PATE

pate, poll, crown

(noun) the top of the head

pate

(noun) liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

pate (plural pates)

(somewhat, archaic) The head, particularly the top or crown.

(archaic) Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities.

Etymology 2

Noun

pate (plural pates)

Alternative spelling of pâté (finely-ground paste of meat, fish, etc.)

The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.

Anagrams

• PETA, Paet, Peat, Peta, epta-, peat, peta-, tape, tepa

Etymology

Proper noun

Pate

An island in Kenya.

A surname.

Anagrams

• PETA, Paet, Peat, Peta, epta-, peat, peta-, tape, tepa

Source: Wiktionary

Pa`té", a. (Her.)

Definition: See Patté.

Pa`té", n. Etym: [F. pâté.]

1. A pie. See Patty.

2. (Fort.)

Definition: A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified place. [R.]

Pate, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. & Prov. G. pattkopf, patzkopf, scabby head; patt, patz, scab + kopf head.]

1. The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head. [Now generally used in contempt or ridicule.] His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. Ps. vii. 16. Fat paunches have lean pate. Shak.

2. The skin of a calf's head.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition