piecrust

[ pahy-kruhst ]

noun
  1. the crust or shell of a pie.

  2. dough prepared with shortening for making the crust or shell of a pie; paste.

Origin of piecrust

1
First recorded in 1575–85; pie1 + crust

Words Nearby piecrust

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How to use piecrust in a sentence

  • Next day the piecrust was so bad that, despite the lessened load, we only covered twelve miles.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • On the 11th a good deal of "piecrust" cut down the day's march to eight and a half miles.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • I harnessed-in for five miles over light, unpacked snow, with piecrust underneath.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • They are little, round, puffy balls made of something like piecrust, and they are hollow.

    Uncle Wiggily in the Woods | Howard R. Garis
  • Do not trust the omelet to heavy-handed cook, who thinks it means a compromise between piecrust and pancake.

    The Feasts of Autolycus | Elizabeth Robins Pennell