inlaid

/'in'lei/ Cách viết khác : (inlaid) /inlaid/

Thân thiện

The artisan carefully polished the inlaid wooden box.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Decorated with a design made by embedding pieces of material into a surface: Describes an object whose surface is ornamented by setting pieces of a contrasting material (such as wood, metal, or stone) into it to form a pattern or picture.
   • Set or embedded into a surrounding material: Describes something that is firmly fixed into a different substance.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

Advanced Usage

• "to be inlaid with": This common construction specifies the material used for the decoration.
• Used to describe craftsmanship in furniture, musical instruments, and jewelry.

Variants and Related Words

• Inlay (noun): The material or design that is set into a surface.
• Inlay (verb): The act of creating such decoration.

Synonyms

• Embedded: Fixed firmly into a surrounding mass.
• Encrusted: Covered with a hard decorative layer.
• Studded: Decorated with many small projecting objects.

Related Phrases

• Inlaid work: Refers to the craft or product of inlaying.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. adorned by inlays