encrusted

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Little is made of Goering’s outrageous personal style: the power-blue Reichsmarschall’s uniform, the fur-lined capes, the diamond encrusted badges and batons, the face makeup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Some versions were encrusted with jewels in paisley patterns, taking on an antique feel, others were clear and hot pink.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

They show the prow of a wooden ship, encrusted with marine life, a few bronze cannons scattered across the sand, and blue-and-white porcelain and gold coins shining on the ocean floor.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

Trays laden with dirty dishes, leftovers, encrusted silverware and much worse slowly inched their way toward me on a conveyor belt.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024

Abandoned animal pens, encrusted with months of dust.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick