encrust : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: encrust	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for encrust
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
encrust v cover or coat with a crust Synonym(s): encrust, incrust decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) Synonym(s): encrust, incrust, beset form a crust or a hard layer Synonym(s): encrust, incrust
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incrust \In*crust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incrusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incrusting}.] [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See {Crust}.] [Written also {encrust}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Encrust \En*crust"\, v. t. To incrust. See {Incrust}.