pâte tendre

[ French paht tahn-druh ]

/ French pɑt ˈtɑ̃ drə /

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noun

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of pâte tendre

Borrowed into English from French around 1860–65

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
Sadly and prayerfully while she slept lifted he the retributive mallet and beat in her brittle pate.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile
You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come; / 20 Knock as you please, there's nobody at home.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
"Oh, the cause must not suffer for want of a broken pate or two," replied Annys, merrily.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest|Annie Nathan Meyer