1. Having a hardened crust as a covering
   "The old ship's hull was encrusted with barnacles";
   - crusted, crusty, crustlike

1. Form a crust or a hard layer
   "Salt encrusted on the rocks near the sea";
   - incrust
    
2. Cover or coat with a crust
   "The old pipe was encrusted with mineral deposits";
   - incrust
    
3. Decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
   "The crown was encrusted with precious stones";
   - incrust, beset

See also: covered

Type of: adorn, beautify, coat, decorate, embellish, fancify, grace, harden, indurate, ornament, surface