Kissing-crust
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The portion of the upper crust of a loaf which has touched another loaf in baking.
"how he would recommend this slice of white bread, or that piece of kissing crust, to a tender juvenile, advising them all to have a care of cracking their teeth"
Example
More examples"how he would recommend this slice of white bread, or that piece of kissing crust, to a tender juvenile, advising them all to have a care of cracking their teeth"
Etymology
From kissing + crust.
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