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Webster 1913 Edition
Pate
‖
Paˊté′
,Noun.
[F.
pâté
.] 1.
A pie. See
Patty
. 2.
(Fort.)
A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified place.
[R.]
Pate
,Noun.
[Cf. LG. & Prov. G.
pattkopf
, patzkopf
, scabby head; patt
, patz
, scab + kopf
head.] 1.
The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head.
[Now generally used in contempt or ridicule.]
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own
pate
. Ps. vii. 16.
Fat paunches have lean
pate
. Shakespeare
2.
The skin of a calf’s head.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pate
PATE
,Noun.
1.
The head, or rather the top of the head; applied to persons, it is now used in contempt or ridicule.2.
The skin of a calf's head.3.
In fortification, a kind of platform resembling what is called a horse shoe.Definition 2024
pâte
pâte
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pate"
Norman
Etymology
From Late Latin pasta.
Pronunciation
Noun
pâte f (plural pâtes)
Derived terms
Terms derived from pâte
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