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encrust
[ en-kruhst ]
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.
encrust
/ ɪ²Ôˈ°ì°ùÊŒ²õ³Ù /
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
- ËŒ±ð²Ô³¦°ù³Ü²õˈ³Ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð²Ô·³¦°ù³Ü²õ³Ùa²Ô³Ù adjective noun
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôe²Ô·³¦°ù³Ü²õ³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
“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.
At its heart was a 12ft tall emblem of the Hindu god Shiva, sheathed in gold encrusted with rubies and pearls.
He dunked a washcloth and wiped the encrusted blood off the face, then wadded tissues inside the mouth and nostrils.
If Los Angeles has a reputation for opera, it is as an outlier, a city freed from encrusted tradition and eager to invent.
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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