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[
in-
kruhst
]
in·crust
/
ɪnˈkrʌst
/
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in-
kruhst
]
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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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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.
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 extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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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Also,
encrust.
Origin:
1635–45;
<
Latin
incrustāre.
See
in-
2
,
crust
Related forms
in·crust·ant,
adjective, noun
non·in·crust·ing,
adjective, noun
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