What does incrust mean?
Definitions for incrust
ɪnˈkrʌstin·crust
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Princeton's WordNet
encrust, incrust, besetverb
decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
encrust, incrustverb
cover or coat with a crust
encrust, incrustverb
form a crust or a hard layer
Wiktionary
incrustverb
To encrust.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Incrust, To Incrustateverb
To cover with an additional coat adhering to the internal matter.
Etymology: incrusto, Latin; incruster, French.
The finer part of the wood will be turned into air, and the grosser stick baked and incrustate upon the sides of the vessel. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
Some rivers bring forth spars, and other mineral matter, so as to cover and incrust the stones. John Woodward.
Save but our army; and let Jove incrust
Swords, pikes, and guns with everlasting rust. Alexander Pope.Any of these sun-like bodies in the centers of the several vortices, are so incrustated and weakened as to be carried about in the vortex of the true sun. George Cheyne, Phil Prin.
The shield was purchased by Woodward, who incrusted it with a new rust. Scriblerus Club , Mart. Scribl.
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incrust
Incrust generally refers to the action of covering or coating something with a hard surface or layer. It can also mean to decorate or embellish with a thin surface layer. The term is often used in relation to substances like minerals, salt, or sugar that form a crust on a surface.
Webster Dictionary
Incrustverb
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
Incrustverb
to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object
Etymology: [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incrust in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incrust in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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