paste

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
  2. noun a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry
  3. noun an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard

Etymology

From Middle English paste, from Old French paste (modern pâte), from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá). Doublet of pasta. The verb is from the noun. Middle English had pasten (“to make a paste of; bake in a pastry”), also from the noun; compare Latin pistō and Medieval Latin pastillātus.

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