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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Former Leah & Louise pastry chef Jasmine Macon eventually opened B.A.D. separately in the Madison Park area.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
My makeup artist [Taylor Fitzgerald] brought Italian pastries and our photographer brought pizza from Rhode Island.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
For her pop-ups in the Bay Area, Calif., the pastry chef Jessica Little Fu made the treat using a peach, nectarine and pineapple conserve, topping the bars with crème fraîche and lime leaf powder.
—Sarah Archer Gisela Williams Martha Cheng Carla Valdivia Nakatani Ryan Haase, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
With Lenka is a two-hour hands-on cooking experience, in which guests arrive at the namesake chef’s home and learn how to perfect making the Eastern European pastry.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
My makeup artist [Taylor Fitzgerald] brought Italian pastries and our photographer brought pizza from Rhode Island.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
For her pop-ups in the Bay Area, Calif., the pastry chef Jessica Little Fu made the treat using a peach, nectarine and pineapple conserve, topping the bars with crème fraîche and lime leaf powder.
—Sarah Archer Gisela Williams Martha Cheng Carla Valdivia Nakatani Ryan Haase, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
With Lenka is a two-hour hands-on cooking experience, in which guests arrive at the namesake chef’s home and learn how to perfect making the Eastern European pastry.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Pastry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastry. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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