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inlay

noun

Meaning

  1. The material placed within a different material in the form of a decoration.
  2. A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place.
  3. The piece of paper or the booklet inside the case of a CD or DVD
  4. To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
  5. To place an inlay in a tooth.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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