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
incrust (third-person singular simple present incrusts, present participle incrusting, simple past and past participle incrusted)
Alternative form of encrust
• Curtins, crustin, curtins
Source: Wiktionary
In*crust", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Incrusting.] Etym: [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.] [Written also encrust.]
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. And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, Incrusted hard. Thomson.
2. (Fine Arts)
Definition: To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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