What is another word for inlay?
391 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɪnle͡ɪ], [ ˈɪnleɪ], [ ˈɪ_n_l_eɪ]
Inlay is a term used to describe the process of decorating a surface (e.g. wood, metal, or stone) by inserting small pieces of material into it. The most commonly used materials for inlay purposes are wood, metal, marble, or glass. Synonyms for the term inlay include intarsia, inlaid work, marquetry, and parquetry. Intarsia refers to inlaying pieces of wood to create a decorative pattern, while inlaid work is used to describe the act of inlaying various materials for decoration. Marquetry is a version of inlay that typically involves using wood veneers to create intricate designs, and parquetry refers to the process of inlaying wood to create geometric patterns, typically on floors.
Synonyms for Inlay:
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- Patterning ,
- border ,
- detailing ,
- overlay .
- de sign ,
- de signs ,
- de-sign ,
- de-signs ,
- fandangles ,
- fretworks ,
- in lay ,
- in lays ,
- in-lay ,
- in-lays ,
- parquetries ,
- toolings .
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• embed- Embedding ,
- de posit ,
- de posited ,
- de positing ,
- de posits ,
- de-posit ,
- de-posited ,
- de-positing ,
- de-posits ,
- drave in ,
- drive in ,
- drives in ,
- driving in ,
- drove in ,
- hammer in ,
- hammered in ,
- hammering in ,
- hammers in ,
- in fix ,
- in fixed ,
- in fixes ,
- in fixing ,
- in grain ,
- in graining ,
- in grains ,
- in laid ,
- in laying ,
- in stall ,
- in stalled ,
- in stalling ,
- in stalls ,
- in-fix ,
- in-fixed ,
- in-fixes ,
- in-fixing ,
- in-grain ,
- in-grained ,
- in-graining ,
- in-grains ,
- in-laid ,
- in-laying ,
- in-stall ,
- in-stalled ,
- in-stalling ,
- in-stalls ,
- put in to ,
- put into ,
- puts in to ,
- puts into ,
- putting in to ,
- putting into ,
- rammed in ,
- ramming in ,
- rams in ,
- stick in ,
- sticked in ,
- sticking in ,
- sticks in ,
- stuck in ,
- stuff in ,
- stuffed in ,
- stuffing in ,
- stuffs in ,
- thrust in ,
- thrusting in ,
- thrusts in ,
- tuck in ,
- tucked in ,
- tucking in ,
- tucks in .
- dragged in ,
- dragging in ,
- drags in ,
- in fuse ,
- in fused ,
- in fuses ,
- in fusing ,
- in sert ,
- in sinuate ,
- in sinuated ,
- in sinuates ,
- in sinuating ,
- in stilled ,
- in stilling ,
- in-fuse ,
- in-fused ,
- in-fuses ,
- in-fusing ,
- in-sert ,
- in-sinuate ,
- in-sinuates ,
- in-sinuating ,
- in-stilled ,
- in-stilling ,
- inter lope ,
- inter loped ,
- inter lopes ,
- inter loping ,
- inter pose ,
- inter posed ,
- inter posing ,
- inter-lope ,
- inter-loped ,
- inter-lopes ,
- inter-loping ,
- inter-pose ,
- inter-posed ,
- inter-posing ,
- lugged in ,
- lugging in ,
- lugs in ,
- popping in ,
- pops in ,
- shoved in ,
- shoves in ,
- shoving in ,
- squeezed in ,
- squeezes in ,
- squeezing in ,
- working in ,
- works in ,
- wrought in .
- Islanded ,
- Islands ,
- co coon ,
- co coons ,
- co-coon ,
- co-coons ,
- islanding ,
- keep apart ,
- keeping apart ,
- keeps apart ,
- kept apart ,
- set apart ,
- sets apart ,
- setting apart .
- inter lard ,
- inter larded ,
- inter larding ,
- inter lards ,
- inter-lard ,
- inter-larded ,
- inter-larding ,
- inter-lards .
Other synonyms:
- decoration .
Other relevant words:
- Imbedded ,
- Imbedding ,
- Inserted ,
- Intercalated ,
- Intercalating ,
- drag in ,
- filled in ,
- imbed ,
- imbeds ,
- infuse ,
- intercalate ,
- intercalates ,
- interject ,
- lug in ,
- obtrude ,
- pop in ,
- popped in ,
- shoehorn ,
- shoehorned ,
- shoehorning ,
- shoehorns ,
- shove in ,
- squeeze in ,
- work in ,
- worked in .
- Ceil ,
- Doublure ,
- Enchase ,
- Inlayer ,
- Inlaying ,
- Inlays ,
- Interlineation ,
- adorn ,
- adornment ,
- arrange ,
- artful ,
- astute ,
- badge ,
- band ,
- beautify ,
- bed ,
- bed in ,
- bonnet ,
- bright ,
- buhl ,
- bury ,
- bush ,
- canny ,
- clever ,
- comparable ,
- conceal ,
- constitute ,
- couch ,
- crust ,
- cunning ,
- decor ,
- decorate ,
- deface ,
- destroy ,
- difficult ,
- discerning ,
- drapery ,
- embellish ,
- embellishment ,
- emblem ,
- encrust ,
- engrave ,
- express ,
- feather ,
- fill ,
- filler ,
- filling ,
- fit in ,
- fix ,
- flag ,
- floor ,
- fur ,
- gallery ,
- graft ,
- hard ,
- hatched ,
- hatching ,
- hawk ,
- implant ,
- inbuilt ,
- incrust ,
- incrustation ,
- infix ,
- ingenious ,
- injure ,
- inlaid ,
- insert ,
- insertion ,
- inset ,
- introduce ,
- keen ,
- liner ,
- load ,
- mark ,
- marqueterie ,
- marquetry ,
- number ,
- ornament ,
- ornamentation ,
- parquetry ,
- penetrating ,
- piercing ,
- pit ,
- robust ,
- rocky ,
- root ,
- root up ,
- rugged ,
- set in ,
- sharp ,
- shrewd ,
- sign ,
- similar ,
- slab ,
- slip ,
- spill ,
- strip ,
- stripe ,
- strong ,
- stuff ,
- stuffing ,
- sturdy ,
- symbol ,
- tessellate ,
- tessellation ,
- tessera ,
- tile ,
- tough ,
- trim ,
- veneer .
- GILTS ,
- Impletion ,
- SHIMS ,
- applique ,
- appliques ,
- arabesque ,
- arabesques ,
- bushing ,
- bushings ,
- capacity batting ,
- curlicue ,
- curlicues ,
- extravagance ,
- fandangle ,
- fillers ,
- flounce ,
- fretwork ,
- frill ,
- furbelow ,
- furbelows ,
- gingerbread ,
- gingerbreads ,
- jazz ,
- liners ,
- refill ,
- refills ,
- replenishment ,
- replenishments ,
- shim ,
- tinsel ,
- tinsels ,
- tooling ,
- trinket ,
- wadding ,
- waddings .
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How to use "Inlay" in context?
An inlay is a decorative element that is most commonly found on furniture and other objects such as boxes. It is a thin layer of material that is laid into a surface. This can be done manually or with a machine. Inlays can be made from a variety of materials, including wood, bone, glass, metal, and plastics.
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Hyponym for Inlay:
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artifact
filling, ornament, decoration, ornamentation.
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