inlay
English
/ɪnˈleɪ/, /ˈɪn.leɪ/
verb
Definitions
- To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
- (dentistry) To place an inlay in a tooth.
Etymology
Prefix from English lay (meadow).
Origin
English
lay
Gloss
meadow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allay English
- belay English
- flatlay English
- forelay English
- forlay English
- inlayer English
- interlay English
- lay English
- lay down English
- lay judge English
- lay out English
- layabout English
- layback English
- layer English
- layest English
- layeth English
- layflat English
- layland English
- layless English
- layman English
- layout English
- layover English
- layperson English
- layshaft English
- layship English
- laystall English
- laytime English
- layup English
- laywoman English
- mislay English
- offlay English
- onlay English
- outlay English
- overlay English
- pipelay English
- prelay English
- re-lay English
- underlay English
- unlay English
- uplay English
- waylay English
- layen Middle English
- lay
- layup
- belay
- uplay
- layer
- allay
- unlay
- onlay
- prelay
- forlay
- layeth
- layout
- re-lay
- outlay
- waylay
- layman
- layest
- mislay
- offlay
- flatlay
- layflat
- laytime
- layship
- overlay
- forelay
- lay out
- layless
- layback
- pipelay
- layover
- layland
- inlayer
- layshaft
- interlay
- laystall
- layabout
- lay down
- underlay
- laywoman
- layperson
- lay judge