Incrustation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incrustation \In`crus*ta"tion\, n. [L. incrustatio: cf. F.
     incrustation. See {Incrust}.]
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     1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
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     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.
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     3. (Arch.) A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc.,
        attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
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     4. (Fine Arts) Anything inlaid or imbedded.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  incrustation
       n 1: the formation of a crust [syn: {encrustation}]
       2: a hard outer layer that covers something [syn: {crust}, {encrustation}]
       3: a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied
          to a surface as an inlay or overlay [syn: {encrustation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "incrustation":
     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