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en·crust

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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

incrust.

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en·crust Audio Help (ěn-krŭst') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. en·crust·ed also in·crust·ed, en·crust·ing also in·crust·ing, en·crusts also in·crusts

To cover or coat with or as if with a crust: tires encrusted with dried mud; legalities that were encrusted with tradition.
To decorate by inlaying or overlaying with a contrasting material: encrust wood paneling with ivory.

[Possibly from French incruster, from Latin incrustāre : in-, on; see en-¹ + crusta, crust; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.]

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