encrust

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Poetry has no golden mean; mediocrity here is of another metal, which Voltaire, however, had skill enough to encrust and polish.

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  1. transitive verb To cover or coat with or as if with a crust: tires encrusted with dried mud; legalities that were encrusted with tradition.
  2. transitive verb To decorate by inlaying or overlaying with a contrasting material: encrust wood paneling with ivory.

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  • Not enough to cause any male eyeballs to encrust, but sufficient to show the way. —  The Dastard
  • If established, experts say the could forever alter the lake's sensitive ecosystem, and clog water intakes, encrust boats and docks and cover now-pristine beaches with sharp, smelly shells.
  • Experts said that if the mollusks establish themselves, they could forever alter Lake Tahoe's sensitive ecosystem, clog water intakes, encrust boats and docks and cover now-pristine beaches with sharp, smelly shells. —  KOLO - HomePage - Headlines
  • In China, in addition to using the oil for both cooking and as a seasoning, the seeds are used to encrust wonderful fried pastry balls or to produce confections. —  Hungry Magazine
  • Some people even encrust hissers with Swarovski crystals and wear them as necklaces. —  Latest Articles
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  1. Possibly from French incruster, from Latin incrustāre : in-, on; see en-1 + crusta, crust; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.
 

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/ɪn, ɛnˈkrust/
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