encrust

English

Alternative forms

• incrust

Etymology

From French incruster, from Latin incrustare, from in- (“in”) + crustare (“to cover with a crust”). See crust.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪŋˈkɹʌst/

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• Rhymes: -ʌst

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cover with a hard crust.

   iron encrusted with rust

   a doughnut encrusted with sugar

   • 1726, James Thomson, “Winter”, in The Seasons, London: A Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, , published 1768, →OCLC:

     And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow,
     Incrusted hard.

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

   The jeweller encrusted the ring with gems.

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