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incrusted

[in-kruhst]

in·crust

[in-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)
4.
to form a crust: They scraped off the barnacles that always incrusted on the ship's hull.

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Incrusted 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.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Also, encrust.


Origin:
1635–45; < Latin incrustāre. See in-2, crust

in·crust·ant, adjective, noun
non·in·crust·ing, adjective, noun
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