encrusted

variants also incrusted
past tense of encrust
as in crusted
to cover with a hardened layer refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills

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Recent Examples of encrusted For the return of Victoria’s Secret’s pricey and gemstone-encrusted Fantasy Bra—the first time the brand has put it on its runway since 2018—team VS needed a model who is not merely of the moment, but transcends it. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 Paris Texas’ spring 2027 collection, presented in Milan, is betting big on statement wedge styles, including the Wanda encrusted with crystals and the Romy featuring a cork wedge with a galvanized gold finish. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 On their way to the Bahamas in 1940, where the duke would serve as governor, Simpson sported one of her new creations, a blazing Cartier flamingo brooch, encrusted with diamonds, emeralds, citrines, rubies, and sapphires. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026 The mom-of-two—who shares daughter Jane, 12, and son Billy, 9, with Kimmel—showed off her physique in a sleeveless gold bodycon column dress from L’AGENCE, which was completely encrusted with gold and clear crystals. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026 Inside the Imam Hussein shrine, pilgrims in men's and women's sections press against the gold and silver-encrusted latticework around the spot where he was killed, many striking their foreheads in grief. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026 The fan guards in the walk-in cooler was encrusted with residue. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 There were also issues with wastewater disposal, damaged floors, and pots and pans encrusted with food debris and grease deposits. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The Seahawks ring, large as a child’s fist, is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrusted
Verb
  • Minimize direct exposure while your skin is red, peeling, swollen, crusted, or otherwise healing.
    — Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Irving’s lighthouse, built for the 1893 World’s Fair, was salt crusted, wind battered, and timeworn, at once a shithole and a feat of civil engineering.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Apparently, ancient Greeks used breadsticks smeared with olive oil as a lubricant.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Her makeup, crafted by Diana Shin, was equally as striking and overtly feminine, featuring pink shadow smeared in her crease, shimmer on her lids, falsies glued to her top lash line and burgundy lip liner accenting her lips.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Toss until evenly coated, check the seasoning and adjust as necessary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The scientific payoff that followed included remote-sensing work that confirmed Bennu's surface is coated in carbon-bearing compounds.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Holden’s vignettes are caked in grime and emerge at a reckless pace.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The army has published footage of rescues via helicopter, and of people being pulled out of the hydropower tunnels, completely caked in mud.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But the scenes — his body covered in medical equipment, his limbs not moving, his teammates down on a knee — certainly created cause for concern.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The still-pristine white marble stone stood out compared to the neighboring grave, holding Bailey’s sister Eliza, covered in grime and moss collected over the decades.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Encrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrusted. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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