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encrust
verb
To cover with a hard crust.
"a doughnut encrusted with sugar"
To form a crust.
To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.
"The jeweller encrusted the ring with gems."
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