incrustation
incrustation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.(Arch.) A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
- 3.(Fine Arts) Anything inlaid or imbedded.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 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 called?
- What is a covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement called?
- What is anything inlaid or imbedded called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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