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Politics leave very little time for the bow window
at White's in the day, or for the crush room of the opera
at night.

Macaulay.

Crush"er (-?r), n. One who, or
that which, crushes.

Crusher gauge, an instrument for
measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect
in compressing a piece of metal.

Crush"ing, a. That crushes;
overwhelming. "The blow must be quick and crushing."
Macualay.

Crust (kr?st), n. [L.
crusta: cf. OF. crouste, F. croûte;
prob. akin to Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?; ice, E. crystal, from
the same root as E. crude, raw. See Raw,
and cf. Custard.] 1. The hard
external coat or covering of anything; the hard exterior surface
or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a crust of
snow.

I have known the statute of an emperor quite hid
under a crust of dross.

Addison.

Below this icy crust of conformity, the
waters of infidelity lay dark and deep as ever.

Prescott.

2. (Cookery) (a)
The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction from
the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown dry or
hard.


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