| 单词 | inlay |
| 释义 | inlay —inlayer, n. v. /in"lay', in'lay"/; n. /in"lay'/, v. , inlaid, inlaying, n. v.t. 1. to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface: to inlay a chest with lighter wood. 2. to insert or apply (layers of fine materials) in the surface of an object: to inlay marble in a tabletop. 3. Hort. to place (a fitted scion) into a prepared stock, as in a method of grafting. n. 4. inlaid work. 5. a layer of fine material inserted in something else, esp. for ornament. 6. a design or decoration made by inlaying. 7. Dentistry. a filling of metal, porcelain, or the like, that is first shaped to fit a cavity and then cemented into it. 8. Hort. See inlay graft. 9. the act or process of inlaying. [1590-1600; IN-1 + LAY1] |
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