crust

crust

 (krŭst)

n.

1.

a. The hard outer portion or surface area of bread.

b. A piece of bread consisting mostly of the hard outer portion.

c. A piece of bread that has become hard and dry.

2. A pastry shell, as of a pie or tart.

3. A hard crisp covering or surface: snow with a firm crust.

4. A hard deposit formed on the interior of a wine bottle as the wine matures.

5. Geology

a. The solid, outermost layer of the earth, lying above the mantle.

b. The outermost solid layer of a planet or moon.

6. The hard outer covering or integument of certain plants and animals, such as lichens and crustaceans.

7. An outer layer or coating formed by the drying of a bodily exudate such as pus or blood; a scab.

8. Informal Insolence; audacity; gall.

v. crust·ed, crust·ing, crusts

v.tr.

1. To cover with a crust.

2. To form into a crust.

v.intr.

1. To become covered with a crust.

2. To harden into a crust.

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[Middle English cruste, from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.]

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crust′less adj.

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crust

(krʌst)

n

1. (Cookery)

a. the hard outer part of bread

b. a piece of bread consisting mainly of this

2. (Cookery) the baked shell of a pie, tart, etc

3. any hard or stiff outer covering or surface: a crust of ice.

4. (Geological Science) the solid outer shell of the earth, with an average thickness of 30–35 km in continental regions and 5 km beneath the oceans, forming the upper part of the lithosphere and lying immediately above the mantle, from which it is separated by the Mohorovičić discontinuity. See also sial, sima

5. (Pathology) the dry covering of a skin sore or lesion; scab

6. (Brewing) a layer of acid potassium tartrate deposited by some wine, esp port, on the inside of the bottle

7. (Biology) the hard outer layer of such organisms as lichens and crustaceans

8. slang impertinence

9. slang Brit and Austral and NZ a living (esp in the phrase earn a crust)

vb

10. to cover with or acquire a crust

11. to form or be formed into a crust

[C14: from Latin crūsta hard surface, rind, shell]

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crust

(krʌst)

n.

1. the brown, hard outer surface of a loaf of bread.

2. a slice of bread from the end of the loaf.

3. a piece of stale bread.

4. the pastry containing the filling of a pie or other dish.

5. any hard external covering or coating, as of ice or snow.

6. a scab.

7. the outer layer of the earth, about 22 mi. (35 km) deep under the continents and 6 mi. (10 km) deep under the oceans.

8. Slang. presumption; gall.

v.t., v.i.

9. to cover or become covered with a crust.

10. to form into a crust.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French cruste, croste < Latin crusta hard coating, crust]

crust′al, adj.

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crust

(krŭst)

The solid, outermost layer of the Earth. ♦ The crust that lies underneath the continents is called continental crust, and is approximately 22 to 37 miles (35.4 to 59.6 kilometers) thick. It consists mostly of rocks rich in silica and aluminum, with minor amounts of iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium, and potassium. ♦ The crust that lies underneath the oceans is called oceanic crust, and is approximately 3 to 6 miles (4.8 to 9.7 kilometers) thick. It has a similar composition to that of continental crust, but has higher concentrations of iron, magnesium, and calcium. It is denser than continental crust.

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crust

- From French crouste, from Latin crusta, "rind, shell; incrustation."

See also related terms for rind.

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crust

Past participle: crusted
Gerund: crusting

Imperative

crust

crust

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crust

The hard outer skin of rock forming the ocean floor and the continents. Continental crust averages 20 mi (33 km) thick. Oceanic crust is less than 6.2 mi (10 km) thick.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crust - the outer layer of the Earth   Earth's crust layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another asthenosphere - the lower layer of the crust horst - a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle crustal plate, plate - a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly sial - the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum sima - rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
	2.	crust - a hard outer layer that covers something encrustation, incrustation covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" calculus, tophus, tartar - an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
	3.	crust - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties cheekiness, insolence, impertinence, impudence, freshness, gall rudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah - (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
Verb	1.	crust - form a crust or form into a crust; "The bread crusted in the oven" change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface

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crust

noun

1. heel, end pieces of broken biscuit and hard crusts of bread

2. layer, covering, coating, incrustation, film, outside, skin, surface, shell, coat, caking, scab, concretion As the water evaporates, a crust of salt is left on the surface of the soil.

