Definitions for pâté
pɑˈteɪ, pæ-pâté

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. patenoun

   liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned

2. pate, poll, crownnoun

   the top of the head

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pâténoun

   A finely-ground paste of meat, game, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patenoun

   The head. Now commonly used in contempt or ridicule, but antiently in serious language.

   Etymology: This is derived by Stephen Skinner from tête, Fr.

   Senseless man, that himself doth hate,
   To love another;
   Here take thy lover’s token on thy pate. Fairy Queen.

   Behold the despaire,
   By custome and covetous pates,
   By gaps and opening of gates. Thomas Tusser.

   He is a traitor, let him to the tower,
   And crop away that factious pate of his. William Shakespeare.

   Steal by line and level is an excellent pass of pate. William Shakespeare.

   That sly devil,
   That broker that still breaks the pate of faith,
   That daily breakvow. William Shakespeare.

   I had broke thy pate,
   And ask’d thee mercy for’t. William Shakespeare.

   Who dares
   Say this man is a flatterer. The learned pate
   Ducks to the golden fool. William Shakespeare.

   Thank your gentler fate,
   That, for a bruis’d or broken pate,
   Has freed you from those knobs that grow
   Much harder on the married brow. Hudibras.

   If only scorn attends men for asserting the church’s dignity, many will rather chuse to neglect their duty, than to get a broken pate in the church’s service. Robert South, Sermons.

   If any young novice happens into the neighbourhood of flatterers, presently they are plying his full purse and empty pate with addresses suitable to his vanity. South.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pate

   Pate is a French word that refers to a spreadable mixture made from various ingredients such as ground meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, cream, and seasonings, which are cooked until they reach a smooth or semi-smooth consistency. It is often served as a spread on bread or crackers, or used as a filling for savory pastries. There's also a version called "pate en croute" where the mixture is baked in a crust.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Pateadjective

   see Patte

2. Patenoun

   a pie. See Patty

3. Patenoun

   a kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified place

4. Patenoun

   the head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head

5. Patenoun

   the skin of a calf's head

6. Etymology: [F. pt.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Pate

   A pātē is a Polynesian percussion instrument. It is of the slit drum family, and therefore is also of the idiophone percussion family. It is made from a hollowed-out log, usually of Milo wood and produces a distinctive and loud sound. Different sizes of pate offer different pitches and volumes, as well as striking the pate in the middle or near the ends.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Pate

   pāt, n. the crown of the head: the head.—adj. Pāt′ed, having a pate. [Through O. Fr., from Ger. platte, a plate; cf. Low L. platta, tonsure.]

2. Pâté

   pä-tā′, n. pie: pasty.—Pâté de foie gras, pasty of fat goose liver: Strasburg pie. [Fr.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. paté

   (Fr.). In fortification, a sort of horseshoe, that is, a platform or terre-plein, irregularly built, yet generally constructed in an oval form. It is surrounded by a parapet, without anything to flank it, and having no other defense than what is front or fore right. Patés are usually erected in marshy grounds to cover the gate of a fortified town or place. Also an iron or earthen pot filled with powder and grenades for throwing against besiegers; some were used at Lille in 1708.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PATE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pate is ranked #1208 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pate surname appeared 29,327 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 10 would have the surname Pate.
   
   80.2% or 23,544 total occurrences were White.
   14.1% or 4,150 total occurrences were Black.
   1.9% or 563 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 543 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.9% or 267 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.8% or 258 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Spread
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Anagrams for pâté »

1. peat

2. Peta

3. PETA

4. tape

5. tape

6. teap

7. peat

How to pronounce pâté?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pâté in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pâté in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pâté in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of pâté in a Sentence

1. S. J. Perelman:

   The waiters' eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet – paté, Whitstable oysters, a sole, and a favorite salad of the Nizam of Hyderabad made of shredded five-pound notes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pâté
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pâté
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pâté
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pâté
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pâté
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html