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.
Derivatives:
inlayer n.
Etymology: IN-(2) + LAY(1)