3. living, income, livelihood, subsistence, bread and butter (informal), daily bread, (means of) support, (source of) income In the old days, he would do almost anything to earn a crust.

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crust

noun

Informal. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:

assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.

Informal: brass, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.

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Translations

قِشرَة الأرْضقِشْرَة خُبْزكعكَة مُربّى أو فاكِهَـه

kůrakůrkapečivo

dejlågjordskorpeskorpe

KrustePasteteSchwarteErdkruste

επίπαγοςκόραφλοιός

krusto

cortezacostracuscurropastacorteza terrestre

kuorikuorruttaa

croûteécorcepâte à tarte

kenyérhéj

bökubotnskel, skorpaskorpa

crosta

irzliaiirzlumaskriaukšlysplutasu pluta

garozamaizes garozapārlējumsvirsējā kārtazemes garoza

korst

jordskorpepaideigskorpe

crosta

кора

pečivo

çörekkabuk

地壳面包皮面粉制的糕点

crust

[krʌst]

A. N [of bread etc] → corteza f; (= dry bread) → mendrugo m; [of pie] → pasta f (Med) (on wound, sore) → costra f; [of wine] → depósito m, poso m; (= layer) → capa f (Geol) → corteza f
there were only a few crusts to eat → para comer sólo había unos pocos mendrugos
a thin crust of ice → una fina capa de hielo
the earth's crust → la corteza terrestre
see also earn A
see also upper C

B. VT frost crusted the windscreen → el parabrisas tenía una capa de hielo
boots crusted with mud → botas con barro incrustado

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crust

[ˈkrʌst] n

[bread] → croûte f
to earn one's crust (British) → gagner sa croûte

[pie] → croûte f

(= hard layer) (of mud, blood) → croûte f; (of ice, snow) → croûte f

[the earth] → croûte f, écorce f
the earth's crust → la croûte terrestre, l'écorce f terrestre

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crust

n (all senses) → Kruste f; the earth’s crust → die Erdkruste; to earn a crust (inf) → seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

vi → verkrusten; crusted port → Portwein m → mit Kruste

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crust

[krʌst] n → crosta; (layer) → strato
the Earth's crust → la crosta terrestre

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crust

(krast) noun

1. (a piece of) the hard outside coating of bread. The child would not eat the crusts. kors, korsie قِشْرَة خُبْز коричка côdea kůrka die Kruste skorpe κόραcorteza, cuscurro, costra (leiva)kooruke خرده نان خشک leivänkuori croûteקרום रोटी की पपड़ी kora (kenyér)héj kerak kulit roti skorpa crosta パンの皮 빵겁질 pluta, kriaukšlys [] garoza kerak luar korstskorpeskórka د وچی ډوډی ټوټی côdea coajă корка kôrka skorja korica skorpa, kant, skalk เปลือกขนมปัง kabuk 麵包皮 шкуринка, скоринка پرت، پپ‍ڑی، چهلكا vỏ bánh 面包皮

2. (American) pastry. She makes excellent pie crust. kors كعكَة مُربّى أو فاكِهَـه сладкиш pastelaria pečivo die Pastete skorpe; dejlåg φύλλο κρούσταςpasta (rasvane) tainas کلوچه leivos pâte à tarteעוגה रोटी kolač tészta kue bökubotn pasta パイの類 빵 sausainis virsējā kārta; pārlējums (sacepumam, plātsmaizei) pai korstpaideigciasto د ډوډی پوټکی pastelaria pateu сдобная корочка pečivo pecivo kora pajdeg, pajskal ขนมอบ çörek (美國)糕點 листкове тісто پیس‍ٹ‍ری bánh ngọt 面粉制的糕点

