In*lap"i*date (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + L. lapis, lapidis, stone.] To
convert into a stony substance; to petrify. [R.] Bacon.
In*lard" (?), v. t. See Enlard.
In*law" (?), v. t. [In + law. Cf. Inlagation.] (Old Eng. Law) To clear
of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law.
Burrill.
In*lay" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inlaied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Inlaying.] To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, ivory,
choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to
form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions.
Look, how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of
bright gold.
Shak.
But these things are . . . borrowed by the monks to inlay their
story.
Milton.
In"lay` (?), n. Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or
prepared for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament or
variety.
Crocus and hyacinth with rich inlay Broidered the ground.
Milton.
The sloping of the moonlit sward Was damask work, and deep inlay Of
braided blooms.
Tennyson.
In*lay"er (?), n. One who inlays, or whose occupation it is to inlay.
In*league" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inleagued (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Inleaguing (?).] To ally, or form an alliance with; to unite; to
combine.
With a willingness inleague our blood With his, for purchase of
full growth in friendship.
Ford.
In*lea"guer (?), v. t. To beleaguer. Holland.
In"let (?), n. 1. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered;
a place of ingress; entrance.
Doors and windows, inlets of men and of light.
Sir H. Wotton.
2. 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.