pie crust

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   pastry used to hold pie fillings

   Synonymspie shell

   Broaderpastry

Questions about pie crust

What does pie crust mean?

pie crust means "pastry used to hold pie fillings".

What is another word for pie crust?

Close synonyms include pie shell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pie crust a common word?

pie crust is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.