incrustation
/ɪnkɹʌsˈteɪʃən/
Etymology
From Latin incrustātiō.
incrustation means the act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.
noun
- 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 world has planted—giving honest smiles to the countenance; artless, yet loving words to the tongue; ”