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KISSING-CRUST (n.)
As loaves of bread expand in the oven as they're cooked, ...
LONGINQUITY (n.)
Derived from the Latin word for distance, longinquity is ...

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KISSING-CRUST (n.)
As loaves of bread expand in the oven as they're cooked, a kissing-crust forms when they spread so far that they touch.

LONGINQUITY (n.)
Derived from the Latin word for distance, longinquity is a formal word for remoteness or isolation, or for any vast distance in space or time.

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<p><strong>KISSING-CRUST (n.)</strong><br> As loaves of bread expand in the oven as they're cooked, a <em>kissing-crust</em> forms when they spread so far that they touch.</p><p><strong>LONGINQUITY (n.)</strong><br> Derived from the Latin word for distance, <em>longinquity</em> is a formal word for remoteness or isolation, or for any vast distance in space or time. </p>