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Encrust   /ɛnkrˈəst/   Listen
verb
encrust  v. t.  To incrust. See Incrust.


Incrust  v. t.  (past & past part. incrusted; pres. part. incrusting)  (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."
2.
(Fine Arts) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.





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"Encrust" Quotes from Famous Books



... their devious way through crevice and cranny, splitting and uplifting the strongest slab, wherein one tiny crack suffices for the string-like fibres to gain foothold. Masks and arabesques, fruit and flowers, fabulous monsters and sacred emblems, encrust the grey balustrades and bas-reliefs of the noble stairways. Roof and column teem with richest ornament, for Hindu art had reached the climax of splendour when the great city, formerly surrounding the monumental ...
— Through the Malay Archipelago • Emily Richings


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