Meaning

noun (dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place

noun a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface

verb decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Old English læġ English lay English inlay From in- + lay.

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