inlaid

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Bars and rings trade at a premium to the world price at gold and jewellery shops across the country, where bullion emblazoned with dragons is sold alongside ornate goldware inlaid with pearls and rubies.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

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

A small thing of beauty, inlaid with a delicate mosaic.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

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

It went down in a spiral and each step was neatly inlaid with a rectangular piece of slate.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien