crust

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɹʌst/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /kɹʊst/ Rhymes: -ʌst === Noun === crust (countable and uncountable, plural crusts) 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 The bread-like base of a pizza. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Northern US) A slice of bread cut from the end of a loaf; the heel. (geology) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth. Holonyms: lithosphere < Earth (astronomy, by extension) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of any terrestrial planet. Holonyms: lithosphere < planet The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc. (UK, Australia, informal) A living. Synonyms: daily bread, income, livelihood (uncountable, informal) Nerve, gall. (UK, Australia, slang, dated) The head. (music) Ellipsis of crust punk, a subgenre of punk music. ==== Synonyms ==== (bread end-piece): heel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== custard, croustade crouton crusted crusty encrust ==== Translations ==== === Verb === crust (third-person singular simple present crusts, present participle crusting, simple past and past participle crusted) (transitive) To cover with a crust. (intransitive) To form a crust. (Can we date this quote by Gerhard Gehrke and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), 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." ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === cruts, curst, curts