pâte dure

[ French paht dyr ]

/ French pɑt ˈdür /

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Origin of pâte dure

1860–65; <French: literally, hard paste

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