encrust

Also in·crust

[en-kruhst]

verb (used with object)

1. to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.

2. to form into a crust.

3. to deposit as a crust.

verb (used without object)

1. to form a crust.

   They scraped off the barnacles that always encrusted on the ship's hull.

encrust

/ ɪnˈkrʌst /

verb

1. (tr) to cover or overlay with or as with a crust or hard coating

2. to form or cause to form a crust or hard coating

3. (tr) to decorate lavishly, as with jewels

Other Word Forms

• encrustant adjective
• nonencrusting adjective
• encrustation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of encrust¹

First recorded in 1635–45 for incrust and 1710–20 for encrust; from Old French encrouster, incrouster, from Latin incrustāre “to cover with a layer, rind, or crust; daub”; en- ¹, crust

Example Sentences

In the third picture in the carousel, Swift, wearing a Ralph Lauren halter neck dress and diamond encrusted Cartier watch, flashes her engagement ring - a cushion cut diamond on a gold band.

From BBC

At one point, two young men came and sat down on a stone, their feet encrusted in mud.

From BBC

Some versions were encrusted with jewels in paisley patterns, taking on an antique feel, others were clear and hot pink.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s because those assessments tend to be encrusted in partisan ideologies.

From Los Angeles Times

“The You You Are” is self-help hackery rife with fool’s gold like, “A society with festering workers cannot flourish, just as a man with rotting toes cannot skip” encrusting bumper sticker calls for rebellion.

From Salon

Related Words

• blacken 
• smear 
• smudge 
• sully