pasty
1pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
Origin of pasty
1Other words for pasty
Other definitions for pasty (2 of 2)
a pie filled with game, fish, or the like.
Origin of pasty
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How to use pasty in a sentence
Her act lasted about four minutes, and ended in pasties and a G-string.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending | Anne Berry | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs governor, she left the stage when she still had her political pasties on.
And, if even tiny birds failed, they would make pasties of locusts or a dinner from leaves and grasses.
So comes my grandam and turns the key in the padlock and looketh in over all the gallimaufrey of lights and pasties and revels.
The Fifth Queen Crowned | Ford Madox FordBut the inspectors found in the ward cupboards mince-pies and other pasties, cold joints, hams, and so forth.
The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2 | Arthur Griffiths
Mary put the indigestible-looking pasties into the oven, and almost banged the door.
All Roads Lead to Calvary | Jerome K. JeromeLucy was more than usually hungry, and did full justice to the pasties and conserves of apples which graced the board.
Penshurst Castle | Emma Marshall
British Dictionary definitions for pasty (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpeɪstɪ) /
of or like the colour, texture, etc, of paste
(esp of the complexion) pale or unhealthy-looking
either one of a pair of small round coverings for the nipples used by striptease dancers
Derived forms of pasty
- pastily, adverb
- pastiness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for pasty (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpæstɪ) /
a round of pastry folded over a filling of meat, vegetables, etc: Cornish pasty
Origin of pasty
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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