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| Linzer torte |
(sometimes l.c.) a pastry filled with raspberry jam and covered with a lattice crust that is made of finely ground almonds. |
| lithosphere |
the earth's crust. |
| mantle |
the layer of the earth that lies between the crust and the core. [1/9 definitions] |
| massif |
a large mass of the earth's crust, isolated by boundary faults, that has shifted as a unit. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mohole |
a hole that penetrates the earth's crust and the area beneath the Mohorovicic discontinuity, used for geological study. |
| Mohorovicic discontinuity |
the irregular jointure of the earth's crust with the layer of mantle rock beneath it, positioned nearly twenty-two miles beneath the continental land masses and from three to six miles beneath the ocean floor. |
| natural gas |
a mixture of hydrocarbon gases occurring naturally in the earth's crust, usu. with petroleum deposits, that is used chiefly for fuel. |
| pandowdy |
a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick crust on top, often sweetened with molasses. |
| pastry |
a baked item made with a light, flaky crust and typically filled with sweetened fruit, custard, nuts, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. [1/4 definitions] |
| patty shell |
a small pastry crust that is filled with meat, vegetables, fruit, or the like. |
| pie1 |
a pastry crust filled with meat, cheese, fruit, or other filling, sometimes covered with a layer of crust, and baked in a shallow pan. |
| pizza |
an originally Italian food comprising a flat, doughy crust covered with tomato sauce, cheese, and often meat or vegetables and then baked. |
| plate |
a tectonic plate, any of the several segments of Earth's crust and upper mantle that move in relation to one another causing such phenomena as continental drift and volcanic eruptions. [1/10 definitions] |
| plate tectonics |
(used with a sing. verb) the geologic theory that the earth's crust consists of several independent plates floating on semiliquid magma, whose constant motion is the cause of continental drift, volcanic eruption, and the like. |
| potpie |
a pie made with meat or poultry, vegetables, and sauce, topped with a single pastry crust and baked in a deep oven dish. |
| Precambrian |
of, relating to, or designating the earliest geological era, ending approximately 600 million years ago, when the earth's crust was formed and the first evidence of life appeared. [1/2 definitions] |
| rime2 |
a hard layer on a surface; crust; incrustation. [1/3 definitions] |
| scab |
the protective crust that forms over a wound during the healing process. [1/6 definitions] |
| scallop |
to bake in a sauce or other liquid, usu. with a crust of bread crumbs; escallop. [1/6 definitions] |
| scarp |
a steep cliff formed by erosion or an abrupt movement of the earth's crust. [1/3 definitions] |
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