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crustnoun

uk ​ /krʌst/ us ​ /krʌst/

› [ C or U ] a hard outer covering of something:

pie crust (= the cooked pastry on top)
the earth's crust

› [ C ] the outside layer of a loaf of bread:

Could you cut the crusts off the sandwiches, please?

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crusted
adjective uk ​ /ˈkrʌs.tɪd/ us ​ /ˈkrʌs.tɪd/

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crusted with mud

(Definition of “crust” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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crustnoun

us ​ /krʌst/

crust noun (BREAD)

› [ C/U ] a hard outer covering, esp. on a loaf of bread or a pastry

crust noun (EARTH)

› earth science [ C ] the outer layer of the earth

crustal
adjective [ not gradable ] us ​ /ˈkrʌs·təl/

› earth science

crustal displacement

(Definition of “crust” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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