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undercrusts

undercrusts is the plural of undercrust.

Meaning of undercrust

Noun

undercrust (plural undercrusts)

  1. A crust that forms the bottom of a pie, tart or other dish; a layer of pastry that supports the filling.
    • In the middle ages, our forefathers found themselves deficient in plates and so, for a substitute, an undercrust of bread served as a plate.1919 September, “How Some of Our Popular Dishes Got their Names”, in Gas Logic, volume 26, number 3, page 13
  2. The layer of material located beneath the crust of a planet or moon.
    • It must therefore form the undercrust of all Gallia.1878, Jules Verne, To the Sun?: A Journey Through Planetary Space, page 327
    Synonyms:
    subcrust

Questions about undercrusts

What is undercrusts the plural of?
Undercrusts is the plural of undercrust.

Words near undercrusts in the dictionary

  1. undercrowded
  2. undercrowding
  3. undercrowds
  4. undercrust
  5. undercrustal
  6. undercrusts
  7. undercry
  8. undercrying
  9. undercrypt
  10. undercrypts
  11. undercultural

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