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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The 1500 feet-long sculpture, made of 6000 tons of black basalt rock and earth, juts out of the basin and is encrusted with white salt, having been altered over the years by the salty pink water that used to flow there.
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Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
3 July 2026
Eliza decked herself in emeralds, while Amelia modeled a set encrusted with sapphires.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
The Seahawks ring, large as a child’s fist, is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Lastly, the new Air Jordan 4 Retro OG style is set to come with a silver Jumpman hangtag that’s encrusted with diamond-like gems.
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Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
3 July 2026
Eliza decked herself in emeralds, while Amelia modeled a set encrusted with sapphires.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
The Seahawks ring, large as a child’s fist, is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires.
—
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Lastly, the new Air Jordan 4 Retro OG style is set to come with a silver Jumpman hangtag that’s encrusted with diamond-like gems.
—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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“Encrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrust. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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