Crust
noun
- 1.
- (The hard outer layer of something, especially bread; the pastry covering of a pie, any hard surface layer, an insolence, the solid surface layer, the solid outer shell of the earth) bread crust សំបកក្រៀមៗ (នំប៉័ង) / earth's crust ស្រទាប់លើ
verb — past tense: crusted ; past participle: crusted ; present participle: crusting ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To cover or become covered with a crust, to form a crust) ឡើងក្រៀមពីក្រៅ
Example: An icy crust on the snow; the crust of the earth, Freezing rain crusted the sonw. - 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) ធ្វើឱ្យក្រៀមពីក្រៅ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft contents.
- 2.
- The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow.
- 3.
- The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or hard.
- 4.
- The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a potpie; -- also called dumpling.
- 5.
- The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior.
- 6.
- The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
- 7.
- A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus, occurring upon the surface of the body.
- 8.
- An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc.
verb — past tense: crusted ; past participle: crusted ; present participle: crusting ;
- 1.
- To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an incrustation; to incrust.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted.