| 单词 |
inlaying |
| 释义 |
inlaying, vbl. n.|ɪnˈleɪɪŋ|
[f. inlay v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. inlay, or that which is inlaid.
1. a. The insertion of thin slips of one material within the surface of another for decorative purposes. b. A piece of inlaid work. c. The mounting of a leaf or engraving in a larger leaf or sheet of paper.
1598Florio, Tarsia, a kind of painting, in laying, or setting in of small pieces of wood, Iuorie, horne or bone..as in tables, chesseboordes and such. 1599Minsheu Span. Dial. 4/2 It is very curious, and the inlaying of the wood most finely set in. 1644Evelyn Diary 8 Feb., The pavings, inlayings, and incrustations of this Hall are very rich. 1762Derrick Lett. (1767) II. 66 The inlaying and veneering very beautiful. 1886T. Hardy Mayor Casterbr. xxii, The little square piano with brass inlayings. 1894J. T. Fowler Adamnan Pref. 9 The separation, flattening, and inlaying of the consolidated leaves.
fig.1865Sat. Rev. 26 Aug. 279/2 In her three plays, we meet with natural and apt inlayings of familiar phrases from Shakspeare, Milton, and others.
†2. Incorporation, union. Obs. rare.
1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 86 It would be no other than one with it, and the nearer any body comes to that plight, the nearer it comes to inlaying or oneness.
3. attrib. inlaying machine, a machine used in the manufacture of inlaid linoleum; inlaying-saw (see quot.).
1908Westm. Gaz. 30 May 7/2 A scheme for increasing the speed at which our inlaying machines are worked.
a1877Knight Dict. Mech. II. 1189/2 Inlaying-saw, a saw used in piercing stuff for buhl-work. |
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