"pie crust" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pie crusts [plural]
Etymology: From pie + crust. Etymology templates: {{com|en|pie|crust}} pie + crust Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pie crust (countable and uncountable, plural pie crusts)
  1. The crust of a pie. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pie_crust-en-noun-1dM0Pnph
  2. (fashion) Ellipsis of pie crust collar. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: pie crust collar Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-pie_crust-en-noun-pAST8Iq0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Topics: fashion, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: piecrust Derived forms: pie crust collar, pie crust lease

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 40:",
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