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pasty¹ Definition

pasty (pās)

adjective pasti·er, pasti·est

of or like paste in color or texture

pasty² Definition

pas·ty (pas)

noun pl. pas·ties

Brit. a pie, esp. a meat pie

Etymology: ME pastee < OFr pastée < paste, paste

pasty Synonyms

pasty

modif.

  1. Like paste

    gluey, gelatinous, gooey, doughy; see sticky, adhesive.

  2. Pale

    wan, pallid, sickly, ashen, sallow, anemic, bloodless; see also pale 1, dull 2.

pasty Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bake: Freshly baked pasties stay hot for more than an hour.
  • eat: You'll see me eating a pasty at LE with my Rig.
  • serve: Serve the pasty with whatever takes your fancy, fresh vegetables, baked beans or just by themselves.
  • bring: Zo Posted Sep 2 2005, 04:48 PM now now Mike - what have we told you about bringing pasties into the forum?
  • buy: I did my best to comfort her by buying a large pasty.
  • make: About making pasties from Roberta Richards Peeples: The making of Pasties from start to finish can take about 3 hours.

Adjective modifier

  • Cornish: Paul is cheerful, noisy, a good laugh and is passionate about cornish pasties!
  • hot: The question of what happens when you require a cold drink and a hot pasty raised a moment's silence for reflection.
  • traditional: The traditional beef pasties are created from premium quality steak from Morris's own butchers outlets.
  • good: The Pastry In Cornwall, there's no consensus, as to what type of pastry makes the best pasty.
  • large: I did my best to comfort her by buying a large pasty.

Modifies a noun

  • shop: You will find it by looking for a pair of white doors at one side of the pasty shop.
  • white: Her jaw was set in grim determination; her face had gone pasty white.
  • face: Yes, we know they're slimming but they can make an already pasty face look even more washed out.
  • range: Also referred to as Takt time. plastic stage See pasty range.
  • complexion: They are usually greasy blond with a pasty complexion.

Noun used with modifier

  • onion: It is born out of excess, yet you would be hard-pressed to obtain it from super-sizing and cheese and onion pasties.
  • cheese: The rest settled for cheese pasty, baked potato or had brought their own packed lunches.
  • beef: The traditional beef pasties are created from premium quality steak from Morris's own butchers outlets.

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