Meaning of INCRUSTATION
| Pronunciation: | | `inkru'steyshun
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- [n] a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay
- [n] a hard outer layer that covers something
- [n] the formation of a crust
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| | Synonyms: | | crust, encrustation, encrustation, encrustation |
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| | See Also: | | calculus, cover, covering, decoration, formation, natural covering, ornament, ornamentation, tartar, tophus | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`crus*ta"tion\, n. [L. incrustatio: cf. F.
incrustation. See {Incrust}.]
1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
2. 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.
3. (Arch.) A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc.,
attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
4. (Fine Arts) Anything inlaid or imbedded.
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| | Related Terms: | | blanketing, blocking, blotting out, cementwork, cloaking, clouding, coating, coverage, covering, crust, curtaining, eclipse, eclipsing, envelopment, enwrapment, enwrapping, eschar, hiding, laying on, mantling, masking, obduction, obscuring, occultation, overlaying, overspreading, pargeting, pastry shell, piecrust, plasterwork, scab, scale, screening, sheathing, shell, shielding, shrouding, stalactite, stalagmite, stuccowork, superimposition, superposition, upholstering, upholstery, veiling, wrapping |
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