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Webster 1913 Edition
Crust
Crust
(kr?st)
, Noun.
1.
The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation;
as, a
. crust
of snowI have known the statute of an emperor quite hid under a
crust
of dross. Addison.
Below this icy
crust
of conformity, the waters of infidelity lay dark and deep as ever. Prescott.
2.
(Cookery)
(a)
The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or hard.
(b)
The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft contents.
(c)
The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a potpie; – also called
dumpling
. Th’ impenetrable
crust
thy teeth defies. Dryden.
He that keeps nor
crust
nor crumb. Shakespeare
They . . . made the
crust
for the venison pasty. Macaulay.
3.
(Geol.)
The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior.
4.
(Zool.)
The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
5.
(Med.)
A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus, occurring upon the surface of the body.
6.
An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See
Beeswing
. Crust
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crusted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Crusting
.] To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an incrustation; to incrust.
The whole body is
crusted
over with ice. Boyle.
And now their legs, and breast, and bodies stood
Crusted
with bark. Addison.
Very foul and
crusted
bottles. Swift.
Their minds are
crusted
over, like diamonds in the rock. Felton.
Crust
,Verb.
I.
To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted.
The place that was burnt . . .
crusted
and healed. Temple.
Webster 1828 Edition
Crust
CRUST
,Noun.
1.
An external coat or covering of a thing, which is hard or harder than the internal substance; as the crust of bread; the crust of snow; the crust of dross; the crust of a pie.2.
A piece of crust; a waste piece of bread.3.
A shell, as the hard covering of a crab and some other animals.4.
A scab.5.
The superficial substances of the earth are, in geology, called its crust.CRUST
,Verb.
T.
1.
To cover with a hard case or coat; to spread over the surface a substance harder than the matter covered; to incrust; as, to crust a thing with clay; to crust cake with sugar; crusted with bark.2.
To cover with concretions.CRUST
,Verb.
I.