incrustation
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incrustation
- /ɪnkɹʌsˈteɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
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From Latin incrustātiō.
noun incrustations
- The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
- 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.
- A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
- Anything inlaid or embedded.
- An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature. 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
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noun incrustation
| Português | incrustação f // encrustação |
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Talk about this word "incrustation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/incrustation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. incrustation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/incrustation "incrustation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/incrustation.Cite this
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title = {incrustation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/incrustation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
