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the texture that signals either perfect bread or a friendship that needs intervention.
means Having a hard outer layer or crust — or, of a person, gruff, irritable, and set in their ways.
from From 'crust,' which comes through Old French 'crouste' from Latin 'crusta,' meaning a hard surface, shell, rind, or coating — the same root that gives us 'crustacean,' those creatures wearing their crust on the outside. The '-y' suffix simply turned the noun into an adjective, and somewhere along the way the word leapt from describing stale bread to describing prickly people, a metaphor so natural it needed no explaining: a hard, unwelcoming surface is a hard, unwelcoming surface, whether on a loaf or a man.
- bread crust
- Maillard reaction browns sugars at 280 degrees Fahrenheit
- old insult
- British slang for grumpy, dirty, or stubbornly cranky
- protective layer
- Wound scabs are literally crusts made of dried blood
- subculture name
- Crust punk fuses anarchist politics with relentless distortion
- food science
- Crust seals moisture, keeping bread interiors soft longer
sourdough bread — san francisco bay area staple with thick crispy exterior, dating back to 1849 gold rush
french baguette — traditional paris bread with crackling crust, protected by french law since 1993
punk rock subculture — anti-establishment movement starting in 1970s london with leather jackets and spiky hair