PASTRY


Meaning of PASTRY in English

/pay"stree/ , n. , pl. pastries .

1. a sweet baked food made of dough, esp. the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.

2. any item of food of which such dough forms an essential part, as a pie, tart, or napoleon.

[ 1530-40; PASTE + -RY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .