Verb: encrust en'krúst
- Form a crust or a hard layer
"Salt encrusted on the rocks near the sea";
- incrust
- Cover or coat with a crust
"The old pipe was encrusted with mineral deposits";
- incrust
- Decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
"The crown was encrusted with precious stones";
- incrust, beset
Derived forms: encrusts, encrusting, encrusted
Type of: adorn, beautify, coat, decorate, embellish, fancify, grace, harden, indurate, ornament, surface