Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kissing-crust

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: kiss-ing-crust
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The portion of the upper crust of a loaf which has touched another loaf in baking.

Example Sentences

"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"
"he cuts a massy fragment from the rich curly kissing-crust, that hangs like a fretted cornice from the upper half of the loaf[…]"

Etymology

From kissing + crust.

Questions

What does kissing-crust mean?: The portion of the upper crust of a loaf which has touched another loaf in baking.
Where does kissing-crust come from?: From kissing + crust.

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