encrust
[ en-kruhst ]
/ ɛnˈkrʌst /
verb (used with or without object)
Nearby words
encouraging, encrimson, encrinite, encroach, encroachment, encrust, encrustation, encrusted, encrypt, encryption, enculturate
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encrust
incrust
/ (ɪnˈkrʌst) /
verb
(tr) to cover or overlay with or as with a crust or hard coating
to form or cause to form a crust or hard coating
(tr) to decorate lavishly, as with jewels
Derived Formsencrustation or incrustation, noun
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Word Origin and History for encrusted
encrust
1640s, from French incruster, from Latin incrustare "to cover with crust," from in- (see in- (2)) + crusta (see crust). Related: Encrusted; encrusting.
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