Paste
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) 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.
(2): ( v. t.) To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.
(3): ( n.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.
(4): ( n.) A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
(5): ( n.) Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
(6): ( n.) A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.
(7): ( n.) 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.
King James Dictionary [2]
Paste, n. L. pistus, or Gr. to sprinkle, or some root which signifies to mix and knead.
1. A soft composition of substances, as flour moistened with water or milk and kneaded, or any kind of earth moistened and formed to the consistence of dough. Paste made of flour is used in cookery paste made of flour or earth, is used in various arts and manufactures, as a cement. 2. An artificial mixture in imitation of precious stones or gems, used in the glass trade. 3. In mineralogy, the mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.
Paste, To unite or cement with paste to fasten with paste.
