incrust

ɪnˈkrʌst

Definition of incrust - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

materials

Rare

cover with a hard coating or crust

Rare

The old vase was incrusted with a layer of dust and grime..

coat

encrust

decorating

Rare

decorate or cover lavishly as with gems

Rare

The artisan incrusted the vase with jewels.

adorn

embellish

encrust

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Origin of incrust

Latin, incrustare (to cover with a crust)

Examples of incrust in a sentence

The ship's hull was incrusted with barnacles.
They incrusted the crown with emeralds and rubies.
The artist incrusted the frame with seashells.

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French:enrober, incruster, ...
German:überziehen, verzieren, ...
Italian:incrostare, decorare, ...
Spanish:incrustar, adornar, ...
Portuguese:revestir, ornamentar, ...
Chinese:结壳, 镶嵌, ...
Japanese:硬い層で覆う, 飾る, ...
Arabic:غطّى, رصع, ...
Hebrew:לְצַפּוֹת, לְקַשֵּׁט, ...
Russian:покрывать коркой, инкрустировать, ...
Ukrainian:інкрустувати, прикрашати, ...
Hindi:परत चढ़ाना, सजाना, ...
Bengali:আবৃত করা, সজ্জিত করা, ...
Catalan:incrustar, embellir, ...
Czech:inkrustovat, vykládat, ...
Danish:overtrække, besætte, ...
Dutch:bedekken, versieren, ...
Greek:επικαλύπτω, διακοσμώ, ...
Hungarian:bevonni, berakni, ...
Khmer:គ្របដណ្តប់ដោយស្រទាប់រឹង, តុបតែងដោយត្បូង, ...
Korean:덮다, 장식하다, ...
Persian:پوشاندن, تزئین کرد, ...
Polish:pokryć, ozdobić, ...
Portuguese (BR):revestir, ...
Romanian:a acoperi, a încrusta, ...
Swedish:överdraga, inrista, ...
Thai:เคลือบด้วยชั้นแข็ง, ตกแต่ง, ...
Turkish:kabuk bağlamak, süslemek, ...
Vietnamese:phủ lớp cứng, khảm, ...

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