ENCRUSTATIONS Synonyms

• the act of building up an accumulation

• the result of the process of accumulation

• highly favorable publicity and praise

• a thin layer covering something

• a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

• a heavy fabric suitable for coats

• the work of applying something

• single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

• a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

• an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

• a hen that lays eggs

• thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

• make or form a layer

• the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

• matter that has been deposited by some natural process

• the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

• money deposited in a bank or some similar institution

• a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later

• money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use

• a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met

• a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

• the act of putting something somewhere

• put, fix, force, or implant

• put into a bank account

• put (something somewhere) firmly

• the formation of a crust

• a hard outer layer that covers something

• a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay