Band books

2. The quality of being crusty or
surly.

Old Christy forgot his usual
crustiness.

W. Irving.

Crust"y (-&ybreve;), a.
1. Having the nature of crust; pertaining to
a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty
surface or substance.

2. [Possibly a corruption of cursty.
Cf. Curst, Curstness.] Having a hard exterior,
or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish;
peevish; surly.

Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the
news?

Shak.

Crut (krŭt), n. [Cf. F.
croûte crust.] The rough, shaggy part of oak
bark.

Crutch (krŭch; 224), n.;
pl. Crutches (-&ebreve;z). [OE.
crucche, AS. crycc, cricc; akin to D.
kruk, G. krücke, Dan. krykke, Sw.
krycka, and to E. crook. See Crook, and cf.
Cricket a low stool.] 1. A staff with
a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder,
to support the lame or infirm in walking.


Pages:
2546 2547 2548 2549 2550 2551 2552 2553 2554 2555 2556 2557 2558 2559 2560 2561 2562 2563 2564 2565 2566 2567 2568 2569 2570