encrustment en · NOUN
Etymology
From encrust + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) encrustation (something forming a crust).
disengaging truth from its encrustment of error
1860, Isaac Taylor, “(please specify the page)”, in Ultimate Civilization and Other Essays, London: Bell and Daldy […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| encrustments | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| incrustment | alternative | lexicographic |