ENCRUSTMENT

Etymology

Noun

encrustment (countable and uncountable, plural encrustments)

That which is formed as a crust; encrustation.

• I. Taylor

Source: Wiktionary


En*crust"ment, n.

Definition: That which is formed as a crust; incrustment; incrustation. Disengaging truth from its encrustment of error. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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