inlay

About 0.48 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
2. verb To place an inlay in a tooth.
3. noun The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration.
4. noun A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place.
5. noun The piece of paper or the booklet inside the case of a compact disc, DVD, or cassette.

Similar words

embedding filling compliance used pearl enlay interlay encrust spill inlet

Often followed by

of work and in is on wax or was

Word family

inlaid inlayer inlayers inlaying inlays