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• Inlay (guitar) — This article is about inlays used on musical instruments. For more general uses, see inlay. Body and sound hole inlays Inlay on guitars or similar fretted instruments are decorative materials set into the wooden surface of the instrument using… …   Wikipedia

• Inlay — In lay , n. Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament or variety; as, ornamented with ivory inlay. [1913 Webster] Crocus and hyacinth with rich inlay Broidered the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• inlay — inlayer, n. v. /in lay , in lay /; n. /in lay /, v., inlaid, inlaying, n. v.t. 1. to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface: to inlay a chest with lighter wood. 2. to insert or apply (layers of fine materials) in… …   Universalium

• inlay — verb (t) /ɪnˈleɪ / (say in lay) (inlaid, inlaying) 1. to decorate (an object) with veneers of fine materials set in its surface. 2. to insert, or apply (layers of fine materials) in a surface of an object. 3. Horticulture to place (a fitted… …  

• inlay — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• inlay — I. transitive verb (inlaid; inlaying) Date: 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• work in — insert, inlay …   English contemporary dictionary

• inlay —    Making an image by setting thin pieces of a material precisely into a depressed ground. Examples of materials typically inlaid are wood, metal, stone, shell, glass, ivory and tile. Also, a piece of work made this way …   Glossary of Art Terms

• inlay — verb (past and past participle inlaid) decorate (an object) by embedding pieces of a different material in its surface. noun 1》 an inlaid design or piece of material.     ↘a material used for inlaying.     ↘inlaid work. 2》 a filling shaped to fit …   English new terms dictionary

• inlay — v line, interlard, set in, work in; inset, insert, encase, enchase, implant, bed in; tile, tessellate, damascene, checker, parquet …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• inlay — in•lay v. [[t]ˈɪnˌleɪ, ˌɪnˈleɪ[/t]] n. [[t]ˈɪnˌleɪ[/t]] v. laid, lay•ing, n. 1) to decorate (an object) with shaped pieces of contrasting material set in its surface 2) to insert or apply (pieces of wood, ivory, metal, etc.) in the surface of an… …   From formal English to slang