Definitions for: Incrust

[v] form a crust or a hard layer
[v] cover or coat with a crust
[v] decorate or cover lavishly with gems

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]
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) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other
ornamental object.

Synonyms: beset, encrust, encrust

See Also: adorn, beautify, coat, decorate, effloresce, embellish, grace, harden, indurate, ornament, surface

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