In*crust" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrusted;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Incrusting.]
[L. incrustare; pref.
in- in + crustare to cover with
a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.] [Written also encrust.]
1. 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.
And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow,
Incrusted hard.
Thomson.
2. (Fine Arts) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.
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