incrusto

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

in-crusto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,

to cover with a coat or rind , to incrust (mostly anteand post-class.): ollam sapā et farre, Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 5: tota maceria levi lapide aut tectoria intrinsecus incrustetur, id. ib. 15, 1: sincerum vas, i. e. to daub over virtues with the names of vices , Hor. S. 1, 3, 56: parietem, Dig. 8, 2, 12.

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