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Definition of Pie crust
1. Noun. Pastry used to hold pie fillings.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pie Crust
Literary usage of Pie crust
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Colonial Furniture in America by Luke Vincent Lockwood (1901)
"The handsomest of the Dutch tea-tables were what are popularly known as "pie-crust
tables." One which came from Pennsylvania, and belongs to Mr. ..."
2. Dr. Chase's Recipes: Or, Information for Everybody; an Invaluable Collection by Alvin Wood Chase, William Wesley Cook (1920)
"... out each crust by itself, which causes them to dish so as to hold the tart
mixture. And if you will have a short pie-crust this is the plan to make It. ..."
3. The Improved Housewife: Or Book of Receipts, with Engravings for Marketing by A. L. Webster (1855)
"Use plain pie crust for the lining of your plates or the under crust. ... To make
Raised pie crust, or Potato pie crust, see No. 45. ..."
4. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"Roddy had taken Pie-crust up there when he put Swirly Snow out to prime him for
Cheyenne ... PIE-CRUST was glad to see me when I gave him a peck of oats. ..."
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