INCRUSTS

Verb

incrusts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incrust

Anagrams

• Sunscrit, crustins

Source: Wiktionary


INCRUST

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



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