paste

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pasta dough, paste Date: 14th century 1. a. a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls b. a confection made by evaporating fruit with sugar or by flavoring a gelatin, starch, or gum arabic preparation c. a smooth food product made by evaporation or grinding <

tomato paste

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almond paste

> d. a shaped dough (as spaghetti or ravioli) prepared from semolina, farina, or wheat flour 2. a soft plastic mixture or composition: as a. a preparation usually of flour or starch and water used as an adhesive or a vehicle for mordant or color b. clay or a clay mixture used in making pottery or porcelain 3. a brilliant glass of high lead content used for the manufacture of artificial gems II. transitive verb (pasted; pasting) Date: circa 1562 1. to cause to adhere by or as if by paste ; stick 2. to cover with something pasted on III. transitive verb (pasted; pasting) Etymology: alteration of baste Date: 1846 1. to strike hard at 2. to beat or defeat soundly <

pasted their opponents 42-0

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