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pate

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. pate (noun)
  2. pâté (noun)
  3. pâte (noun)
  4. curly-pate (noun)
  5. pâté de foie gras (noun)
  6. pâte brisée (noun)
  7. pâte-sur-pâte (noun)
  8. shallow-pate (noun)

pate

noun \ˈpāt\

Definition of PATE

1
: head
2
: the crown of the head
3
chiefly disparaging : brain
— pat·ed \ˈpā-təd\ adjective
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Examples of PATE

  1. <plopped a cap on his bald pate>

Origin of PATE

Middle English
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PATE

Synonyms: bean, block [slang], dome, mazard (or mazzard) [chiefly dialect], nob, noddle, noggin, noodle, nut [slang], head, poll
Related Words: cranium, crown, scalp, skull; occiput
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Rhymes with PATE

ait, bait, bate, blate, cate, crate, date, eight, fate, fete, freight, gait, gate, grate, great, haet, hate, late, mate, plait, plate, prate, quoit, rate, sate, skate, slate, spate, state, straight, strait, teth, trait, wait, weight

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