About The Word Incrust
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Incrust
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What's The Definition Of Incrust?
[v] form a crust or a hard layer
[v] cover or coat with a crust [v] decorate or cover lavishly with gems Synonyms | Synonyms for Incrust: beset | encrust | encrust Related Terms | Find terms related to Incrust: See Also | adorn | beautify | coat | decorate | effloresce | embellish | grace | harden | indurate | ornament | surface Incrust In Webster's Dictionary \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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