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.]
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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.
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And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow,
Incrusted hard. --Thomson.
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2. (Fine Arts) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other
ornamental object.
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encrust
\en*crust"\, v. t.
To incrust. See
Incrust.
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