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adjective

of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.

noun

pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a striptease dancer, nude model, etc.

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Origin:
1650–60 for def. 1; 1950–55 for def. 2; paste + -y¹ (def. 1), -y² (def. 2)

Synonyms
1. pale, ashen, ashy, wan, sallow.

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noun, plural -ties. Chiefly British.

a pie filled with game, fish, or the like.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English pastee < Middle French. See pâté

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pasty¹ (ˈpeɪstɪ)

—*adj* , pastier, pastiest
1.	of or like the colour, texture, etc, of paste
2.	(esp of the complexion) pale or unhealthy-looking

—n , pastier, pastiest, pasties
3.	either one of a pair of small round coverings for the nipples used by striptease dancers

'pastily¹

—*adv*

'pastiness¹

—n

pasty² (ˈpæstɪ)

—n , pl pasties
	a round of pastry folded over a filling of meat, vegetables, etc: Cornish pasty

[C13: from Old French pastée, from Late Latin pasta dough]

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