Inlaid

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of inlay form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Set into a surface in a decorative pattern. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Having an inset decorative pattern. not-comparable

    "When the Minister of Defense was about to raise an elegantly worded, logical, and tactful objection, the French president slammed down his bottle of Perrier on the antique, polished, inlaid surface of the cabinet table and told him to shut up and have the men at the airfield in two hours."

Adjective
  1. 1
    adorned by inlays wordnet

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"Down at the base of the cliffs were heaps of surf-worn rocks or little sandy coves inlaid with pebbles as with ocean jewels."

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