I. ˈpāt, usu -ād.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English
: the head or part of the head of a person:
a. : the top or crown of the head
b. : the head as containing the brain
c. : brain , brains — used chiefly disparagingly
the nunnish pate bald as an ant's egg — William Sansom
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from pate (I) ; from the white spot on the head
dialect England : badger