Definition of "incrustation" noun countable and uncountable , plural incrustations
(figuratively) An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature . quotations examples
Quotations Her reception of her brother was most affectionate —there are times when the most artificial , by habit , become natural ; when the early memories of the heart , for a short time at least , spring up as a fountain of living waters , overflowing the selfish vanities and conventional incrustations which the world has planted —giving honest smiles to the countenance ; artless , yet loving words to the tongue ; and the gratified heart seems restored to a new childhood .
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, page 244