in|lay

in|lay «IHN _LAY», verb, -laid, -lay|ing, noun, plural -lays.

–v.t.

1. to set into the surface as a decoration or design: »

The craftsman inlaid strips of gold in the top of the wooden box.

2. to decorate with a design set in the surface: »

to inlay a wooden box with gold.

3. to insert (a page, picture, or notice) in a book in a heavy page which serves as a frame or mount.

4. to provide (a book) with such insertions.

5. Horticulture. to insert (a scion) into a slit in the bark of a stock.

–n.

1. an inlaid decoration, design, or material.

2. a shaped piece of gold or porcelain, cemented in a tooth as a filling.

3. an inlaid page, picture, or notice in a book.

4. Horticulture. a graft made by inlaying.

–in´lay´er, noun.