variants
or less commonly incrust
encrusted also incrusted; encrusting also incrusting; encrusts also incrusts
: to cover, line, or overlay with or as if with a crust
: to form a crust
Examples of encrust in a Sentence
refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills
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Despite several missteps ‒ including dropping a diamond and emerald-encrusted gold crown on their way out, leaving behind forensic evidence and being caught on security footage ‒ the robbers and the jewels still haven't been found.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Among the royal gems that were pinched is a necklace, with eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, and the crown of Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, encrusted with nearly 2,000 diamonds and 212 pearls.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Decorated with eight golden eagles and encrusted with 1,354 diamonds, 1,136 rose-cut diamonds, and 56 emeralds, it was found broken near the museum.
—News Desk, Artforum, 20 Oct. 2025
The band also appears to be diamond-encrusted.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Among the royal gems that were pinched is a necklace, with eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, and the crown of Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, encrusted with nearly 2,000 diamonds and 212 pearls.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Decorated with eight golden eagles and encrusted with 1,354 diamonds, 1,136 rose-cut diamonds, and 56 emeralds, it was found broken near the museum.
—News Desk, Artforum, 20 Oct. 2025
The band also appears to be diamond-encrusted.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Encrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrust. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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encrust
transitive verb
en·crust
variants
also incrust
: to cover, line, or overlay with a crust
: to form a crust
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