encrusted

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Encrusted with thousands of seed pearls, sequins and crystals, the gown's design was the last of eight options put to the Queen by British couturier Sir Norman.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2022

Encrusted with oysters and clams, the ships and their contents—a copper pitcher, a cauldron, a skillet, leather shoe soles, brooms, the bones of rickets-afflicted black rats—had survived, preserved in anaerobic splendor.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 9, 2016

So begins the recipe for “Prather Ranch Beef Encrusted in Lichen,” a typical selection in San Francisco chef Daniel Patterson’s new cookbook, Coi.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2014

Encrusted Chinese Ming coins from a shipwreck sit between two paintings by Australia's greatest artist, Sidney Nolan.

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2011

Encrusted in dried saltwater and sand, he's panting and beginning to swoon.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper