Incrust

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cover with a crust; form a crust or coating on the surface of; coat; overlay: as, an ancient coin incrusted with rust.
  • In decorative art, to cover with a different and generally more precious material in plates or pieces of appreciable thickness, requiring to be held in place by cramps, hooks, cement, or other appliances.
  • To apply or inlay, as mosaic, slabs of precious marbles, enameled tiles, or the like, so as to form a decoration or covering.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of
  • transitive verb. To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To encrust.
  • verb. To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. cover or coat with a crust
  • verb. form a crust or a hard layer
  • verb. decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
  • Word Usage
    "It was formerly believed that waters replete with calcareous earth, such as incrust the inside of tea-kettles, or are laid to petrify moss, were liable to produce or to increase the stone in the bladder."
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    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    adjust  antitrust  brust  bused  bussed  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    crush  
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