PASTY


Meaning of PASTY in English

pasty 1

/pay"stee/ , adj., pastier, pastiest , n. , pl. pasties .

adj.

1. of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.

n.

2. pasties , a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a striptease dancer, nude model, etc.

[ 1650-60 for def. 1; 1950-55 for def. 2; PASTE + -Y 1 (def. 1), -Y 2 (def. 2) ]

Syn. 1. pale, ashen, ashy, wan, sallow.

pasty 2

/pas"tee/ , n. , pl. pasties . Chiefly Brit.

a pie filled with game, fish, or the like.

[ 1250-1300; ME pastee ]

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