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encrust

[ en-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)

  1. to form a crust:

    They scraped off the barnacles that always encrusted on the ship's hull.

encrust

/ ɪ²Ôˈ°ì°ùÊŒ²õ³Ù /

verb

  1. tr to cover or overlay with or as with a crust or hard coating
  2. to form or cause to form a crust or hard coating
  3. tr to decorate lavishly, as with jewels
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±ð²Ô³¦°ù³Ü²õˈ³Ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð²Ô·³¦°ù³Ü²õ³Ùa²Ô³Ù adjective noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôe²Ô·³¦°ù³Ü²õ³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of encrust1

First recorded in 1635–45 for incrust and 1710–20 for encrust; from Old French encrouster, incrouster, from Latin ¾±²Ô³¦°ù³Ü²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð “to cover with a layer, rind, or crust; daubâ€; en- 1, crust
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“The You You Are†is self-help hackery rife with fool’s gold like, “A society with festering workers cannot flourish, just as a man with rotting toes cannot skip†encrusting bumper sticker calls for rebellion.

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At its heart was a 12ft tall emblem of the Hindu god Shiva, sheathed in gold encrusted with rubies and pearls.

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He dunked a washcloth and wiped the encrusted blood off the face, then wadded tissues inside the mouth and nostrils.

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If Los Angeles has a reputation for opera, it is as an outlier, a city freed from encrusted tradition and eager to invent.

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The mussels can compromise water delivery systems by encrusting screens and filters, attaching to the walls of large pipelines, and clogging smaller pipes.

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