n. A baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, Napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
n. The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The place where pastry is made.
n. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of paste, as pies, tarts, etc.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A place where pies, tarts, etc., are made.
n. Viands made of paste, or of which paste constitutes a principal ingredient; particularly, the crust or cover of a pie, tart, or the like.
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n. a dough of flour and water and shortening
n. any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
Word Usage
"The English word pastry, Italian pasta, and French pàâte and pàâté all go back to a suggestive group of ancient Greek words having to do with small particles and fine textures: they variously referred to powder, salt, barley porridge, cake, and an embroidered veil."