encrustation
/ɪnˌkrʌsˈteɪʃən/(亦作 incrustation)
noun
mass noun
1- the action of encrusting or state of being encrusted包外壳; 结壳。
1.1
- count noun a crust or hard coating on the surface of something硬壳。
1.2
- count noun Architecture a facing of marble on a building【建筑】（建筑物的）大理石贴面。
词源
early 17th cent. （originally as incrustation ）： from late Latin incrustatio （n-）, from the verb incrustare （see ENCRUST）.