encrust
transitive verb
- to cover with or as with a crust, or hard coating
- to decorate elaborately, esp. with gems
intransitive verb
to form a crust
See encrust in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĕn-krŭstˈ) also in·crust (ĭn-)
transitive verb en·crust·ed also
in·crust·ed,
en·crust·ing also
in·crust·ing,
en·crusts also
in·crusts - To cover or coat with or as if with a crust: tires encrusted with dried mud; legalities that were encrusted with tradition.
- To decorate by inlaying or overlaying with a contrasting material: encrust wood paneling with ivory.
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