encrust
IPA: ɛnkrˈʌst
verb
- (transitive) To cover with a hard crust.
- (intransitive) To form a crust.
- (transitive) To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.
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Examples of "encrust" in Sentences
- He carried a sword encrusted with gold.
- The wall frescos imitate encrusted marble.
- And no, definitely not encrusted with jewels.
- They are often encrusted with salt secretions.
- The screens on my windows are totally encrusted.
- It is encrusted with snow and is full of gold and jewels.
- It is a thickly encrusting sponge with a glistening bumpy surface.
- It forms as efflorescent encrustations in underground uranium mines.
- As they are heavily encrusted with lime, it is sometimes difficult to tell.
- By the late '70s, canvas often gave way to boxy plywood structures, encrusted with dark, purplish monochromes flecked with brighter underlying shades.
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