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pate
1[peyt]
noun
the crown or top of the head.
the head.
the brain.
âé
2[pah-tey, pa‑, pah-tey, pa‑]
noun
plural
âésFrench Cooking.a paste or spread made of puréed or finely chopped liver, meat, fish, game, etc., served as an hors d'oeuvre.
âٱ
3[paht]
noun
porcelain paste used in ceramic work.
âé
1/ pɑte, ˈpæteɪ /
noun
a spread of very finely minced liver, poultry, etc, served usually as an hors d'oeuvre
a savoury pie of meat or fish
pate
2/ ɪ /
noun
the head, esp with reference to baldness or (in facetious use) intelligence
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pate1
Origin of pate2
Example Sentences
I was all over his forehead and the dome of his pate.
The bread was thin and appropriately crumbly, the pate a nice thick schmear and the jalapeño provided quite a kick.
The pork is grilled in strips, lovingly layered over a hefty amount of creamy pate.
Nebbishy to the ninth, Paul trudges through the movie leading with his shiny white pate and enormous glasses, often wearing a parka whose gray fur lining might be an extension of his beard.
With his bald pate and nimbus of gray, scowling behind spectacles, he had long been a favorite of editorial cartoonists.
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