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incrust
CIDE DICTIONARY
incrust, v. t. [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]"And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow,
Incrusted hard." [1913 Webster] - To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object. [1913 Webster]
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incrust
Covering
VB cover, superpose, superimpose, overlay, overspread, wrap, encase, incase, face, case, veneer, pave, paper, tip, cap, bind, bulkhead, bulkhead in, clapboard, coat, paint, varnish, pay, incrust, stucco, dab, plaster, tar, wash, besmear, bedaub, anoint, do over, gild, plate, japan, lacquer, lacker, enamel, whitewash, parget, lay it on thick, overlie, overarch, endome, conceal, anodize, galvanize.Lining
VB line, stuff, incrust, wad, pad, fill.For further exploring for "incrust" in Webster Dictionary Online