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Webster 1913 Edition
Incrustation
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Incrustation
INCRUSTA'TION
,Noun.
1.
A crust or rough coat of any thing on the surface of a body.2.
A covering or lining of marble or other stone.Definition 2024
incrustation
incrustation
English
Noun
incrustation (plural 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 imbedded.