inlay
verb (used with object)
to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface.
are inlaying
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present progressiveof inlay.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Among the lost arts of that time are inlaying as done by Boule and the finish known as Vernis Martin.
From The Art of Interior Decoration by Grace Wood
