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noun
The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
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noun
The piece of paper or the booklet inside the case of a compact disc, DVD, or cassette.
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verb
To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively
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verb
To place an inlay in a tooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
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noun
a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: decoration, ornament, ornamentation
Narrower terms: marquetry, marqueterie, parquetry, parqueterie
noun
(dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: filling
verb
decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Narrower terms: hatch, damascene
History
Etymology 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.
Across languages
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
