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pate

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6
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7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/peɪt/
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/peɪt/ · /ˈpæt.eɪ/ · /pæˈteɪ/

Definition of pate

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (archaic)The head, particularly the top or crown.
    “He had a shiny, bald pate.”
    “For his vnhappynes ſhall come vpon his owne heade, ⁊ his wickednes ſhall fall vpon his owne pate.”
    “The whole benighted, blooming crew, The Puddin'-thieves, the Usher too, Are being beaten black and blue With bottles on the pate.”
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noun

  1. (archaic)The head, particularly the top or crown.
    “He had a shiny, bald pate.”
    “For his vnhappynes ſhall come vpon his owne heade, ⁊ his wickednes ſhall fall vpon his owne pate.”
    “The whole benighted, blooming crew, The Puddin'-thieves, the Usher too, Are being beaten black and blue With bottles on the pate.”
  2. (archaic)Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities.
    “I am reſolued, tis but a thee yeeres faſt: The minde ſhall banquet, though the body pine, Fat paunches haue leane pates: and daynty bits Make rich the ribbes, but banerout quite the wits.”
    “I thank thee for that ieſt; heer’s a garment for’t: Wit ſhall not goe vn-rewarded while I am King of this Country: Steale by line and leuell, is an excellent paſſe of pate: there’s another garment for’t.”
  3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of pâté (finely-ground paste of meat, fish, etc.)
  4. The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.

name

  1. An island of Kenya.
  2. A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English pate, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortened form of Old French patene or Medieval Latin patena, both from Latin patina (“pan, dish”). Alternatively, perhaps akin to Old Frisian pote (“skull”).

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