Found 2 items, similar to encrust.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: encrust encrust v 1: cover or coat with a crust [syn: incrust] 2: decorate or cover lavishly with gems [syn: incrust, beset] 3: form a crust or a hard layer [syn: incrust]
English → English (gcide) Definition: encrust Incrust \In*crust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Incrusting.] [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.] [Written also encrust.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar. [1913 Webster] And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, Incrusted hard. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fine Arts) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object. [1913 Webster] encrust \en*crust"\, v. t. To incrust. See Incrust. [1913 Webster]