Definition of Incrostation
In`crus*ta"tion (?), n. [L.
incrustatio: cf. F. incrustation. See
Incrust.]
1. The act of incrusting, or the state of
being incrusted.
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.
3. (Arch.) A covering or inlaying of
marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or
cement.
4. (Fine Arts) Anything inlaid or
imbedded.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
- 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.
- A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.
- Anything inlaid or imbedded.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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