Thesaurus: paste
A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.
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Definitions
- n. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.
- n. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
- n. A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.
- n. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
- n. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.
- n. The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.
- v. t. To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.
- n. any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
- n. a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry
- n. an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
- n. a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
- v. join or attach with or as if with glue