also encrustation noun Etymology: Latin ~-, incrustatio, from incrustare to encrust Date: 1644 1. a crust or hard coating, a growth or accumulation (as of habits, opinions, or customs) resembling a crust, the act of encrusting ; the state of being encrusted, 3. overlay a, inlay
INCRUSTATION
Meaning of INCRUSTATION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012