Definitions
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- noun An
incrustation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hard outer layer that covers something
- noun a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay
- noun the formation of a crust
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Examples
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NCS can remove contaminants such as PVC, soils, tarnish, carbon spots, verdigris and encrustation from the surface.
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Judging by the sneak previews, oversized and all-black watches, gem encrustation and bling continue as dominant trends in, respectively: The men's market, the high-end sector, and so-called 'Chav-land'.
Basel: A Sneak Preview Ken Kessler 2011
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The encrustation of sheds, stores, armouries and cramped living quarters all round the wall within consisted mainly of timber.
A River So Long 2010
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NCS can remove contaminants such as PVC, soils, tarnish, carbon spots, verdigris and encrustation from the surface.
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Opera 8.0 not yet a masterpiece By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post VIA Seattle Times May 21 - Finds that Opera 8.0 "presents a considerably simpler facade, scrubbed of much of the old version's encrustation of toolbar icons and menu items.", but there are glitches and difficulties.
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Afilm critic sees the film straight away, beforeeveryone else, before it has an encrustation of media-comment, beforeany of this is possible.
Open door 2010
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Beloved by Toni Morrison: Burdened now with being the Great Novel of Our Time (and being assigned as required reading for a generation -- just read some of our cranky customer reviews), but to my mind it's still worth all the praise it's gotten, if we could somehow chip away at the encrustation of honors and come back to it fresh again.
An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008
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From a distance you can't see the layers of encrustation that have diluted the power of Mies's minimalism.
Mies's modernist D.C. library building is getting a complementary companion 2010
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NCS can remove contaminants such as PVC, soils, tarnish, carbon spots, verdigris and encrustation from the surface.
The Effect of Carbon Spots on Copper-Nickel Coins : Coin Collecting News 2010
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Water levels and salinity fluctuate from year to year; during dry periods salt encrustation and wind erosion occur.
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