Kruste — meaning in English

English meaning

• crust noun The hard outer layer of something, especially bread or the Earth.
• crusty adjective Having a hard, crisp outer layer, especially bread.
• scab noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
• slough noun The old skin shed by a snake, or dead tissue that separates from a wound.

Senses

Kruste is used for these senses in English:

• crusty Having a crust, especially a thick one.
• eschar (loose or obsolete) Any hard, dark, commonly flattened or sunken lesion or crust, especially on a burn, abscess, infection, wound; commonly a coagulation of blood or exudations, not necessarily involving dead or necrotic tissue.
• scab An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
• slough Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

crust — full definition

1. noun The hard outer layer of something, especially bread or the Earth.
2. verb To form or become covered with a hard outer layer.

crusty — full definition

1. adjective Having a hard, crisp outer layer, especially bread.
2. adjective Grumpy or short-tempered, often in an old, curmudgeonly way.

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