inlaid

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A massive Ruhlmann sideboard, first made in 1920, is inlaid with an ivory marquetry pattern that suggests—to me, least—soap bubbles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

It is made of more than 1,000 handblown coloured glass tiles, each inlaid with gold leaf, echoing the colours of the cathedral's stained-glass windows.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

The boy king's gold-covered sarcophagus and his burial mask, inlaid with lapis lazuli, will take centre stage at Saturday's opening.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

That untitled 1973 work is a table inlaid with a tile mural depicting an Aztec couple and the Tree of Wisdom.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

Her face turned tomato red, making the silver flowers inlaid in her plump cheeks even more noticeable.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins