Etymology

encrust

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Today it means: To cover with a hard crust. Full definition →

French incruster ← Latin incrustare
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  1. Latin · derived fromincrustare
  2. French · derived fromincruster
  3. English todayencrust

From French incruster, from Latin incrustare, from in- (“in”) + crustare (“to cover with a crust”). By surface analysis, en- + crust.

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