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CRUST, n. [L., G.]

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, v.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, v.i. To gather or contract into a hard covering; to concrete or freeze, as superficial matter.



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CRUST, n. [L., G.]

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, v.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, v.i. To gather or contract into a hard covering; to concrete or freeze, as superficial matter.


CRUST, n. [L. crusta; Fr. croûte; It. crosta; D. korst; G. kruste; W. crest, from cresu, to parch or scorch, cres, a hardening by heat. But the primary sense is probably to shrink, contract, harden, whether by cold or heat, and it is probably allied to crystal, freeze, crisp, &c. See Class Rd, No. 19, 33, 73, 76, 83, 85, 88.]

  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. – Dryden. L'Estrange.
  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, v.i.

To gather or contract into a hard covering; to concrete or freeze, as superficial matter.


CRUST, v.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. – Addison.
  2. To cover with concretions. – Swift.

Crust
  1. The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow.

    I 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. 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.

  3. To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted.

    The place that was burnt . . . crusted and healed.
    Temple.

  4. 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)
  5. The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior.
  6. The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
  7. A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus, occurring upon the surface of the body.
  8. An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See Beeswing.
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Crust

CRUST, noun [Latin , G.]

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 transitive

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 intransitive To gather or contract into a hard covering; to concrete or freeze, as superficial matter.

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