inlays
Set-in design pieces
Inlays are decorative materials set into a surface—wood, metal, stone—so they lie flush with the surrounding material.
The technique creates patterns or images by fitting contrasting pieces into carved recesses: The table featured mother-of-pearl inlays.
In dentistry, an inlay is a filling shaped outside the mouth and cemented into a tooth cavity.
Decorative veneer patterning
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
- parquetryInlaid woodwork technique
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- cabinetmakingCraft of building furniture
joinery · woodworking · fretwork · luthier · ebony · ivory · mother-of-pearl · rosewood
Inlaid pictorial arrangement
- mother-of-pearlIridescent inner shell coating
- abaloneNacreous marine gastropod
- turquoiseBlue-green opaque gemstone
- lapisBlue gem, truncated
malachite · coral · shell · bone · gemstone · ornament · embellishment · adornment
marquetry
Decorative veneer patterning
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
- parquetryInlaid woodwork technique
- veneerDecorative outer layer
cabinetmaking · joinery · woodworking · fretwork · luthier · ebony · ivory · mother-of-pearl · rosewood · walnut
mosaic
Inlaid pictorial arrangement
- mother-of-pearlIridescent inner shell coating
- abaloneNacreous marine gastropod
- turquoiseBlue-green opaque gemstone
lapis · malachite · coral · shell · bone · gemstone · ornament · embellishment · adornment · cloisonné
fillings
Material inserted into cavities
- restorationReturning something to condition
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
ceramic · gold · crowns · veneers · bonding · resin · cavities · prosthodontics · tooth · molars
gold
Element seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
engraving · etching · chasing · guilloche · swordsmith · gunsmith · jewelry · ornamental · brass · pewter
- dentistrydentist, teeth, tooth, dentists, dental care
- ornamentationornaments, ornament, ornamentation, ornamental, embellishment
- woodworkcarving, lumber, molding, boards, wood trim
- concreteconcrete mixer, concrete pour, concrete slabs, concrete beams, concrete columns
- decorative artsdecorative arts, topiary, enamelwork, applied arts, ornamental design
- art deco interiorzigzag patterns, chrome finishes, etched glass, mirrored walls, black lacquer
inlaysoverlays
Covers by placing above
appliqués · veneers · reliefs · embossments · relief work
- gold inlayPrecious metal embedded decoratively
- inlaid woodDecorative embedded veneer patterns
- wood inlayDecorative embedded veneer work
- marble inlayStone embedded in surface
- silver inlayDecorative metal embedded in surface
- pearl inlayNacre embedded as decoration