en·crust

[en-kruhst]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
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encrust or incrust (ɪnˈkrʌst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
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
 
incrust or incrust
 
vb
 
encrus'tation or incrust
 
n
 
incrus'tation or incrust
 
n

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Encrusted is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

encrusted
1660s, from encrust (1640s), from en- + crust.
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Example sentences
Close by are a diamond-encrusted conch shell and discus, his traditional
  accessories.
Large wind-swept alkali lakes are surrounded by barren, salt-encrusted beaches
  and large glacial boulders.
The ship was so heavy that the salvage team had to cut it into nine pieces with
  a diamond-encrusted wire in order to lift it.
Loggerheads are about the same size as greens but are handicapped by stubby
  flippers and barnacle-encrusted shells.
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