inlaid
pronunciation
How to pronounce inlaid in British English:
UK [ˌɪnˈleɪd]
How to pronounce inlaid in American English:
US [ˈɪnˌled]
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- Adjective:
- adorned by inlays
Word Origin
- inlaid (adj.)
- 1590s, from in + laid, past participle of lay (v.).
Example
- 1. A gold sword fitting with an inlaid garnet
- 2. From a gold leaf-covered reception to a 60th floor inlaid with genuine flakes of gold , the building exudes wealth and excess .
- 3. She is like a shining pearl inlaid in liujiang river , which attracts many talented students .
- 4. Those belonging to the wealthy were often richly inlaid with mother of pearl .
- 5. The one was a pretty cock goldfinch , with its hood of vermilion and its wings inlaid with the gold to which it owes its name , as unsoiled and smooth as if it had been preserved for a museum .