paste

¹paste

noun \ˈpāst\

Definition of PASTE

1

a : a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls

b : a confection made by evaporating fruit with sugar or by flavoring a gelatin, starch, or gum arabic preparation

c : a smooth food product made by evaporation or grinding <tomato paste> <almond paste>

d : a shaped dough (as spaghetti or ravioli) prepared from semolina, farina, or wheat flour

2

: a soft plastic mixture or composition: as

a : a preparation usually of flour or starch and water used as an adhesive or a vehicle for mordant or color

b : clay or a clay mixture used in making pottery or porcelain

3

: a brilliant glass of high lead content used for the manufacture of artificial gems

Examples of PASTE

1. Stir the flour and water to a paste.
2. The children used paste and construction paper to make Mother's Day cards.
3. a cake with an almond paste filling
4. Stir the ingredients to form a paste.

Origin of PASTE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pasta dough, paste

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Jewelry Terms

bijou, brilliant, chase, facet, lapidary

Rhymes with PASTE

based, baste, chaste, haste, laced, taste, waist, waste

²paste

transitive verb

past·edpast·ing

Definition of PASTE

1

: to cause to adhere by or as if by paste : stick

2

: to cover with something pasted on

First Known Use of PASTE

circa 1562

³paste

transitive verb

past·edpast·ing

Definition of PASTE

1

: to strike hard at

2

: to beat or defeat soundly <pasted their opponents 42–0>

Origin of PASTE

alteration of baste

First Known Use: 1846

paste

noun \ˈpāst\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PASTE

: a soft plastic mixture or composition; especially : an external medicament that has a stiffer consistency than an ointment and is less greasy because of its higher percentage of powdered ingredients