(n.) A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object.
Example Sentences:
(1) To evaluate a non-marketed research prototype of a solid-phase enzyme immunoassay for detection of herpes simplex virus in genital lesions, 154 clinical specimens were collected from 127 men and 27 women with symptoms suggestive of herpes simplex virus infection (erythema, vesicles, ulcers and crustae).
(2) No special skin response to the NT-1 ointment was observed other than an erythema of the grading 2-3 Draize points, while the control ointment, which was the base ointment without nitroglycerin, showed a higher grade of erythema equivalent to 4 Draize point with crusta formation.
(3) Formation of crusta on the solid tumor was markedly inhibited in the groups applied LY ointment and the combination of LY ointment and BLM ointment.
(4) These results suggest that potentiation of the antitumor effect of BLM ointment in combination with LY ointment is due to inhibition of crusta formation by LY resulting in an increased permeation of BLM into tumor tissue.
Crusty
Definition:
(a.) Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.
(a.) Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly.
Example Sentences:
(1) It's brown, crusty and cratered, like somewhere Hubble may have sent back a photo of.
(2) So the tested solution proved to be beneficial in humidifying atrophic or otherwise dry mucosa, douching crusty nose and as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.
(3) The Guardian’s own readers’ anthology of dubious deals – crusty rolls 40p, two for £1!
(4) 96% of the patients have a single, small, ulcerated and crusty lesion on the face surrounded by an important zone of infiltration.
(5) Recipe supplied by Patrick Hanna, L'Entrepot, lentrepot.co.uk Clams with leek, fennel and parsley Though you could add a twirl of al dente spaghetti or linguine to this dish, it is the fragrant, briny broth that delights – better with a crusty loaf and a spoon.
(6) Bake at 150C for 1 hour 15 minutes or until nicely crusty.
(7) 7 Serve the leeks on top of a scoop of beans, sprinkled with hazelnuts and drizzled with olive oil, with crusty bread.
(8) "Golden, crusty … and it must have the right smell," added Vincent.
(9) At 4.43am on 21 June, when the sun rises above the rolling plains of Wiltshire and, cloud willing, its rays come fingering their way through the grass to touch the mighty sarsens and bluestones of the Henge, it will be a moment of joy for all concerned: the battles of the past between druids, crusties, conservators, archaeologists, seers and sightseers are over – thousands of them will be there, ready to celebrate the dawn of a new age for the Neolithic.
(10) On the outside it is golden and crusty, with a light dusting of flour.
(11) This shape is more related to the qualities sought by consumers who want a "light", "crusty", well-baked (golden brown) loaf.
(12) The motley contents of my baking cupboard – some flour, sugar, a handful of currants and a few crusty tins of syrup – are hardly inspiring, but I've vowed not to leave the house until the weather brightens.
(13) Even the handsomest loaf of crusty bread isn't really at its best until it has grown stale, been torn apart, drenched with custard or syrup and baked all over again.
(14) Clinical signs included thick, crusty, exudative dermatitis on the feet, caudal aspect of the thighs, and tail.
(15) And it's not just crusty protesters threatening to move their overdrafts – the campaign says it's close to persuading even some Tory MPs to take the pledge.
(16) This is true of any decent diary, from the grumpily conservative Duke of Newcastle, whose obscure account of the passing of the Reform Act is a masterpiece of old reaction, to the outstanding diarists of the last century — crusty Tory MPs led by Chips Channon and Alan Clark, or Labour's Bernard Donoughue, chronicling the baroque mayhem of the later Wilson years.
(17) We had the Baddiel and Skinner song on tape for Euro 96 and my mum playing it in her crusty white Peugeot, and we'd all sing along.
(18) Thirteen of the 15 lambs were affected but the clinical signs were mild; small, discrete, crusty lesions on the inner aspect of the ear at the junction of its anterior and posterior borders were typical.
(19) Serve together, accompanied by some good-quality crusty bread.
(20) In Timothy Crouse’s seminal campaign book, “The Boys on the Bus,” the crusty political reporters settle on the story that they will tell the world at the end of the day.