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When neglect grows a hard shell and calls itself texture.
means A hard crust or layered coating that has built up gradually on a surface, often through mineral deposit, dirt, or decay.
from From the prefix 'en-' (to put into a state) plus 'crust,' which traces back to Latin 'crusta,' meaning rind, shell, or hard surface — the same root that gives us 'crustacean' and 'custard' (via its crusty top). 'Encrustation' itself emerged as English speakers took the Latin-rooted verb 'encrust' and nouned it, describing the process and result of something becoming crust-covered, layer by stubborn layer.
- origin
- from crust, literally a crusting-over
- chemistry
- minerals deposit layer by layer over time
- irony
- protects the thing it is ruining
- found in
- pipes, teapots, jewelry, and bad habits