Paste /(pāst)/

Paste

n.
  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. The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. (Min.)

Phrases & Compounds

Paste eel
the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar.

Paste

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Pasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pasting

  1. To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.