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PASTY
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous
(adjective) having the sticky properties of an adhesive
pasty, pastelike
(adjective) resembling paste in color; pallid; “he looked pasty and red-eyed”; “a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white”
pasty
(noun) (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
pasty
(noun) small meat pie or turnover
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
pasty (comparative pastier, superlative pastiest)
Like paste, sticky.
pale, lacking colour, having a pallor
(slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) white-skinned
Synonyms
• (sickly pale): See also pallid
Noun
pasty (plural pasties)
(chiefly in the plural) A small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers.
Etymology 2
Noun
pasty (plural pasties)
A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
Usage notes
The spelling pasty is preferred in the United Kingdom, but in Australia pastie is more common.
Anagrams
• Patsy, Tyaps, patsy
Source: Wiktionary
Pas"ty, a.
Definition: Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness. "A pasty complexion." G. Eliot.
Pas"ty, n.; pl. Pasties. Etym: [OF. pasté, F. pâté. See Paste, and cf. Patty.]
Definition: A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a dish; a meat pie. "If ye pinch me like a pasty." Shak. "Apple pasties." Dickens. A large pasty baked in a pewter platter. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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