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Encrustation

nounid 50947·updated May 18, 2026
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a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
incrustation
plural
Encrustations
possessive
Encrustation's
pluralpossessive
Encrustations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay
§2
a hard outer layer that covers something
§3
the formation of a crust
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay
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