encrust
[ɪn'krʌst]
vt. 壳, 镶嵌层

vi. 壳

1. Salt from the sea had encrusted on the dry sand.
   海盐乾燥沙硬.
2. A material encrusted on a surface.
   硬壳硬壳状

encrust
[ verb ]

1. cover or coat with a crust

<verb.contact> incrust

2. decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

<verb.contact> beset incrust

3. form a crust or a hard layer

<verb.change> incrust

Incrust \In*crust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incrusted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Incrusting}.] [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare
to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See {Crust}.]
[Written also {encrust}.]
1. To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a
crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a
vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with
sugar.

And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow,
Incrusted hard. --Thomson.

2. (Fine Arts) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other
ornamental object.


encrust \en*crust"\, v. t.
To incrust. See {Incrust}.