Pasties


[pey-stee] /ˈpeɪ sti/

adjective, pastier, pastiest.
1.
of or like in consistency, texture, color, etc.
noun, plural pasties.
2.
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a striptease dancer, nude model, etc.
[pas-tee] /ˈpæs ti/
noun, plural pasties. Chiefly British.
1.
a pie filled with game, fish, or the like.
/ˈpeɪstɪ/
adjective pastier, pastiest
1.
of or like the colour, texture, etc, of paste
2.
(esp of the complexion) pale or unhealthy-looking
noun (pl) pasties
3.
either one of a pair of small round coverings for the nipples used by striptease dancers
/ˈpæstɪ/
noun (pl) pasties
1.
a round of pastry folded over a filling of meat, vegetables, etc: Cornish pasty
n.

“adhesive patches worn over the nipples by exotic dancers,” 1957, plural diminutive from paste (v.).
n

c.1300, a type of pastry pie, from Old French paste “dough, pastry,” from Vulgar Latin *pastata “meat wrapped in pastry” from Latin pasta (see pasta).
adj.

“resembling paste,” 1650s, from paste (n.) + -y (2). Related: Pastiness.

noun

Adhesive patches worn over the nipples by nude dancers (1961+)

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