inlay

Example Sentences

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The balustrades are dark wood, and the twisted inlays remind me of crooked fingers, beckoning.

From Literature

The discoveries included a silver, gold and garnet bird's-head terminal with elephant ivory inlays, possibly from a drinking-horn, several gold rings, and other metal objects.

From BBC

It was a deep crimson with gold trim, and a swirly gold inlay framed the image.

From Literature

She’s offset the building’s cement with a childhood baby grand piano and her grandmother’s lacquer vanity with pearl inlay.

From Los Angeles Times

Korla theater had come into style in the nearby capital of Turfan, and the resulting income had brought other arts—Sogdian inlay, Chinese zither players, Kuchean dancers.

From Literature