ENCRUST

encrust, incrust

(verb) form a crust or a hard layer

encrust, incrust

(verb) cover or coat with a crust

encrust, incrust, beset

(verb) decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

encrust (third-person singular simple present encrusts, present participle encrusting, simple past and past participle encrusted)

(transitive) To cover with a hard crust.

(intransitive) To form a crust.

(transitive) To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.

Source: Wiktionary


En*crust", v. t.

Definition: To incrust. See Incrust.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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