inlay
noun/ˈɪnleɪ/
/ˈɪnleɪ/
[countable, uncountable]- a design or pattern on a surface made by setting wood or metal into it; the material that this design is made of
- The table was decorated with gold inlay.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘lay something in a place in order to hide or preserve it’): from in- ‘into’ + lay (verb).
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