encrust
verb (used with object)
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
encrusted
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past participleof encrust.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof encrust.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
encrustverb (used with object)to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
Example Sentences
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As a college senior, Bias bought an ankle-length fur coat, a Nissan 380ZX sports car and a gold bracelet encrusted with diamonds spelling his first name, the Washington Post reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Burns says that was all part of figuring out “how to loosen the barnacles of sentimentality that have encrusted themselves” on the war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
In the third picture in the carousel, Swift, wearing a Ralph Lauren halter neck dress and diamond encrusted Cartier watch, flashes her engagement ring - a cushion cut diamond on a gold band.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
At its heart was a 12ft tall emblem of the Hindu god Shiva, sheathed in gold encrusted with rubies and pearls.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
I brushed off the encrusted grit and ran my fingers over the smooth wooden shape of a lion.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
