paty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of paty
1480–90; variant of pattee < Middle French, equivalent to patte paw + -ee; see -ee, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Next to the plain Cross may be taken the Cross paty, the croiz patee or pate of old rolls of arms.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
The cross formy follows the lines of the cross paty save that its broadening ends are cut off squarely.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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