Definition of pate Pate
/pejˈt/ - [peyt] - pate
We found 16 definitions of pate from 7 different sources.
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What does pate mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pates |
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| pate - the top of the head | ||
| poll, crown | ||
| top side, upper side, upside, top a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top" | ||
| human head the head of a human being | ||
| pate - liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned | ||
| paste, spread an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard | ||
| duck pate a pate made from duck liver | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pate (a.)
See Patte. - pate (n.)
A pie. See Patty. - pate (n.)
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. - pate (n.)
The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head. - pate (n.)
The skin of a calf's head.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pate
pāt, n. the crown of the head: the head.—adj. Pāt′ed, having a pate. [Through O. Fr., from Ger. platte, a plate; cf. Low L. platta, tonsure.] -
pate
pä-tā′, n. pie: pasty.—Pâté de foie gras, pasty of fat goose liver: Strasburg pie. [Fr.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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pate
(Fr.). In fortification, a sort of horseshoe, that is, a platform or terre-plein, irregularly built, yet generally constructed in an oval form. It is surrounded by a parapet, without anything to flank it, and having no other defense than what is front or fore right. Patés are usually erected in marshy grounds to cover the gate of a fortified town or place. Also an iron or earthen pot filled with powder and grenades for throwing against besiegers; some were used at Lille in 1708.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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pate
The head. Carroty-pated; red-haired.
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🔤- pate, noun, singular of pates.
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