inlaid
Americanadjective
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set into the surface of something.
an inlaid design on a chest.
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decorated or made with a design set into the surface.
an inlaid table.
adjective
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set in the surface, as a design in wood
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having such a design or inlay
an inlaid table
Other Word Forms
- uninlaid adjective
Etymology
Origin of inlaid
First recorded in 1590–1600; past participle of inlay
Example Sentences
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A massive Ruhlmann sideboard, first made in 1920, is inlaid with an ivory marquetry pattern that suggests—to me, least—soap bubbles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
The boy king's gold-covered sarcophagus and his burial mask, inlaid with lapis lazuli, will take centre stage at Saturday's opening.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
A small thing of beauty, inlaid with a delicate mosaic.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024
Blackwell also began exploring the art of marquetry, creating works that often feature inlaid patterns of trees, mushrooms and geometric shapes.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
It is a great inlaid map, dating from the late seventeenth or early eighteenth centuries, reaching from West Africa to the Pacific Ocean.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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