incrust Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
    beset; encrust.
  2. verb cover or coat with a crust
    encrust.
  3. verb form a crust or a hard layer
    encrust.

WordNet

In*crust" transitive verb
Etymology
L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Incrusted; present participle & verbal noun Incrusting
Definitions
  1. To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar.
    And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, Incrusted hard. Thomson.
  2. (Fine Arts) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.

Webster 1913