in·lay /(ˌ)ɪnˈle, ˈɪnˌ/
(vt.)嵌入,鑲嵌,插入鑲嵌物,鑲嵌細工,鑲補
in·lay /ˈɪnˌle/ 名詞
嵌體,內置(法),嵌入法
In·lay v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inlaied p. pr. & vb. n. Inlaying.] To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, ivory, mother-of-pearl, 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. Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament or variety; as, ornamented with ivory inlay.
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.
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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
[also: inlaid]