English Explanatory Dictionary

encrust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cover with a hard crust.
  2. To form a crust.
  3. To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.

Pronunciation

/ɪŋˈkɹʌst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-encrust.wav

Word forms

encrust encrusts encrusting encrusted incrust

Etymology

From French incruster, from Latin incrustare, from in- (“in”) + crustare (“to cover with a crust”). By surface analysis, en- + crust.

Derived words

encruster encrustment nonencrusting
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