Paste — Paste, n. [OF. paste, F. p[^a]te, L. pasta, fr. Gr. ? barley broth; cf. ? barley porridge, ? sprinkled with salt, ? to sprinkle. Cf. {Pasty}, n., {Patty}.] 1. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paste eel — Paste Paste, n. [OF. paste, F. p[^a]te, L. pasta, fr. Gr. ? barley broth; cf. ? barley porridge, ? sprinkled with salt, ? to sprinkle. Cf. {Pasty}, n., {Patty}.] 1. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paste — /payst/, n., v., pasted, pasting. n. 1. a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something. 2. any soft, smooth, and plastic material or preparation. 3. dough, esp. when… … Universalium
Water biscuit — A water biscuit is a type of biscuit or cracker. Water biscuits are baked using only flour and water, without shortening or other fats usually used in biscuit production. They are thin, hard and brittle, and usually served with cheese or wine.… … Wikipedia
paste — /peɪst / (say payst) noun 1. a mixture of flour and water, often with starch, etc., used for causing paper, etc., to adhere. 2. any material or preparation in a soft or plastic mass: a toothpaste. 3. dough, especially when prepared with… …
paste — paste1 [ peıst ] noun uncount 1. ) a kind of glue, often made of flour and water, that is used to make paper or something else stick to a surface: wallpaper paste a ) a food made by crushing meat, fish, or vegetables. It can be added to other… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
paste — [[t]peɪst[/t]] n. v. past•ed, past•ing 1) a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something 2) any soft, smooth, plastic material or preparation 3) coo dough, esp. when… … From formal English to slang
paste — I UK [peɪst] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a kind of glue, often made of flour and water, that is used to make paper or something else stick to a surface wallpaper paste 2) a food made by crushing meat, fish, or vegetables. It can be added to other… … English dictionary
paste — 01. Italy is the world s leader in the export of tomato [paste]. 02. Originally a salty [paste], soy sauce was introduced in China during the Zhou dynasty. 03. She [pasted] pictures of her favorite movie stars in a little album. 04. She mixed the … Grammatical examples in English
paste — n. & v. n. 1 any moist fairly stiff mixture, esp. of powder and liquid. 2 a dough of flour with fat, water, etc., used in baking. 3 an adhesive of flour, water, etc., esp. for sticking paper and other light materials. 4 an easily spread… … Useful english dictionary
paste — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin pasta dough, paste Date: 14th century 1. a. a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls b. a confection made by… … New Collegiate Dictionary