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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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