paste : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: paste	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for paste
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paste n any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard Synonym(s): paste, library paste a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes Synonym(s): spread, paste v join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text" Synonym(s): glue, paste hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent" cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paste \Paste\, n. [OF. paste, F. p[83]te, L. pasta, fr. Gr. [?] barley broth; cf. [?] barley porridge, [?] sprinkled with salt, [?] to sprinkle. Cf. {Pasty}, n., {Patty}.] 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. {Paste eel} (Zo[94]l.), the vinegar eel. See under {Vinegar}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paste \Paste\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pasting}.] To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
paste {copy and paste}