Meaning

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

    инкруста́цияinkrustácija

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

    Plombe

    пломбаplómba

    пломбаplómba

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

  3. The piece of paper or the booklet inside the case of a compact disc, DVD, or cassette.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. This gold-inlaid sword is a family heirloom.

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  2. The maple table had a beautiful walnut inlay, forming a floral pattern.

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  3. On the inlay card she had neatly printed the tracklist and drawn a heart.

    deAuf das Einlegekärtchen hatte sie hübsch die Titelliste gedruckt und ein Herz gezeichnet.

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  4. She spent months obsessing about the tile inlay rather than dealing with the structural problems of the house.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
dentistry: filling:
Русский
By meaning 2
material placed within another material as decoration.:
dentistry: filling:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
dentistry: filling:

Forms

plural: inlays
Singularinlay
Pluralinlays

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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