
onlays are
pieces of
leather adhered to the
cover of a book,
usually differing in color, grain, or both from the main covering...
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metal and
furniture by André-Charles
Boulle Inlay (guitar),
inlays on
guitars and
similar music instruments Inlays and
onlays in dentistry,
which are indirect...
- and some
guitars have
fingerboard or
headstock inlays made of
nacre (or
imitation pearloid plastic inlays). The
bouzouki and
baglamas (Gr****
plucked string...
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Mysore Rosewood Inlay covers a
range of
techniques used by
artisans in
around the area of
Mysore in
sculpture and the
decorative for
inserting pieces...
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appreciated in
their own right.
Marquetry differs from the more
ancient craft of
inlay, or intarsia, in
which a
solid body of one
material is cut out to receive...
