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pasty

1

[ pey-stee ]

adjective

pastier, pastiest.
  1. of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



noun

plural pasties.
  1. pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.

pasty

2

[ pas-tee ]

noun

Chiefly British.
plural pasties.
  1. a pie filled with game, fish, or the like.

pasty

1

/ ˈ±è±ðɪ²õ³Ùɪ /

adjective

  1. of or like the colour, texture, etc, of paste
  2. (esp of the complexion) pale or unhealthy-looking
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. either one of a pair of small round coverings for the nipples used by striptease dancers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pasty

2

/ ˈ±èæ²õ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. a round of pastry folded over a filling of meat, vegetables, etc

    Cornish pasty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è²¹²õ³Ù¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ±è²¹²õ³Ù¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pasty2

1250–1300; Middle English pastee < Middle French. See ±èâ³Ùé
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pasty1

C13: from Old French ±è²¹²õ³Ùé±ð, from Late Latin pasta dough
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Watching Will Ferrell in prison booty shorts showing off his pasty white legs feels like a crazy way to soothe the Sunday scaries.

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Mr Pegg referred to the collection as "the pasty" due to the coins being wrapped in a cloth bundle which was barely bigger than a Cornish pasty.

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No chancellor wants to unpick a Budget, as George Osborne had to do in 2012 when he U-turned on the "pasty tax".

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The Thomas family company was launched as Thomas Pies in the 1950s, selling sausage rolls, pies and pasties around the south Wales valleys.

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When Burton was asked by Bustle to elaborate on his predilection for pasty actors while promoting the film, which was adapted from Ransom Riggs’ 2011 novel, the director offered a stunningly tone-deaf response.

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