Part 5870

<hw>In*lay"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inlaied</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inlaying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions.</def>

<blockquote>Look,how the floor of heaven Is thick <b>inlaid</b> with patines of bright gold. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>But these things are . . . borrowed by the monks to <b>inlay</b> their story. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inlay</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In"lay`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament or variety.</def>

<blockquote>Crocus and hyacinth with rich <b>inlay</b> Broidered the ground. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The sloping of the moonlit sward Was damask work, and deep <b>inlay</b> Of braided blooms. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inlayer</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*lay"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who inlays, or whose occupation it is to inlay.</def>

<h1>Inleague</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*league"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inleagued</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inleaguing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To ally, or form an alliance witgh; to unite; to combine.</def>

<blockquote>With a willingness <b>inleague</b> our blood With his, for purchase of full growth in friendship. <i>Ford.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inleaguer</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*lea"guer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To beleaguer.</def>

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Inlet</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance.</def>

<blockquote>Doors and windows,<b>inlets</b> of men and of light. <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A bay or recess,as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>That which is let in or inland; an inserted material.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Inlet</i> is also usewd adjectively,as in <i>inlet</i> pipe, <i>inlet</i> valve, etc.</note>

<h1>Inlighten</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*light"en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Enlighten</er>.</def>

<h1>Inlist</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*list"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Enlist</er>.</def>

<h1>Inlive</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*live"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To animate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>