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incrust |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incrust \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.