Paste
Paste (pāst) , noun
[Old French paste, French pâte, Latin pasta, from Greek {not transcribed} barley broth; compare {not transcribed} barley porridge, {not transcribed} sprinkled with salt, {not transcribed} to sprinkle. Compare Pasty, n., Patty.]
1.
A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.
2.
Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
3.
A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.
4.
A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
5.
A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.
6.
(Mineralogy) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.
Collocations (1)
Paste , transitive verb
To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.