piecrustn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪkrʌst/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪˌkrəst/

Forms: see pie n.² and crust n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pie n.², crust n.

Etymology: < pie n.² + crust n.

a. The baked pastry crust of a pie; pastry used for making this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > [noun] > pastry crust or case

coffinc1420

rollera1475

pasty crust1562

custard coffin1581

piecrust1582

crust1598

kissing-crust1708

dripping crust1747

short crust1747

standing crust1747

huff1787

croustade1845

turban1846

1582 J. Hester tr. L. Fioravanti Compend. Rationall Secretes iii. liii. 75 Ye shall not eate..Butter, Milke, Cheese, or Pie crustes, or suche like thynges. [It. Non mangiare..butiro, latte, ricotta, cascio, e mangiar di pasta, & simil cose.]

1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes ii. i. 18 in Wks. II One that..preserues himselfe, Like an old hoary Rat, with mouldy pye-crust.

1674 R. Boyle Excellency Theol. i. i. 54 Vermicelli, wafers, and pie-crust, are all of them diversified meal.

1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote viii. ii. 179 It was nothing but a piece of pye-crust that the Cook gave me.

1832 Times 6 Dec. 4/2 The prisoner snatched a penny cake, made of pie-crust, from the window and ran off.

1873 F. Robertson Engin. Notes 33 If the intensity of the heat is intermittent the bricks will be shuffy like piecrust.

1920 Sandusky (Ohio) Star Jrnl. 24 Sept. 3/2 (advt.) This recipe makes one double pie crust.

1990 A. Munro Friend of my Youth 3 My mother would be rolling out piecrust on the table.

b. In proverbial and allusive use, with reference to a promise that is easily or casually broken.

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the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > lightly broken

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1681 Heraclitus Ridens 16 Aug. v/1 He makes no more of breaking Acts of Parliaments, than if they were like Promises and Pie-crust made to be broken.

1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. v. 9 Fair Promises avail but little, Like too rich Pye-crust, they're so brittle.

1780 J. O'Keeffe Tony Lumpkin in Town i. 4 The Squire's good at a promise, that's certain; but what's a promise? Pye-crust.

1869 Hazlitt's Eng. Prov. 320 Promises are like pie-crust, made to be broken.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Dec. 11/1 Having laid to Mr. Smith's charges another piecrust pledge.

1948 F. Thompson Still glides Stream v Ain't you larned yet that a gal's promises be but piecrust.

2001 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 25 Apr. 18 Let us have an assurance that the promise..was not a piecrust promise—made to be broken!

c. Taken as the type of something hard, dry, or dull.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [noun] > hard substance or thing > typically

steelc1275

flintc1330

diamondc1400

brassa1425

posta1450

iron1532

marble1586

pine knot1774

piecrust1869

1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone II. xiv. 179 I will work it out by myself, you pie-crusts.

1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) xviii. 322 The dry season baked it into a pie-crust.

1993 E. R. Taylor Pillion Riders 160 I was surprised to discover..just how attached I was to the undistinguished piecrust that was Reine.

Compounds

C1. In the sense ‘having a golden brown colour like that of a piecrust’.

† piecrust hair n. Obsolete

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1865 W. S. Gilbert in Bunch of Keys 122 The pie-crust hair had not been placed in mourning.

piecrust straw n.

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1906 N.E.D. at Piecrust Piecrust straw.

C2.

piecrust table n. a table with a raised ornamental edge resembling the crimped edge of a piecrust.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [adjective] > type of table

piecrust table1902

gate-leg1905

tile-top1907

tile-topped1931

flip-top1956

1902 L. V. Lockwood Colonial Furnit. Amer. (new ed.) 232 The handsomest of the Dutch tea-tables were what are popularly known as ‘pie-crust tables’.

1992 D. Parry & P. Withrow Jacamar Nest xvii. 144 On a pie-crust table sat a slab of pale cheddar and a bowl of filberts.

piecrust top n. the decorated top characteristic of a piecrust table.

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1920 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 8 Apr. 13/3 (advt.) Such a table..is in Queen Anne type with scroll moulding about the apron and piecrust top.

2000 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 31 Dec. (Home & Garden section) 3 The top of your table is adorned with edging resembling crimped dough, and is referred to as a ‘pie crust’ top.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piecrust
释义	piecrustn. Brit. /ˈpʌɪkrʌst/, U.S. /ˈpaɪˌkrəst/ Forms: see pie n.² and crust n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pie n.², crust n. Etymology: < pie n.² + crust n. a. The baked pastry crust of a pie; pastry used for making this. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > [noun] > pastry crust or case coffinc1420 rollera1475 pasty crust1562 custard coffin1581 piecrust1582 crust1598 kissing-crust1708 dripping crust1747 short crust1747 standing crust1747 huff1787 croustade1845 turban1846 1582 J. Hester tr. L. Fioravanti Compend. Rationall Secretes iii. liii. 75 Ye shall not eate..Butter, Milke, Cheese, or Pie crustes, or suche like thynges. [It. Non mangiare..butiro, latte, ricotta, cascio, e mangiar di pasta, & simil cose.] 1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes ii. i. 18 in Wks. II One that..preserues himselfe, Like an old hoary Rat, with mouldy pye-crust. 1674 R. Boyle Excellency Theol. i. i. 54 Vermicelli, wafers, and pie-crust, are all of them diversified meal. 1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote viii. ii. 179 It was nothing but a piece of pye-crust that the Cook gave me. 1832 Times 6 Dec. 4/2 The prisoner snatched a penny cake, made of pie-crust, from the window and ran off. 1873 F. Robertson Engin. Notes 33 If the intensity of the heat is intermittent the bricks will be shuffy like piecrust. 1920 Sandusky (Ohio) Star Jrnl. 24 Sept. 3/2 (advt.) This recipe makes one double pie crust. 1990 A. Munro Friend of my Youth 3 My mother would be rolling out piecrust on the table. b. In proverbial and allusive use, with reference to a promise that is easily or casually broken. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > lightly broken piecrust1681 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 16 Aug. v/1 He makes no more of breaking Acts of Parliaments, than if they were like Promises and Pie-crust made to be broken. 1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. v. 9 Fair Promises avail but little, Like too rich Pye-crust, they're so brittle. 1780 J. O'Keeffe Tony Lumpkin in Town i. 4 The Squire's good at a promise, that's certain; but what's a promise? Pye-crust. 1869 Hazlitt's Eng. Prov. 320 Promises are like pie-crust, made to be broken. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Dec. 11/1 Having laid to Mr. Smith's charges another piecrust pledge. 1948 F. Thompson Still glides Stream v Ain't you larned yet that a gal's promises be but piecrust. 2001 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 25 Apr. 18 Let us have an assurance that the promise..was not a piecrust promise—made to be broken! c. Taken as the type of something hard, dry, or dull. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [noun] > hard substance or thing > typically steelc1275 flintc1330 diamondc1400 brassa1425 posta1450 iron1532 marble1586 pine knot1774 piecrust1869 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone II. xiv. 179 I will work it out by myself, you pie-crusts. 1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) xviii. 322 The dry season baked it into a pie-crust. 1993 E. R. Taylor Pillion Riders 160 I was surprised to discover..just how attached I was to the undistinguished piecrust that was Reine. Compounds C1. In the sense ‘having a golden brown colour like that of a piecrust’. † piecrust hair n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1865 W. S. Gilbert in Bunch of Keys 122 The pie-crust hair had not been placed in mourning. piecrust straw n. ΚΠ 1906 N.E.D. at Piecrust Piecrust straw. C2. piecrust table n. a table with a raised ornamental edge resembling the crimped edge of a piecrust. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [adjective] > type of table piecrust table1902 gate-leg1905 tile-top1907 tile-topped1931 flip-top1956 1902 L. V. Lockwood Colonial Furnit. Amer. (new ed.) 232 The handsomest of the Dutch tea-tables were what are popularly known as ‘pie-crust tables’. 1992 D. Parry & P. Withrow Jacamar Nest xvii. 144 On a pie-crust table sat a slab of pale cheddar and a bowl of filberts. piecrust top n. the decorated top characteristic of a piecrust table. ΚΠ 1920 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 8 Apr. 13/3 (advt.) Such a table..is in Queen Anne type with scroll moulding about the apron and piecrust top. 2000 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 31 Dec. (Home & Garden section) 3 The top of your table is adorned with edging resembling crimped dough, and is referred to as a ‘pie crust’ top. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1582
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