different between shortcrust vs shortening

shortcrust

English

Etymology

short +? crust

Adjective

shortcrust (not comparable)

  1. Describing a form of pastry that is relatively hard and brittle.

Derived terms

  • shortcrust pastry

Translations

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shortening

English

Noun

shortening (countable and uncountable, plural shortenings)

  1. (US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry.
  2. verbal noun of shorten: the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
    Antonyms: extension, lengthening

Translations

Verb

shortening

  1. present participle of shorten

Anagrams

  • Heringtons

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