Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incrust"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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}.]
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.


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