paste

Definitions

1. 1.Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
4. 4.A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.
5. 5.(Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. Paste eel (Zoöl.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar.
6. 6.To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough called?
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• What is a soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc called?
• What is the mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. Paste eel (Zoöl.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar called?
• What is to unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste called?