[in.lay] vt in.laid ; in.lay.ing (1596) 1 a: to set into a surface or ground material b: to adorn with insertions c: to insert (as a color plate) into a mat or other reinforcement
2: to rub, beat, or fuse (as wire) into an incision in metal, wood, or stone -- in.lay.er n
[2]in.lay n (1667) 1: inlaid work or a decorative inlaid pattern
2: a tooth filling shaped to fit a cavity and then cemented into place