pâte tendre

[ French paht tahn-druh ]

noun

1. soft paste.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pâte tendre¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1860–65

Example Sentences

The glaze is alkaline, and is similar in its general character to that used on pate tendre porcelain.

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Mr. Walters, of Baltimore, has in his collection a valuable pate tendre vase dated 1860.

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A complete toilet-set of pate tendre is turquoise blue of great richness and transparent depth.

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The most highly artistic pieces are in pate tendre, or artificial paste.

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