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Definition of Inlaying
1. inlay [v] - See also: inlay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inlaying
Literary usage of Inlaying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"Another beautiful variety of Indian inlaying is called ... In the art of
stone-inlaying, the Florentines have long held the palm; their favourite work is ..."
2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"WOOD-CARVING: inlaying: IVORY. disclose the still fresh impulse derived from Greek
... Akin to wood-carving, is the inlaying of the articles known inlaying, ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"inlaying is a method of ornamentation, by incrusting or otherwise inserting in
... There are several special classes of inlaying, long established and well ..."
4. Woodwork for Secondary Schools: A Text-book for High Schools and Colleges by Ira Samuel Griffith (1916)
"inlaying AND WOOD-CARVING. 191. inlaying: Ge'neral Considerations.—The process
of inlaying consists of setting pieces of one material into closely fitting ..."
5. Modern Mural Decoration by Alfred Lys Baldry (1902)
"inlaying. Next in importance to carving as a device for making wood-work ornamental
comes inlaying. This is applied generally, though not invariably, ..."
6. A Survey of English Literature 1780-1880 by Oliver Elton (1920)
"inlaying of quotation and allusion ; excesses. Burke's models for his sentence
and period. Influence of Bolingbroke, doubtful. ..."
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