inlay

== English == === Etymology === From in- +‎ lay. === Pronunciation === Verb IPA(key): /ɪnˈleɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ Noun IPA(key): /ˈɪn.leɪ/ === Verb === inlay (third-person singular simple present inlays, present participle inlaying, simple past and past participle inlaid) (also figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design. (dentistry) To place an inlay in a tooth. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === inlay (plural inlays) The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration. (dentistry) A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place. The piece of paper or the booklet inside the case of a compact disc, DVD, or cassette. 1987, Barnaby Page, How to copy half a million cassettes (in Crash magazine issue 47, December 1987) Putting it all together: the cassette’s been run through a labelling machine, and now this Heath Robinsonesque device adds the inlay and the box in one swift operation, taking about three seconds for each cassette. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === IANYL, Yilan, lay in, lay-in, layin, layin', naily == French == === Noun === inlay m (plural inlays) (dentistry) inlay === Further reading === “inlay”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012