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  • noun Plural form of inlay.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inlay.

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Examples

  • This, on being taken up, will carry with it the "inlays," and they can be picked up one at a time on the point of a fine folder, and stuck on the book.

    Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Douglas Cockerell 1894

  • It has the old time-y drafting and "making up" techniques of traditional tailoring and answers many questions for me such as how to use Tailor's Tacks to mark the seam allowances and still add in "inlays" so adjustments can be made.

    The Stitchery 2009

  • Of the 778 entries you have chosen the winner of the Remington Model 1100 Premier Sporting 28-Gauge with nickel receiver and gold inlays (valued at $1,400).

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2010

  • From your description it sounds like the Spyderco - black synthetic grips with textured polymer inlays, silver (uncoated) VG-10 blade.

    rtcwhunter - might have found the knife you were looking for. 2009

  • Thanks to the good folks at Remington, the winner will receive a Model 1100 Premier Sporting 28-Gauge with a nickel receiver and gold inlays!

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • The altar rail has inlays of richly-colored marble, and even the somewhat dated side altars are not unappealing in a nostalgic sort of way.

    St. Monica's, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 2009

  • Thanks to the good folks at Remington, the winner will receive a Model 1100 Premier Sporting 28-Gauge with a nickel receiver and gold inlays!

    Enter Our Gun Dog Photo Contest to Win This Gun! 2009

  • Occasionally a piece is accented with simple inlays of pewter, copper or wood marquetry, but most frequently Stickley relies on vigorous strap hinges, bale drawer-pulls and other wrought-iron or hammered copper hardware to lend ornament to the restrained Craftsman design vocabulary.

    Four-Square Reformer Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2010

  • Of the 778 entries you have chosen the winner of the Remington Model 1100 Premier Sporting 28-Gauge with nickel receiver and gold inlays (valued at $1,400).

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2010

  • They were usually built of white marble, enriched with carvings, inlays of coloured marbles Cosmati and glass mosaics.

    Ambos, or Ambones 2009

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  • On a guitar, carved pieces of shell, wood, or other materials fitted into the instrument's fingerboard (for decoration or to mark the position on the neck) or headstock (for decoration or to identify the instrument's maker or model).

    November 15, 2007

  • The outlay for my new inlays financed a new boat for my dentist.

    November 15, 2007