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   En·crus·ta·tion

   /ˌenkrəsˈtāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
   • ▪ a crust or hard coating on the surface of something: "the sides are white with encrustations of salt"
   • ▪ a facing of marble on a building.

   Word Origin early 17th century (originally as incrustation): from late Latin incrustatio(n-), from the verb incrustare (see encrust).

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