encrust
pronunciation
How to pronounce encrust in British English:
UK [ɪn'krʌst]
How to pronounce encrust in American English:
US [ɪn'krʌst]
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- Verb:
- cover or coat with a crust
- decorate or cover lavishly with gems
- form a crust or a hard layer
Word Origin
- encrust (v.)
- also incrust, 1640s, from French incruster, from Latin incrustare "to cover with crust," from in- (see in- (2)) + crusta (see crust). Related: Encrusted; encrusting.
Example
- 1. Green weed and grey barnacles encrust every part under the sea .
- 2. An engine 's heat melts the fine-ground rock , which proceeds to encrust the cooler parts of the mechanism , stopping it from working .
- 3. But concerns have emerged that salt in the seawater could damage machinery , clog pipes and encrust fuel rods , making it difficult for them to cool .
- 4. This rarely happens , but there are other more practical limits to endurance , including the need to reset instruments and to remove the inevitable weed , barnacles and other marine life that would encrust a glider during very long voyages .