Encrusted


[en-kruhst] /ɛnˈkrʌst/

verb (used with or without object)
1.
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/ɪnˈkrʌst/
verb
1.
(transitive) to cover or overlay with or as with a crust or hard coating
2.
to form or cause to form a crust or hard coating
3.
(transitive) to decorate lavishly, as with jewels
v.

1640s, from French incruster, from Latin incrustare “to cover with crust,” from in- (see in- (2)) + crusta (see crust). Related: Encrusted; encrusting.

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