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pastry
[ pey-stree ]
noun
- a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- any item of food of which such dough forms an essential part, as a pie, tart, or napoleon.
pastry
/ ˈpeɪstrɪ /
noun
- a dough of flour, water, shortening, and sometimes other ingredients
- baked foods, such as tarts, made with this dough
- an individual cake or pastry pie
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pastry1
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Example Sentences
I will turn my nose up when you offer me the rest of some delicious pastry that you nibbled on.
It has French ingredients like leeks and tarragon, and I use puff pastry to make the crust easy!
Brush the pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with fleur de sel and pepper.
On a lightly floured board, roll each pastry to an 11-inch square.
Place a pastry circle over each bowl, adhering it with the egg wash.
The pastry and puddings come next in order, and these, too, are better served from a side table.
Between the pastry and the dessert, have salad and cheese placed before each guest.
Never take more than two vegetables; do not take a second plate of soup, pastry, or pudding.
If they are the right sort, they melt—according to their means; usually it's pastry.
The words whispered in the pastry-cook's ear cooled his hot fit of courage down to zero.
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