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  • 31crust — noun Syn: covering, layer, coating, surface, topping, sheet, film, skin, shell, scab …

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  • 32pie crust — noun pastry used to hold pie fillings • Syn: ↑pie shell • Hypernyms: ↑pastry * * * pie crust UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular pie crust …

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  • 33Soft-shell crab — in New Orleans, Louisiana Soft shell crab is a culinary term for crabs which have recently molted their old exoskeleton and are still soft.[1] In the United States, the main species is the blue crab , Callin …

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  • 34Horn shell — Horn Horn (h[^o]rn), n. [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn, G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha[ u]rn, W., Gael., & Ir. corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke ras, and perh. also to E. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. [,c]iras head. Cf. {Carat}, {Corn} on… …

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  • 35Rock shell — Rock Rock, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. [1913 Webster] Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. Sir …

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  • 36outer shell — outer shell, the first of the four layers of the earth, lying above the mantle; crust …

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  • 37bread crust — hard shell surrounding a loaf of bread, crunchy outer part of a loaf of bread …

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  • 38pie shell — noun pastry used to hold pie fillings • Syn: ↑pie crust • Hypernyms: ↑pastry …

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  • 39coat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cover, crust; plaster, paint, varnish, glaze; plate; protect. n. jacket, overcoat, ulster, sack, cutaway, tunic; coating; tegument, shell, envelope, skin, peel, rind, surface, cover. See clothing,… …

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  • 40Crusta — Crus ta (kr?s t?), n. [L., shell, crust, inlaid work.] [1913 Webster] 1. A crust or shell. [1913 Webster] 2. A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object. [1913 Webster] || …

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