inlay
transitive verbTo set (pieces of wood or ivory, for example) into a surface, usually at the same level, to form a design.
transitive verbTo decorate by setting in such designs.
transitive verbTo insert (a photograph, for example) within a mat in a book.
nounContrasting material set into a surface in pieces to form a design.
nounA design, pattern, or decoration made by inlaying.
nounA solid filling, as of gold or porcelain, fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.
nounThat which is inserted or laid in something else, especially for the production of ornamental effect.
nounAn ornamental design produced by inlaying one material in another, or by inserting several materials in combination, as in a mosaic.