inlay
To place within another material to form a decorative designTo place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
» This gold-inlaid sword is a family heirloom.
soliloquist · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(also, figuratively)To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
инкрустироватьinkrustírovat'
To place an inlay in a tooth.
пломбироватьplombírovat', запломбироватьzaplombírovat', ставить пломбуstávit' plómbu
- decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
Examples
4 sentencesThis gold-inlaid sword is a family heirloom.
The maple table had a beautiful walnut inlay, forming a floral pattern.
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She spent months obsessing about the tile inlay rather than dealing with the structural problems of the house.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
inlays, inlaying, inlaid, inlaidWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.