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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Look, how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
But these things are . . . borrowed by the monks to inlay their story. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Crocus and hyacinth with rich inlay Broidered the ground. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The sloping of the moonlit sward Was damask work, and deep inlay Of braided blooms. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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