crust
noun
[ krʌst ]
• the tough outer part of a loaf of bread.
• "a sandwich with the crusts cut off"
• a hardened layer, coating, or deposit on the surface of something soft.
• "a crust of snow"
Similar:
covering,
layer,
coating,
cover,
coat,
sheet,
thickness,
film,
skin,
topping,
caking,
encrustation,
scab,
concretion,
• a living or livelihood.
• "I've been earning a crust wherever I can"
crust
verb
• form into a hard outer layer.
• "the blisters eventually crust over"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta ‘rind, shell, crust’.
