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inlaid

 adjective
     
Related topics: Design, Household
in‧laid
1DHT an inlaid box, table, floor etc has little pieces of another material set into its surface for decoration
inlaid with
a wooden jewellery box inlaid with ivory
2 [+ in/into]AVDT metal, stone etc that is inlaid into the surface of another material is set into its surface as decoration
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