pasty

[O. Fr. paste; Fr. pâté.] [PASTE, 8.) A pie composed of meat covered with a crust; a pie with a crust, made of meat and baked without a dish; a meat-pie. "Bring pasties of the doe."- Scott : Marmion , i. 4. păt, a . & adv . [Prob. the same as pat (1), s; Dut. pas -pat; Ger.pa = pat, fit.] A. As adj.: Fitting exactly; apt, fit, convenient; exactly suitable. ""I thank you,' quoth the Knight, 'for that Because 'tis to my purpose pat ." Butler: Hudibras, iii. 3. B. As adv.: Exactly to the purpose; fitly, conveniently, suitably. "You shall see, it will be full pat as I told you."Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, v. 1. păt (1), subst. [An imitative word; cf. Sw. dial. pjätta =to pat, to tap.] 1. A light, quick blow or tap with the fingers or hand. "[He] would not for the world rebuke, Beyond a pat , the school-boy duke." Lloyd: Epistle to J. B., Esq. IMG:content-0742.png:[blocks in formation] B. In trans.: To beat with the hand; to tap. "We see, it is children's sport to prove whether they can rub upon their breasts with one hand, and pat upon their forehead with another."- Bacon : Nat . Hist ., § 63. păt, pret . of v. [PUT, v.] Put. (Scotch.) pa-tā-ca, s. [Sp.] 1. A Spanish coin, of the value of about $1.12. 2. An Algerian coin, of the value of about 36 cents. patache *pa-tache': 8. [Fr. & Sp.] 1. A small ve el or tender employed in conveying men or orders from one ship or place to another. 2. A kind of stage-coach.