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• اسم يشير إلى تقنية زخرفية تُغرس فيها قطع من مادة كالخشب أو المعدن أو الصدف في سطح مادة أخرى لتكوين نقش أو صورة، كما يشير في طب الأسنان إلى حشوة صلبة تُثبَّت في تجويف السن.

A noun referring to a decorative technique where pieces of material are set into a surface, or a dental filling fitted into a tooth cavity.

1. dental fillingB2formalmedical

   A solid filling made of gold, porcelain, or similar material that is fitted into a cavity in a tooth and cemented in place.

   حشوة ترميمية صلبة

   • The dentist recommended a gold inlay for the molar cavity.
   • She had a porcelain inlay placed to restore the broken tooth.
   • An inlay can last longer than a regular filling if properly cared for.

   المرادفاتfilling

2. decorative inlayB2formalart

   A decoration created by embedding pieces of contrasting material (e.g., wood, metal, ivory) into a surface to form a pattern.

   ترصيع

   • The antique table features a beautiful inlay of mother-of-pearl.
   • He learned the art of wood inlay from a master craftsman.
   • The wooden chest was adorned with geometric inlays of ebony and maple.

   المرادفاتmarquetrymosaicparquetry

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إدخال أو تضمين شيء ما (مثل مادة زخرفية) في سطح شيء أو جسمه.

A verb used to indicate the act of setting or embedding something (such as a decorative material) into a surface or object.

فعل شاذ

1. Decorate by insertionB2formal

   To adorn a surface by setting pieces of wood, stone, or metal into it.

   الترصيع

   • The artisan inlaid the wooden box with mother-of-pearl.
   • They inlaid the tabletop with intricate patterns of marble and metal.
   • The cabinet was beautifully inlaid with silver and ebony.

   المرادفاتinsetsetstud