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English word origin

Etymology of pasty

From paste + -y (adjectival suffix).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Like paste, sticky. · Pale, lacking colour, having a pallor. · Whiteskinned.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From paste + -y (adjectival suffix).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English paste, from Anglo-Norman paste and Old French pasté. Doublet of patty.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

Alternative spelling of pastie (“a small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From paste + -y (diminutive suffix).

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