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单词 pastier
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
past•y1 /ˈpeɪsti/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est, n., pl. past•ies. 
adj. 
  1. of or like paste, as in texture or color:His face had a pasty complexion after that bouncy flight.

n. [countable]
  1. Clothing pasties, [plural] a pair of small, cuplike coverings for a woman's nipples, used by nude dancers, etc.
past•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
past•y1  (pāstē),USA pronunciation adj., past•i•er, past•i•est, n., pl. past•ies. 
adj. 
  1. of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.

n. 
  1. Clothing pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a striptease dancer, nude model, etc.
  • 1650–60 for def. 1; 1950–55 for def. 2; paste + -y1 (def. 1), -y2 (def. 2)
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pale, ashen, ashy, wan, sallow.

pas•ty2  (pastē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. British Terms, Fooda pie filled with game, fish, or the like.
  • Middle French. See pté
  • Middle English pastee 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pasty /ˈpeɪstɪ/ adj (pastier, pastiest)
  1. of or like the colour, texture, etc, of paste
  2. (esp of the complexion) pale or unhealthy-looking

ˈpastily adv ˈpastiness n
pasty /ˈpæstɪ/ n ( pl pasties)
  1. a round of pastry folded over a filling of meat, vegetables, etc: Cornish pasty
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French pastée, from Late Latin pasta dough
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