incrust

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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.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

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

The waters of some springs are impregnated with sparry particles, which adhering to the herbage, or the clay, on the banks of their channel, harden into stone, and incrust the original retainers.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de

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

Saracenic pendentives with Cuphic legends incrust the richly painted ceiling of the nave.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington