incrust

English

Etymology

Latin incrustare; prefix in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: compare French incruster. See crust.

Verb

incrust (third-person singular simple present incrusts, present participle incrusting, simple past and past participle incrusted)

1. To encrust.

   iron incrusted with rust

   a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar

   • Thomson

     And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, / Incrusted hard.

2. (art) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.