incrust
Example Sentences
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The water climbs above the altar-tops, sapping, in its recession, the cement of the fine marbles which incrust the columns, so that about their bases the pieces have to be continually renewed.
From Italian Journeys by Howells, William Dean
Save but our army! and let Jove incrust Swords, pikes, and guns, with everlasting rust!
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by Gilfillan, George
Fuses and gives off dense white fumes, which thickly incrust the charcoal and color the flame blue immediately beyond the assay.
It's just the same principle as those lime springs that incrust things with lime.
From Old Gorgon Graham More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son by Lorimer, George Horace
The waters which rise from springs passing through marl or limestone are replete with calcareous earth, and when thrown over morasses they deposit this earth and incrust or consolidate the morass.
From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus
