encrustation
noun
en·crus·ta·tion
ˌin-ˌkrə-ˈstā-shən 
ˌen-
ˌen-
less common variant of incrustation
1
a
: a crust or hard coating
b
: a growth or accumulation (as of habits, opinions, or customs) resembling a crust
2
: the act of encrusting : the state of being encrusted
3
a
b
: inlay
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Don’t miss Suzanne Jackson’s amazing hanging encrustations of poured and scraped paint.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024
Plenty of fragmented mollusk shells are scattered throughout the site, but this particular specimen was remarkably intact, showing no signs of prolonged exposure via scavenging, shell encrustation, or of being exhumed from elsewhere and redeposited.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2022
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024
Plenty of fragmented mollusk shells are scattered throughout the site, but this particular specimen was remarkably intact, showing no signs of prolonged exposure via scavenging, shell encrustation, or of being exhumed from elsewhere and redeposited.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2022
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“Encrustation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrustation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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encrustation
en·crus·ta·tion
(ˌ)in-ˌkrəs-ˈtā-shən, ˌen-
variant of incrustation
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