Definition of "incrust" []

• Variant of encrust. (verb)

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• "It was formerly believed that waters replete with calcareous earth, such as incrust the inside of tea-kettles, or are laid to petrify moss, were liable to produce or to increase the stone in the bladder."
• "First we incrust a beautiful sashimi grade tuna steak in sesame seeds, pan seer it to medium rare perfection and then pair it with our mix of baby organic salad greens and sesame ginger dressing."
• "In so many arid forms which States incrust themselves with, once in a century, if so often, a poetic act and record occur."