| • | The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard
   exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of snow. | 
											
															| • | The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from
   the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or hard. | 
											
															| • | The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft
   contents. | 
											
															| • | The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a potpie; --
   also called dumpling. | 
											
															| • | The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally
   supposed to inclose a molten interior. | 
											
															| • | The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc. | 
											
															| • | A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus,
   occurring upon the surface of the body. | 
											
															| • | An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result
   of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See Beeswing. | 
											
															| • | To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an
   incrustation; to incrust. | 
											
															| • | To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become
   incrusted. |