crust
地壳,结壳,硬壳,壳
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Definitions
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- : the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread.
- : a slice of bread from the end of a loaf, consisting chiefly of this.
- : the pastry covering the outside of a pie or other dish.
- : a piece of stale bread.
- : any more or less hard external covering or coating: a crust of snow.
- : Geology. the outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles deep under the continents and 6 miles deep under the oceans .Compare mantle, core.
- : a scab or eschar.
- : Slang. unabashed self-assertiveness; nerve; gall: He had a lot of crust going to the party without an invitation.
- : deposit from wine, as it ripens during aging, on the interior of bottles, consisting of tartar and coloring matter.
- : the hard outer shell or covering of an animal.
- : Australian Slang. a living or livelihood: What do you do for a crust?
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- : to cover with or as with a crust; encrust.
- : to form into a crust.
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- : to form or contract a crust.
- : to form into a crust.
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Some of the carbon eventually returns to the surface, via erupting volcanoes or as diamonds, while some gets sequestered away in the deep crust or upper mantle.
It can cut through thick, thin, and deep-dish crusts with ease while being gentle on your wrist.
That is what lies beyond the outer crust of Kate Raworth’s doughnut.
The study highlights how seismologists are increasingly acknowledging the importance of fluids in the crust, Shelly says.
In the first scenario, the flare of energy remains anchored to the crust of the star via magnetic field lines.
Cover crust with parchment paper and pour in baking beans or weights.
Kanye refuses to stomach any rejection, no matter how upper crust.
It has French ingredients like leeks and tarragon, and I use puff pastry to make the crust easy!
Note: The egg wash both affixes the pastry to the dish and makes a lovely browned crust.
This chicken features a thin, abundant crust with so many facets and angles you want to call it rococo.
A very little crust thrown to the very hungry is always accepted with gratitude.
To demonstrate them, a crust or a hair from the affected area is softened with a few drops of 20 per cent.
A crust of bread and clear air are far preferable to luxuries enveloped in clouds of smoke and heaps of filth.
These layers form what is termed the crust of the earth, and are altogether several miles in thickness.
She holds her knife in her right hand, and in the other a crust of bread with her toothsome morsel on it.