plural pastries
1
a
: a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste sense 1a
b
: usually sweet baked goods made of dough having a high fat content
a plate of tempting pastry
see danish pastry, french pastry
2
: a piece of pastry
I had a pastry and a cup of tea.
Examples of pastry in a Sentence
He worked on the filling while I prepared the pastry.
She had a pastry and coffee for breakfast.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Visitors can learn about local baking techniques and try different bread and pastry varieties – including schüttelbrot (a flatbread) and krapfen (a German doughnut).
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Breakfast at Orchids is Gold Medal winning—starting with a sweeping continental spread with granola and cereals, lemon cakes, brownies, pastries and croissants, freshly squeezed fruit juices, meats and cheeses, locally sourced Ballycotton smoked salmon, smoothies—and even a mimosa station.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Get the recipe 19 of 27 Chicken Pot Pie With Puff Pastry
Puff pastry dresses up chicken pot pie in the best ways possible—easily and deliciously!
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pastry
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“Pastry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastry. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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