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pate Definition

pate (pāt)

noun

  1. the head, esp. the top of the head
  2. the brain or intellect

Etymology: ME < ?

pate Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • accompany: On offer will be a guided exploration of eclectic wines to entertain the palate accompanied by pates, charcuterie and fine cheeses.

Converse of object

  • smoke: Smoked fish of all sorts, smoked fish pate, smoked game, smoked sausages, smoked cheese, smoked garlic.
  • make: To make the pate I put four filets of smoked mackerel in the food processor.
  • serve: Smooth chicken liver pate served with Melba toast, on a bed of seasonal leaves.
  • eat: The Reverend Sydney Smith defined his idea of heaven as ` ` eating pate de foie gras to the sound of trumpets ' ' .
  • have: I would I had, so I had broke thy pate And askt thee mercy for't Laf.
  • produce: It would, he said, be exactly the same as the pate produced by Patchwork at their headquarters in Ruthin.

Adjective modifier

  • balding: How would my balding pate cope with the hood down?
  • bald: With his bald pate, he looked like his head had been put on upside down.
  • homemade: Homemade pates and salads, prepared foods, spices, pastas and sausages.
  • shiny: It's a pity about the hair tho - neither shiny pates nor wigs seem to work.
  • smooth: Smooth chicken liver pate served with Melba toast, on a bed of seasonal leaves.
  • fresh: Serve this wine chilled with fresh pate, fresh fruit for dessert or ripened soft cheeses.

Modifies a noun

  • dish: Bake for 2-3 hours until the sides are pulled away from the pate dish and the juices run clear.

Noun used with modifier

  • mackerel: Menu S: smoked mackerel pate; garlic mushrooms.
  • liver: Smooth chicken liver pate served with Melba toast, on a bed of seasonal leaves.
  • mushroom: Seamus also likes a yeast spread, or mushroom pate spread on.
  • salmon: Cheap trimmings can be employed in smoked salmon pate with cream cheese.
  • chicken: Smooth chicken liver pate served with Melba toast, on a bed of seasonal leaves.
  • fish: Smoked fish of all sorts, smoked fish pate, smoked game, smoked sausages, smoked cheese, smoked garlic.
pate Quotes

What dreamest thou, drunkard, drowsy pate? Thy lust and liking is from thee gone. Thou blinkard blowboll, thou wakest too late.

—Skelton,John