pasty

Other forms: pasties; pastier; pastily

Definitions of pasty
  1. adjective
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
    synonyms: clingy, gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, sticky, viscid, viscous
    adhesive
    tending to adhere
  2. adjective
    resembling paste in color; pallid
    “he looked pasty and red-eyed”
    synonyms: pastelike
    colorless, colourless
    weak in color; not colorful
  3. noun
    (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
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    type of:
    patch
    a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
Definitions of pasty
  1. noun
    a small, savory pie or turnover consisting of baked pastry wrapped around a filling of meat and vegetables
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    types:
    Cornish pasty
    meat pie with filling of meat and vegetables
    pork pie
    small pie filled with minced seasoned pork
    type of:
    meat pie
    pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit dough
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