incrustation incrustation /ˌɪnkrəˈsteɪʃən/

noun

1. A decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay  ( encrustation , incrustation )
   a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay
   
   
2. A hard outer layer that covers something  ( crust , encrustation , incrustation )
   a hard outer layer that covers something
   
3. The formation of a crust  ( encrustation , incrustation )
   the formation of a crust
   
   

 board of selectmen board of selectmen /bɔːrd ɒv sɪˈlɛktmən/

noun

1. A board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town  ( board of selectmen )
   a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town
    The town's decisions were made by the board of selectmen.
   The town's decisions were made by the board of selectmen.
   
   

 dud dud /ˈdʌd/

adjective

1. Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive  ( dud )
   failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
    He stepped on a dud mine
   he stepped on a dud mine
   

noun

1. An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual  ( bomb , dud , turkey , clunker [Informal, N. American] )
   an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
    The first experiment was a real turkey
   the first experiment was a real turkey
    The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
   the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
   
2. An explosion that fails to occur  ( dud , misfire )
   an explosion that fails to occur
   
3. Someone who is unsuccessful  ( dud , flop [Informal] , washout , clunker [Informal, N. American] )
   someone who is unsuccessful
   
   

 Torquato Tasso Torquato Tasso /tɔrˈkwɑːtoʊ ˈtæsoʊ/

noun

1. Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)  ( Tasso , Torquato Tasso )
   Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)