Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of inlay
- not comparableSet into a surface in a decorative pattern.
- not comparableHaving an inset decorative pattern.
In 2003, at Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, an 1810s mahogany armoire inlaid with ribbons and vines brought $140,000 (the presale estimate was $30,000 to $50,000).
2010 December 9, Eve M. Kahn, “Exploring the Art of Louisiana Furniture”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jun 20201 more example
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.
1994, Tom Clancy, Armored Cav: A Guided Tour of an Armored Cavalry Regiment, New York: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 281
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian инкрустиран, инкрустиран
- инкрустиран (inkrustiran)set into a surface
- инкрустиран (inkrustiran)having an inset decorative pattern
German intarsiert
- intarsiertset into a surface
Italian intarsiato
- intarsiatoset into a surface
Vietnamese dát
- dáthaving an inset decorative pattern
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with inlaid
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Cite this entry
inlaid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inlaid
“inlaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inlaid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inlaid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inlaid.
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