to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface

to inlay a chest with lighter wood.

to insert or apply (layers of fine materials) in the surface of an object

to inlay marble in a tabletop.

Horticulture . to place (a fitted scion) into a prepared stock, as in a method of grafting.

inlaid work.

a layer of fine material inserted in something else, esp. for ornament.

a design or decoration made by inlaying.

Dentistry . a filling of metal, porcelain, or the like, that is first shaped to fit a cavity and then cemented into it.

Horticulture . inlay graft.

the act or process of inlaying.

verb

inset , tessellate , veneer , decorate , trim