pasty

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past·y1 / ˈpastē/ (also past·ie) • n. (pl. past·ies) chiefly Brit. a folded pastry case filled with seasoned meat and vegetables.past·y2 / ˈpāstē/ • adj. (past·i·er, past·i·est) 1. (of a person's face) unhealthily pale: a pasty complexion.2. of or like paste: a pasty mixture.DERIVATIVES: past·i·ness / -stēnis/ n.

pasty

views updated Jun 11 2018

pasty2 meat pie. XIII. ME. paste(e) — OF. pasté(e) (mod. páté(e)) :— medL. *pastōta, -tātum, f. late L. pasta PASTE; see -Y5.

pasty

views updated May 18 2018

pasty1 see PASTE.

pasty

views updated Jun 11 2018

pasty Individual dish enclosed in pastry, folded over, and baked on a flat tray.