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Crusta

Crusta \Crus"ta\ (kr?s"t?), n. [L., shell, crust, inlaid work.]

  1. A crust or shell.

  2. A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object. [1913 Webster] ||

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crusta

n. 1 A crust or shell. 2 A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object.

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Some years ago attention was called to this herb by a writer in the Medical Journal as a valuable remedy for the cutaneous disorder called crusta lactes, or Scald head, in children.