Danish pastry

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noun

a light, rich, flaky pastry, especially a puff paste, leavened with yeast and often filled with cheese, nuts and raisins, custard, or fruit.

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Origin of Danish pastry

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby Danish pastry

danio, Danish, Danish blue, Danish loaf, Danish oil, Danish pastry, Danish West Indies, Danite, dank, danke, danke schön

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How to use Danish pastry in a sentence

I will turn my nose up when you offer me the rest of some delicious pastry that you nibbled on.
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Of course, with such a soft-handed approach comes criticism from the Danish right.
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The event grew out of an anti-consumerist action by the Danish radical theater collective Solvognen.
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Nolde was an anti-Semite and member of the Danish Nazi Party.
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It has French ingredients like leeks and tarragon, and I use puff pastry to make the crust easy!
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The pastry and puddings come next in order, and these, too, are better served from a side table.
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Between the pastry and the dessert, have salad and cheese placed before each guest.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Never take more than two vegetables; do not take a second plate of soup, pastry, or pudding.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
I have in this way seen some Queries put to me about matters connected with the history of the Danish settlements in England.
Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853|Various
In answer to them I beg to state, that all the names terminating in -by unquestionably are of Danish origin.
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British Dictionary definitions for Danish pastry

Danish pastry

noun

a rich puff pastry filled with apple, almond paste, icing, etc

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