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noun
The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Anything inlaid or embedded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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noun
a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: encrustation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decoration, ornament, ornamentation
noun
a hard outer layer that covers something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crust, encrustation
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Broader terms: covering, natural covering, cover
Narrower terms: tartar, calculus, tophus
noun
the formation of a crust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: encrustation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: formation
History
From Latin incrustātiō.
Across languages
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