inlay

To set (pieces of wood or ivory, for example) into a surface, usually at the same level, to form a design.

To decorate by setting in such designs.

To insert (a photograph, for example) within a mat in a book.

Contrasting material set into a surface in pieces to form a design.

A design, pattern, or decoration made by inlaying.

A solid filling, as of gold or porcelain, fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place.

That which is inserted or laid in something else, especially for the production of ornamental effect.

An ornamental design produced by inlaying one material in another, or by inserting several materials in combination, as in a mosaic.