Word: crusting
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Likening the crust of the earth to a wrinkled layer of solid paraffin floating on an interior of melted paraffin, Reginald A. Daly, Sturgis Professor of Geology, discussed the roots of volcanoes before the American Geophysical Union in Washington Saturday...
After a fruitless 24 hours, the party stumbled on Gueffroy's skis. By prodding with bamboo poles through the new surface snow, searchers were able to tell where his feet had broken through the crust of the old snow. So they followed his trail, every few feet digging down to the crust to confirm their soundings. All that day and half the next they followed his confused, straggling steps deep into Sand Canyon...
...bowlers and tweeds), "lifts" in the grandstands, five bars, a ladies' tea room. But in spite of Director Allison's attempt to elevate the sport above the "cap & muffler" crowd, soccer is still, for the most part, the game of the working classes. England's upper crust still prefers cricket and rugby...
...period of radicalism, radicalism that is usually cooled later by the tempering effects of worldly experience. It has long been the fashion among students to oppose conservatism; and those with conservative opinions, no matter how original they may be, are often regarded as the unthinking offspring of the upper crust, with opinions borrowed from their tycoon fathers. There is little glory for the young reactionary, while his brother "red" may easily bask in the public gaze merely by staging a demonstration...
...splashing away in the streets, but inside the Yard traffic consisted only of a few preoccupied pedestrians. The boy surveyed the situation for several minutes, then walked in an absolutely straight line toward a pile of snow in front of the Library. As he bent over to break the crust of ice, he didn't look much higher than the first step. Gradually, bit by bit he succeeded in molding the uncooperative snow into a large ball. Suddenly straightening up, he hurled it with all his force at one of the windows of the Reading Room. The missle only splashed...