pie shell

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   pastry used to hold pie fillings

   Synonymspie crust

   Broaderpastry

Questions about pie shell

What does pie shell mean?

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

What is another word for pie shell?

Close synonyms include pie crust. 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 shell a common word?

pie shell 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.