pâte dure

[ French paht -dyr ]

/ French pɑt ˈdür /

Save This Word!

noun

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Origin of pâte dure

1860–65; <French: literally, hard paste

Words nearby pâte dure

pat-down, pate, -pated, pâté de foie gras, pâte de verre, pâte dure, patella, patellar fossa of vitreous, patellar ligament, patellar reflex, patellate

How to use pâte dure in a sentence

I confess a particular weakness for his chocolate biscuits and pork pate with onion marmalade.
Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland|Clive Irving|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had a round, very wide face, light eyes full of pride, a dimpled chin, a bald pate with a gray fringe.
Julian Tepper: Leave Philip Roth Alone!|Julian Tepper|February 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is littered with pate rind, bread crumbs, greaseproof paper, orange peel and banana skins.
Geoff Dyer's 'The Missing of the Somme' Reconsidered|Louisa Thomas|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Meier, who has the round face and thinning pate of a friar, is as close to a celebrity as you can find in the videogame world.
Facebook After FarmVille|Ben Crair|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Whether it is a simple roasted chicken, pate, or tuna Napoleon, each plate is a true culinary pleasure and delivers every time.
Fresh Picks|Robert Irvine|January 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His gray hair was so accurately combed and flattened over his yellow pate that it made it look like a furrowed field.
At the Sign of the Cat and Racket|Honore de Balzac
He bobbed his head and shot straight forward, landing his deputy-excellency fairly in the stomach, with his bare woolly pate.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
Sivral times I wint to th' dinin'-room intindin' to jine th' jovyal comp'ny there but quit at th' dure.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
I just got out iv th' back dure in time to escape a jab in th' spine fr'm a German that I niver see befure.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
Wan day a captain an' a squad iv polis backed th' wagon up to th' dure iv th' palace an' rung th' bell.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne