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encrust

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: encrust

1
 v
cover or coat with a crust
2
 v
decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: encrust
1

v cover or coat with a crust

Synonyms:
incrust
Type of:
coat, surface
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

v form a crust or a hard layer

Synonyms:
incrust
Types:
effloresce
become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
Type of:
harden, indurate
become hard or harder
2

v decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

Synonyms:
beset, incrust
Type of:
adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
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