crust
noun
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
have crusted
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present perfectof crust.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Keep children off school until all the spots have crusted over.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2024
The cuts and raw spots have crusted over enough that I can mostly move around, and even though my back twinges when I move too quickly, it’s nothing I can’t ignore.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
It was a tiny hand and arm of ivory, parting the foam of a wave and holding a golden shell, in which the salt seemed to have crusted itself as if in some secretest ocean-hollow.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 by Various