3. a hard surface especially the outer layer of the earth. aardkors قِشرَة الأرْض земна кора crosta kůra die Erdkruste jordskorpe φλοιόςcorteza maakoor پوستۀ زمین kuori écorceקרום छिलका, पपड़ी zemljina kora kéreg lapisan luar skel, skorpa crosta 地殻 딱딱한 표면 pluta [] garoza kerak bumi korstskorpeskorupa د ځمکی بهرنی قشر یا پوښ crosta scoarţă земная кора kôra skorja kora [jord]skorpa เปลือกโลก kabuk 地殼 земна кора زمين كى سطح vỏ trái đất 地壳

ˈcrusty adjective

1. having a crust. crusty bread. korserig مُحَمَّص، ذو قِشْرَةِ твърд com côdea s kůrou krustig sprød που έχει κρούστα crujiente, de corteza dura kõva koorega پوسته دار rapea qui a une forte croûte עִם קְרוּם קָשֶה पपडी़दार hrskav kruh héjas, ropogós (kenyér) berkerak með skorpu crostoso 皮が硬い 외피가 딱딱한 su pluta pārklāts ar garozu memakan kerak roti knapperig med skorpe, skorpet z chrupiącą skórką پوستک لرل com côdea cu coajă (tare) с корочкой s kôrkou skorjast tvrd skorpartad, hård, knaprig ที่มีเปลือกนอกกรอบ kabuklu 有硬皮的 твердий پرت جما هوا ، چهلك‍ے والا lớp vỏ giòn 有硬皮的

2. surly or irritable. bars, kortaf, nors, stuurs فَظ، سَريع الإنفعال раздразнителен irritável nerudný, popudlivý reizbar vranten; knotten ευέξαπτοςhosco, de mal carácter pahur بد خلق؛ ترشرو äkäinen bourru; hargneuxרגזן चिड़चिड़ा razdražljiv zsémbes kesal skapstirður irritabile 気むずかしい 무뚝뚝한, 심술굿은 irzlus īgns; sabozies perengus korzeligsur, grettendrażliwy, skory do gniewu مخرش، بد خلق irritável arţăgos; morocănos сварливый mrzutý osoren nabusit sur, vresig ที่อารมณ์เสียง่าย ters, aksi 暴燥的，亂發脾氣的 дратівливий; сварливий زود رنج càu nhàu 执拗的，易发脾气的

ˈcrustily adverb

bars, kortaf, bot بِصورَة فَظَّـة раздразнително com irritação nerudně, popudlivě krustig, reizbar skorpet; sprødt; vrantent; knottent δύστροπα de malas maneras, bruscamente, con irritación pahuralt با بدخلقی äkäisesti d'un ton hargneux/bourru בִּקְשִיחוּת चिड़चिड़ेपन से razdražljivo zsémbeskedve dengan kesal ergilega nervosamente 気むずかしく 딱딱하게, 심술굳게 irzliai īgni dengan sifat perengus korzeligsurt, grettent nerwowo له بد خلقی سره com irritação cu un ton arţăgos сварливо mrzuto osorno skoreno vresigt อย่างอารมณ์เสีย ters bir şekilde 暴燥地 роздратовано زرد رنجى ك‍ے سات‍ھ hay gắt gỏng 有硬皮地，粗鲁地

ˈcrustiness noun

barsheid, norsheid فَظاظَة свадливост irritação kornatost; mrzoutství das Krustige sprødhed; vrantenhed δυστροπία mal carácter pahurus بدخلقی äkäisyys texture croustillante; humeur bourrue קשיחות चिड़चिड़ापन razdražljivost keménység; zsörtölődő modor berkerak sem er skorpukenndur; viðskotaillska irritabilità; l'essere crostoso 皮の硬さ 딱딱함, 심술굿음 irzlumas īgnums rengusan knapperigheid, korzeligheid det som er skorpet; surhet pobudliwość بد خلقی irritação coajă/crustă crocantă; îmbufnare сварливость chrumkavosť; mrzutosť hrapavost skorenost knaprighet, vresighet อารมณ์เสีย terslik, aksilik 暴燥 роздратованість زرد رنجى، پرت جما هوا هونا tính cộc cằn 执拗，倔强

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crust

n. costra.

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crust

n costra

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