Definition of pastry Pastry

/pejˈstɹi/ - [peystree] - pas•try

We found 10 definitions of pastry from 7 different sources.

What does pastry mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: pastries
pastry - any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
		baked goods foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven
		flour fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
		pie crust, pie shell pastry used to hold pie fillings
		pandowdy, dowdy deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
		frangipane pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling
		streusel a crumbly topping for a pastry
		tart a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
		timbale case, timbale small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods
		pie dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
		french pastry sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste
		bouchee, patty shell shell of puff paste
		sausage roll sausage meat rolled and baked in pastry
		toad-in-the-hole sausage baked in batter
		vol-au-vent puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce
		strudel thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked
		baklava rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
		profiterole a small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate
		puff a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
pastry - a dough of flour and water and shortening
		pastry dough
		dough a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll

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Wiktionary

pastry (Noun)
A baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claw s, Napoleons, puff pastries , etc.
pastry (Noun)
The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

pastry (n.)
The place where pastry is made.
pastry (n.)
Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of paste, as pies, tarts, etc.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

pastry
A baked delicacy.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

pastry
pās′tri, n. articles made of paste or dough: crust of pies, tarts, &c.: act or art of making articles of paste.—n. Pās′trycook, one who cooks or sells pastry. [Paste.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

pastry
A deadly weapon carried by cafes, cooks and newly married housekeepers.

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pastry, noun, singular of pastries.

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