crust
noun
- outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet or natural satellite, which is chemically distinct from the underlying mantle
- structured, outer layer over something softer
- type of snow
verb
- forming or becoming covered by a crust, forming a crust
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kɹʌst/ / /kɹʊst/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English cruste, from Anglo-Norman and Old French cruste, from Latin crusta (“hard outer covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”), related to Old Norse hroðr (“scurf”), Old English hruse (“earth”), Old High German hrosa (“crust, ice”), Latvian kruvesis (“frozen mud”), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “frost, icy cold”), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal, ice”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀- (xruzdra-, “hard”), Sanskrit क्रूड् (krūḍ, “thicken, make hard”). Doublet of crusta.
- A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
- The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.
- An outer layer composed of pastry
“Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies.”
“They […] made the crust for the venison pasty.”
- The bread-like base of a pizza.
- A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel.
- The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.
“Holonyms: lithosphere < Earth”
“The crust (a mere 1% of the Earth's volume) is made of lighter melt products from the mantle.”
- The outermost layer of the lithosphere of any terrestrial planet.
“Holonyms: lithosphere < planet”
- The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
- A living.
“to earn one's crust”
“Like most of us, I am frequently asked by friends and people I meet in business situations or round the dinner table what I do to earn my crust.”
- Nerve, gall.
“You've got a lot of crust standing there saying that.”
““Oh?” she said. “So you have decided to revise my guest list for me? You have the nerve, the – the –” I saw she needed helping out. “Audacity,” I said, throwing her the line. “The audacity to dictate to me who I shall have in my house.” It should have been “whom”, but I let it go. “You have the –” “Crust.” “– the immortal rind,” she amended, and I had to admit it was stronger, “to tell me whom” – she got it right that time – “I may entertain at Brinkley Court and who” – wrong again – “I may not.””
- The head.
““Well, all I can say is that if yer don't take yer dial outer the road I'll bloomin' well take an' bounce a gibber off yer crust.””
- Ellipsis of crust punk, a subgenre of punk music.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English cruste, from Anglo-Norman and Old French cruste, from Latin crusta (“hard outer covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (“hardened”), from *krews- (“to form a crust, begin to freeze”), related to Old Norse hroðr (“scurf”), Old English hruse (“earth”), Old High German hrosa (“crust, ice”), Latvian kruvesis (“frozen mud”), Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “frost, icy cold”), κρύσταλλος (krústallos, “crystal, ice”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬰𐬛𐬭𐬀- (xruzdra-, “hard”), Sanskrit क्रूड् (krūḍ, “thicken, make hard”). Doublet of crusta.
- To cover with a crust.
“The whole body is crusted over with ice.”
“Their minds are crusted over, like diamonds in the rock.”
- To form a crust.
“, The Goblin Reign Boxed Set Thistle held her hand over the wound and pressed a wad of tree moss against it. "Don't move," she said. "Let it crust."”