'encrust' definitions:
Definition of 'encrust'
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Definition of 'encrust'
From: GCIDE
- Incrust \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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, Incrusted hard. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Fine Arts) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'encrust'
From: GCIDE
- encrust \en*crust"\, v. t. To incrust. See Incrust. [1913 Webster]