INLAY


Meaning of INLAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̘. ̈n.ˈɪnleɪ ]

v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. inlaid) 1 a (usu. foll. by in) embed (a thing in another) so that the surfaces are even. b (usu. foll. by with) ornament (a thing with inlaid work). 2 (as inlaid adj.) (of a piece of furniture etc.) ornamented by inlaying. 3 insert (a page, an illustration, etc.) in a space cut in a larger thicker page. --n. 1 inlaid work. 2 material inlaid. 3 a filling shaped to fit a tooth-cavity. øøinlayer n. [IN-(2) + LAY(1)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.