incrusted

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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27 Moby Thesaurus words for "incrusted":
      backed, calcified, callous, calloused, case-hardened, crusted,
      crusty, crystallized, fossilized, granulated, hardened, hornified,
      indurate, indurated, lapidified, ossified, petrified, reinforced,
      rigidified, sclerotic, set, solidified, steeled, stiffened,
      strengthened, toughened, vitrified