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views updated May 29 2018past·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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views updated Jun 11 2018pasty2 meat pie. XIII. ME.
paste(e) — OF.
pasté(e) (mod.
páté(e)) :— medL. *
pastōta,
-tātum, f. late L.
pasta PASTE; see
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
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views updated May 18 2018 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
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views updated Jun 11 2018pasty Individual dish enclosed in pastry, folded over, and baked on a flat tray.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER