单词 | encrust |
释义 | encrust[ en-kruhst ] / ɛnˈkrʌst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR encrust ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to cover or line with a crust or hard coating. to form into a crust. to deposit as a crust. verb (used without object)to form a crust: They scraped off the barnacles that always encrusted on the ship's hull. Also in·crust [in-kruhst] /ɪnˈkrʌst/ . Origin of encrustFirst recorded in 1635–45 for incrust and 1710–20 for encrust; from Old French encrouster, incrouster, from Latin incrustāre “to cover with a layer, rind, or crust; daub”; see origin at en-1, crust OTHER WORDS FROM encrusten·crust·ant, adjective, nounnon·en·crust·ing, adjective, nounWords nearby encrustencrimson, encrinite, encroach, encroachment, en croûte, encrust, encrustation, encrypt, encryption, enculturate, enculturation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for encrustBritish Dictionary definitions for encrustencrust incrust/ (ɪnˈkrʌst) / verb(tr) to cover or overlay with or as with a crust or hard coating to form or cause to form a crust or hard coating (tr) to decorate lavishly, as with jewels Derived forms of encrustencrustation or incrustation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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