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 encrust

First 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 encrust

en·crust·ant, adjective, nounnon·en·crust·ing, adjective, noun

Words nearby encrust

encrimson, encrinite, encroach, encroachment, en croûte, encrust, encrustation, encrypt, encryption, enculturate, enculturation

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Example sentences from the Web for encrust

In spite of daily care, very hard water will encrust the china.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping|Elizabeth Hale Gilman
They constitute the greater number by far of the hard minerals which encrust the terrestrial globe.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Some marine algae which secrete carbonate of lime not only encrust rocks but give rise to sheets of submarine limestone.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
You think this, and are ready to encrust yourself with what is conventional and practical.
The Kempton-Wace Letters|Jack London

Poetry has no golden mean; mediocrity here is of another metal, which Voltaire, however, had skill enough to encrust and polish.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor

British Dictionary definitions for encrust

encrust

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 encrust

encrustation or incrustation, noun

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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 encrust First 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 encrust en·crust·ant, adjective, nounnon·en·crust·ing, adjective, noun Words nearby encrust encrimson, 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 encrust In spite of daily care, very hard water will encrust the china. The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping\|Elizabeth Hale Gilman They constitute the greater number by far of the hard minerals which encrust the terrestrial globe. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Some marine algae which secrete carbonate of lime not only encrust rocks but give rise to sheets of submarine limestone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6\|Various You think this, and are ready to encrust yourself with what is conventional and practical. The Kempton-Wace Letters\|Jack London Poetry has no golden mean; mediocrity here is of another metal, which Voltaire, however, had skill enough to encrust and polish. Imaginary Conversations and Poems\|Walter Savage Landor British Dictionary definitions for encrust encrust 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 encrust encrustation or incrustation, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to encrust stuff, cover, fill, sully, smear, blacken, smudge, quilt, overlay, wad, bush, face, reinforce, sheath, panel, incrust, wainscot, layer, scale, enamel
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encrust

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of encrust

OTHER WORDS FROM encrust

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Example sentences from the Web for encrust

British Dictionary definitions for encrust

incrust

verb

Derived forms of encrust

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