Incrustation

Definitions

1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
   countable, uncountable
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.
   countable, uncountable
3. A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
   countable, uncountable
4. Anything inlaid or embedded.
   countable, uncountable
5. An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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; and the gratified heart seems restored to a new childhood.”

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