Encrust Definition

ĭn-
encrusted, encrusts, incrusted, incrusting, incrusts
verb
encrusted, encrusts
To form a crust.
Webster's New World
To cover with or as with a crust, or hard coating.
Webster's New World
To decorate elaborately, esp. with gems.
Webster's New World

To inset or affix decorative materials upon a surface.

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Origin of Encrust

  • Possibly from French incruster from Latin incrustāre in- on en–1 crusta crust kreus- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French incruster, from Latin incrustare; prefix in- in + crustare to cover with a crust. See crust.

    From Wiktionary

Encrust Sentence Examples

  • A very superior kind, obtained by allowing the juice to encrust pieces of wood or straws inserted in the cuts, is called manna a cannolo.

  • The best crystallized specimens of any mica are afforded by the small brilliant crystals of biotite, which encrust cavities in the limestone blocks ejected from Monte Somma, Vesuvius.

  • Lumps of manganese oxide, with a black, shining outer surface, are also characteristic of this deposit, and frequently encrust pieces of pumice or animal remains.

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Words Starting With

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TSTUST

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Words Starting With E and Ending With T

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