n. | 1. | 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. | Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough. |
| 3. | 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. |
| 4. | A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass. |
| 5. | A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc. |
| 6. | (Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. |
v. t. | 1. | To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste. |