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Pronunciation : In*crust"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.] [Written also encrust.]
Definition : 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)

Defn: To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.

t. [imp. & p. p. Incrusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Incrusting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913