definitions

incrust

[ in-kruhst ]
/ ɪnˈkrʌst /
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verb (used with object)

to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
to form into a crust.
to deposit as a crust.

verb (used without object)

to form a crust: They scraped off the barnacles that always incrusted on the ship's hull.

RELATED WORDS

stuff, cover, fill, laminate, paint, glaze, smear, stain, rub, coat, quilt, overlay, wad, bush, face, reinforce, sheath, panel, encrust, wainscot

Nearby words

increscent, incretion, incriminate, incross, incrossbred, incrust, incrustation, incubate, incubation, incubation patch, incubation period
Also encrust.

Origin of incrust

From the Latin word incrustāre, dating back to 1635–45. See in-2, crust

Related forms

in·crust·ant, adjective, nounnon·in·crust·ing, adjective, noun
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Examples from the Web for incrust

  • Take its red robe boldly from it, and weight it with gold and incrust it with jewels.

    Folle-Farine|Ouida

  • It's just the same principle as those lime springs that incrust things with lime.

    Old Gorgon Graham|George Horace Lorimer

British Dictionary definitions for incrust

incrust

/ (ɪnˈkrʌst) /

verb

a variant spelling of encrust

Derived Forms

incrustant, noun, adjectiveincrustation, noun
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