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Incrustation

//ɪnkɹʌsˈteɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay wordnet
  3. 3
    A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a hard outer layer that covers something wordnet
  5. 5
    A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the formation of a crust wordnet
  2. 7
    Anything inlaid or embedded. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "Her reception of her brother was most affectionate—there are times when the most artificial, by habit, become natural; when the early memories of the heart, for a short time at least, spring up as a fountain of living waters, overflowing the selfish vanities and conventional incrustations which the world has planted—giving honest smiles to the countenance; artless, yet loving words to the tongue; and the gratified heart seems restored to a new childhood."

Etymology

From Latin incrustātiō.

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