Encrust vs Crust - What's the difference?
encrust | crust |
A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
The external layer of most types of bread.
An outer layer composed of pastry
* Dryden
* Macaulay
The bread-like base of a pizza.
(geology) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.
The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
(uncountable) Nerve, gall.
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crust punk (a subgenre of punk music)
To cover with a crust.
* Boyle
* Felton
To form a crust.
Crust is a synonym of encrust.
Crust is a related term of encrust.
In transitive terms the difference between encrust and crust
is that encrust is to cover with a hard crust while crust is to cover with a crust.As a noun crust is
a more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.crust
English
(wikipedia crust)Noun
- Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies.
- They made the crust for the venison pasty.
- You've got a lot of crust standing there saying that.
Verb
(en verb)- The whole body is crusted over with ice.
- Their minds are crusted over, like diamonds in the rock.