variants
or less commonly incrust
encrusted also incrusted; encrusting also incrusting; encrusts also incrusts
: to cover, line, or overlay with or as if with a crust
: to form a crust
Examples of encrust in a Sentence
refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
In the living room, wall panels composed of plaster, wood, and resin are encrusted with plexiglass and semiprecious stones.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025
Opt for one encrusted with diamonds.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025
The eggs were crafted from gold or silver and encrusted with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and other precious stones.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encrust
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“Encrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrust. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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encrust
transitive verb
en·crust
variants
also incrust
: to cover, line, or overlay with a crust
: to form a crust
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