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Definition of Crust
Pronunciation: kr?st | n. | 1. | The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow. | | 2. | (Cookery) The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or hard. | | 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. | | v. t. | 1. | To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an incrustation; to incrust. | | v. i. | 1. | To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted. |
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