encrust.
To cover with a hard crust.
Meaning & usage
To cover with a hard crust.
iron encrusted with rust
a doughnut encrusted with sugar
To form a crust.
To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.
The jeweller encrusted the ring with gems.
Where this word comes from
From French incruster, from Latin incrustare, from in- (“in”) + crustare (“to cover with a crust”). By surface analysis, en- + crust.
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