Incrust
/ɪnˈkrʌst/noun
To cover or coat with a hard outer layer, or to become encrusted.
Did you know?Incrust comes from the same Latin root as “crust,” so the word’s core image is a hard shell or rind forming over something underneath.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
crusta
“A hard outer covering, rind, or shell”
Late Latin
Latin
incrustare
“To cover with a crust or hard coating”
Old French
Old French
encruster
“To cover, overlay, or set into a hard surface”
14th-16th Century
English
incrusten
“To coat or overlay with a crust-like layer”
Modern English
English
incrust
“To cover with a hard coating or crust; to become coated in that way”
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