incrust

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Fuses with the evolution of dense white fumes, which incrust the surface of the charcoal.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

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

Such are popularly known as petrifying springs, although they merely incrust the objects and do not convert them into stone.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

Fuses and gives off dense white fumes, which thickly incrust the charcoal and color the flame blue immediately beyond the assay.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

In so many arid forms which States incrust themselves with, once in a century, if so often, a poetic act and record occur.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 by Various