pasty

¹ American  

[pey-stee] / ˈpeɪ sti /

adjective

pastier, pastiest

1. of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.

   Synonyms:

   sallow , wan , ashy , ashen , pale

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noun

PLURAL

pasties

1. pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.

pasty ² American  

[pas-tee] / ˈpæs ti /

noun

Chiefly British.

PLURAL

pasties

1. a pie filled with game, fish, or the like.

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pasty ¹ British  

/ ˈpeɪstɪ /

adjective

1. of or like the colour, texture, etc, of paste

2. (esp of the complexion) pale or unhealthy-looking

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noun

1. either one of a pair of small round coverings for the nipples used by striptease dancers

pasty ² British  

/ ˈpæstɪ /

noun

1. a round of pastry folded over a filling of meat, vegetables, etc

   Cornish pasty

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Other Word Forms

• pastily adverb
• pastiness noun

Etymology

Origin of pasty¹

1650–60 pasty ¹ for def. 1; 1950–55 pasty ¹ for def. 2; paste + -y ¹ pasty ¹ ( for def. 1 ), -y ² pasty ¹ ( for def. 2 )

Origin of pasty²

1250–1300; Middle English pastee < Middle French. See pâté

Example Sentences

A packet of Cornish pasties is passed around the car for breakfast.

From BBC

Watching Will Ferrell in prison booty shorts showing off his pasty white legs feels like a crazy way to soothe the Sunday scaries.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Pegg referred to the collection as "the pasty" due to the coins being wrapped in a cloth bundle which was barely bigger than a Cornish pasty.

From BBC

No chancellor wants to unpick a Budget, as George Osborne had to do in 2012 when he U-turned on the "pasty tax".

From BBC

The Thomas family company was launched as Thomas Pies in the 1950s, selling sausage rolls, pies and pasties around the south Wales valleys.

From BBC