encrust
/ɪŋˈkɹʌst/ verb
Forms encrusts encrusting encrusted incrust
- verb (transitive) To cover with a hard crust. “iron encrusted with rust”
- verb (intransitive) To form a crust.
- verb (transitive) To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object. “The jeweller encrusted the ring with gems.”
Synonyms
Etymology
From French incruster, from Latin incrustare, from in- (“in”) + crustare (“to cover with a crust”). By surface analysis, en- + crust.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “encrust”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details