Definitions for: Paste


[n] a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers
[n] an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
[n] any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
[v] join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign ont the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"
[v] cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"
[v] hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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 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. (Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are
imbedded.

Paste eel (Zo["o]l.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar.


Paste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pasting.]
To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.

Synonyms: glue, library paste, spread

See Also: adhesive, adhesive material, anchovy butter, attach, beat, cheese spread, composition, condiment, cover, epoxy, fishpaste, garlic butter, lobster butter, margarin, margarine, marge, marshmallow fluff, nut butter, oleo, oleomargarine, onion butter, pate, peanut butter, pimento butter, shrimp butter, tapenade, wafer

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