encrust

Definition

To cover with a hard crust.

Etymology

From French incruster, from Latin incrustare, from in- (“in”) + crustare (“to cover with a crust”). By surface analysis, en- + crust.

Example Sentences

• "iron encrusted with rust"
• "a doughnut encrusted with sugar"
• "And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, Incrusted hard."