·noun The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.
II. Paste ·vt To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.
III. Paste ·noun Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
IV. Paste ·noun A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, ·etc.
V. Paste ·noun A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.
VI. Paste ·noun A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. ·see Strass.
VII. Paste ·noun A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, — used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, ·etc., — also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.