variants
also incrusting
as in smearing
to cover with a hardened layer
refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills
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“Encrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrusting. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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