Rustication

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Things commonly known as rustication include:

  • Rustication is a process in Smoking pipe creation / refinishing where the surface of the pipe is given a texture or design by removing some of the material. Often rustication is used to give a pipe the appearance of wood grain or to cover up some surface flaw.
  • rustication — In architecture, a texture produced in ashlar masonry with deep cut 'V' or square joints to contrast with smooth masonry
  • rustication — temporary expulsion from a university. Literally, to be sent to the countryside.
  • rustication — In the British military, the process of posting a person or relocating a unit from London (or a command HQ) to elsewhere in the country