Pastry Definition

pāstrē
pastries
noun
pastries
Flour dough or paste made with shortening and used for the crust of pies, tarts, etc.
Webster's New World
Foods made with this, as pies and tarts.
Webster's New World
One of these baked foods.
American Heritage
Broadly, all fancy baked goods, including cakes, sweet rolls, etc.
Webster's New World
A single pie, cake, croissant, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Pastry

Noun

Singular:
pastry
Plural:
pastries

Origin of Pastry

  • Middle English pastree from paste paste, dough paste1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • paste +"Ž -ry, or Old French pastaierie.

    From Wiktionary

Pastry Sentence Examples

  • Pastry, sweetmeats and fruit are highly esteemed.

  • Cook choux pastry in a medium heat and you will probably end up with a tray of rather chewy flat biscuits.

  • He bit into more pastry.

  • He should avoid fat and rich food, butter, pastry and sauces, and should drink no beer or wine - unless it be some very light French wine or Moselle.

  • The dessert was an almond sponge studded with dark morello cherries in a sweet almond pastry base.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAS

Words Ending With

YRYTRY

Unscrambles

pastry

Words Starting With P and Ending With Y

Starts With P & Ends With YStarts With PA & Ends With YStarts With P & Ends With RY

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With Y