encrust

as inline

as inplate
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Synonyms for encrust

verb put covering inside object

Antonyms for encrust

strip
unline

More words related to encrust

dirtied

verb. cause to be soiled

dirty

verb. cause to be soiled

dirtying

verb. cause to be soiled

line

verb. put covering inside object

lines

verb. put covering inside object

plate

verb. coat with metallic material

Word Origin & History

1640s, from French incruster, from Latin incrustare "to cover with crust," from in- (see in- (2)) + crusta (see crust). Related: Encrusted; encrusting.

Example Sentences for encrust

You think this, and are ready to encrust yourself with what is conventional and practical.

Chatterton took great pains to encrust his gold with verd-antique; it requires little to remove the green rubbish from the coin.

In spite of daily care, very hard water will encrust the china.

They constitute the greater number by far of the hard minerals which encrust the terrestrial globe.

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

Some marine algae which secrete carbonate of lime not only encrust rocks but give rise to sheets of submarine limestone.

A constant sense of gloom is settled like a pall over the whole building, blacker even than the soot and grime which encrust it.

encrust

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dirty

dirtying

line

lines

plate

Synonyms for encrust

dirtied