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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
blanketing, blocking, blotting out, cementwork, cloaking, clouding, coating, coverage, covering, crust, curtaining, eclipse, eclipsing, envelopment, enwrapment, enwrapping, eschar, hiding, laying on, mantling, masking, obduction, obscuring, occultation, overlaying, overspreading, pargeting, pastry shell, piecrust, plasterwork, scab, scale, screening, sheathing, shell, shielding, shrouding, stalactite, stalagmite, stuccowork, superimposition, superposition, upholstering, upholstery, veiling, wrapping
Dictionary Results for incrustation:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
incrustation
    n 1: the formation of a crust [syn: incrustation,
         encrustation]
    2: a hard outer layer that covers something [syn: crust,
       incrustation, encrustation]
    3: a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied
       to a surface as an inlay or overlay [syn: incrustation,
       encrustation]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Incrustation \In`crus*ta"tion\, n. [L. incrustatio: cf. F.
   incrustation. See Incrust.]
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   1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
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   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.
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   3. (Arch.) A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc.,
      attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
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   4. (Fine Arts) Anything inlaid or imbedded.
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