The word 'inlay' is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the process of embedding pieces of a different material into an object. For example: "The artisan used a technique of inlaying small pieces of turquoise into the necklace to create a beautiful design".
On older models the keys, metal-rimmed with white inlay, invited the user to play forceful concertos on them, while the silvery type-bars rose and fell chittering and whispering from their beds.
Chinkin-bori, (Japanese: "gold-inlay carving"), in Japanese lacquerwork, technique for decorating lacquer ware with patterns delineated by thin lines of gold inlay.
At the present time it is a matter of conjecture what link, if any, may have existed between the enamellers in south Russia and those Celtic craftsmen who by the 3rd century bce, if not earlier, were using red enamel in place of coral inlay.
Other techniques that were popular in the middle decades of the Ming include carving through alternate layers of red and black lacquer, known by the Japanese name guri; inlaying one colour with another; and outlining the inlay with engraved lines filled with gold lacquer.
Both national types are frequently decorated with rich inlay of outstanding charm and elegance composed of a variety of woods, some tinted and made to form figural and floral compositions, often in the manner of chinoiserie (Chinese motifs).
They are best represented by a vase in the Natural Museum of Modern Arts in the Tŏksu Palace of Seoul that has panels of black-and-white inlay beneath a celadon glaze.
From these luxury objects found at Alaca Hüyük, together with those found at Troy and elsewhere, scholars have concluded that processes known to the Anatolian metalsmiths of the Early Bronze Age included casting by cire perdue, hammering or repoussé work, sweating or soldering, granulation (decoration consisting of tiny spheres of gold soldered onto a background), filigree, and cloisonné inlay.
The main entranceway, which is known as the Delhi gate, is attractively decorated with white marble inlay against the warm red sandstone.
Nine suites sport luxurious fabrics and lavish design touches, from marble baths to inlaid headboards.
Small, yet beautifully inlaid, the Amatis' sweet, contained tone was ideally suited to music for the court or the drawing-room.
Intricate stone inlays line the walls of one, terracotta statues the other.
