incrustation: Meaning and Definition of

in•crus•ta•tion

Pronunciation: (in"kru-stā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. an incrusting or being incrusted.
  2. a crust or coat of anything on the surface of a body; covering, coating, or scale.
  3. the inlaying or addition of enriching materials on or to a surface or an object.
  4. the enriching materials inlaid on or added to a surface or an object.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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