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pate  (pt)

n.

1. The human head, especially the top of the head: a bald pate.

2. The mind or brain.

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[Middle English.]

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pated (ptd) adj.

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pâte  (pät)

n.

See paste¹.

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[French, from Old French paste, paste; see paste¹.]

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pate

Noun

Old-fashioned or humorous the head or the crown of the head [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pate - liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned paste, spread - a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes duck pate - a pate made from duck liver foie gras, pate de foie gras - a pate made from goose liver (marinated in Cognac) and truffles
	2.	pate - the top of the head poll, crown human head - the head of a human being tonsure - the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head top side, upper side, upside, top - the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"

Translations

pate [peɪt] n bald pate → calva

pate [peɪt] n a bald pate → un crâne chauve or dégarni

pate [peɪt] n a bald pate → eine Glatze

pate [peɪt] n a bald pate → una testa pelata