crusted

American  

[kruhs-tid] / ˈkrʌs tɪd /

adjective

1. having a crust; encrusted.

2. (of a wine) containing a hardened deposit accumulated during aging in the bottle.

   crusted port.

3. having the accruals of age; antique.

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Other Word Forms

• crustedly
  adverb
• uncrusted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of crusted

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at crust, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Constable’s famously crusted, white-flecked surfaces, as seen in this painting’s coarsely textured beams and choppy canal water, and in its windswept, cloud-filled skies, became touchstones in his work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Mrs Pyrah had been trying to avoid a puddle near a pond by walking through an area that she thought had a "dry crusted top".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

This dish rekindles that memory, offering a grown-up take on the crusted white fish.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

We see some guileless part of ourselves within him — a half-formed reflection in his goldfish Dorothy’s fishbowl that’s been crusted over by the steady gnawing of time.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2024

Everything was in a state of disarray—sewing projects abandoned upon the spinnet, shutters drawn, dogs sleeping on the settee, dirty plates and platters still lain on the table, the food crusted to their rims.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson