crust
crust [crust crusts crusted crusting] BrE [krʌst] NAmE [krʌst] noun
1. countable, uncountable the hard outer surface of bread
•sandwiches with the crusts cut off
2. countable, usually singular a layer of ↑pastry, especially on top of a ↑pie
•Bake until the crust is golden.
3. countable, uncountable a hard layer or surface, especially above or around sth soft or liquid
•a thin crust of ice
•the earth's crust
see also ↑upper crust, see earn a/your crust at ↑earn
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta ‘rind, shell, crust’.
Example Bank:
•Put the lid on, or a crust will form on the paints.
•The mud had formed a thick crust on the surface of the road.
•We saved a few crusts of bread for the birds.
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