[krʌst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the tough outer part of a loaf of bread
(e.g: a sandwich with the crusts cut off)

- a hardened layer, coating, or deposit on the surface of something soft
(e.g: a crust of snow)

- a living or livelihood
(e.g: I've been earning a crust wherever I can)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta ‘rind, shell, crust’

[krʌst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- form into a hard outer layer
(e.g: the blisters eventually crust over)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta ‘rind, shell, crust’