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pasty
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. |
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"pasty." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pasty." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pasty.html "pasty." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pasty.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "pasty." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "pasty." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pasty1.html T. F. HOAD. "pasty." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pasty1.html |
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pasty Individual dish enclosed in pastry, folded over, and baked on a flat tray.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "pasty." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "pasty." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-pasty.html DAVID A. BENDER. "pasty." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-pasty.html |
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pasty1 see PASTE.
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T. F. HOAD. "pasty." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "pasty." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pasty.html T. F. HOAD. "pasty." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pasty.html |
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pasty •batty, bratty, catty, chatty, Cincinnati, Dolcelatte, fatty, flattie, Hattie, natty, patty, ratty, Satie, Scarlatti, scatty, Tati, tattie, tatty
•faculty
•Alicante, andante, ante, anti, Ashanti, Bramante, Chianti, Dante, dilettante, Fante, Ferranti, infante, scanty, shanty (US chanty), spumante, vigilante, Zante
•Asti, pasty
•pederasty
•Amati, arty, Astarte, castrati, chapatti, clarty, coati, ex parte, Frascati, glitterati, Gujarati, hearty, illuminati, karate, Kiribati, lathi, literati, Marathi, obbligati (US obligati), party, tarty
•crafty, draughty (US drafty)
•auntie • nasty • contrasty
•amaretti, amoretti, Betti, Betty, confetti, cornetti, Donizetti, Getty, Giacometti, Hettie, jetty, machete, Marinetti, Nettie, petit, petty, Rossetti, Serengeti, spaghetti, sweaty, vaporetti, yeti
•hefty, lefty
•felty, sheltie
•penalty • specialty • empty
•al dente, aplenty, cognoscenti, divertimenti, lisente, plenty, portamenti, sente, twenty, twenty-twenty
•seventy • peasanty
•chesty, testy, zesty
•Ghiberti
•Albacete, eighty, Haiti, Katy, Kuwaiti, Leyte, matey, pratie, slaty, weighty
•safety • frailty
•dainty, painty
•hasty, pastie, pasty, tasty
•suzerainty
•Beatty, entreaty, graffiti, meaty, Nefertiti, peaty, sleety, sweetie, Tahiti, titi, treaty
•beastie, yeasty
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"pasty." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pasty." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pasty.html "pasty." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pasty.html |
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