n. [ Prob. the same word as OE. crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L. crustatus covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta crust; cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde. See Crust, and cf. Crustated. ] A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled. [ 1913 Webster ]
Custard apple (Bot.),
Custard coffin,
n. [ F. or It. custode, fr. L. custos, -odis. ] See Custodian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. custodial, fr. L. custodia. See Custody. ] Relating to custody or guardianship. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Custody. ] One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Office or duty of a custodian. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. LL. custodiarus. ] A custodian. [ Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. custodia, fr. custos guard; prob. akin to Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to hide, and E. hide. Seee Hide to cover. ]
A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Jailer, take him to thy custody. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
What pease will be given
To us enslaved, but custody severe,
And stripes and arbitrary punishment? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To have a custom. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
On a bridge he custometh to fight. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. coustume, F. coutume, tax,
Render, therefore, to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom. Rom. xiii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To pay the customs of. [ Obs. ] Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ]