piecrust

[ pahy-kruhst ]

/ ˈpaɪˌkrʌst /

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noun

the crust or shell of a pie.

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

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Origin of piecrust

First recorded in 1575–85; pie¹ + crust

Words nearby piecrust

pieces, piece together, piecewise, piecework, pie chart, piecrust, piecrust table, pied, pied-à-terre, pied-billed grebe, pied-de-biche

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