PASTRY

pastry

(noun) any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

pastry, pastry dough

(noun) a dough of flour and water and shortening

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pastry (countable and uncountable, plural pastries)

(countable) A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.

(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

(uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

(countable, obsolete) A place where pastry is made.

(uncountable) The act or art of making pastry.

Anagrams

• Sparty

Source: Wiktionary


Pas"try, n.; pl. Pastries (.

1. The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] Shak.

2. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of paste, as pies, tarts, etc. Pastry cook, one whose occupation is to make pastry; as, the pastry cook of a hotel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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