encrust

encrust
    v 1: cover or coat with a crust [syn: {encrust}, {incrust}]
    2: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: {encrust},
       {incrust}, {beset}]
    3: form a crust or a hard layer [syn: {encrust}, {incrust}]
    

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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