[ɪnˈleɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- ornament (an object) by embedding pieces of a different material in it, flush with its surface
(e.g: mahogany panellinginlaid with rosewood)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘lay something in a place in order to hide or preserve it’): from in- ‘into’ + lay

[ˈɪnleɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a design, pattern, or piece of material inlaid in something
(e.g: ivory inlays that decorated wooden furnishings)

- a filling shaped to fit a tooth cavity

- a printed card or paper insert supplied with a CD, video, etc.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘lay something in a place in order to hide or preserve it’): from in- ‘into’ + lay