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 (such as spaghetti or ravioli) prepared from semolina, farina, or wheat flour
2
: a soft plastic mixture or composition: such 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
pasted; pasting; pastes
1
: to cause to adhere by or as if by paste : stick
pasted the photos into the scrapbook
2
: to cover with something pasted on
The entire wall was pasted with posters.
3
: to put (digital data, such as text or an image) that has been copied or cut from one document or app into another part of the document or into another document or app
paste the image into an email or text
Don't copy and paste recipes out of an existing … blog or website. If you've adjusted an existing recipe, making it your own with significant modifications, be sure to give credit to the source of the original recipe.—
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington)
pasted; pasting; pastes
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