pa|te

pate¹ «payt», noun.

1. a) the head: »

Let him to the Tower, And chop away that factious pate of his (Shakespeare).

b) the top of the head: »

a bald pate.

SYNONYM(S): crown.

2. Figurative. brains: »

a notion fit for an idiot's pate.

3. Figurative. a person with brains: »

a shallow pate.

╂[Middle English pate; origin uncertain]

pa|te² «pah TAY», noun.

= pâté. (Cf. ↑pâté)

pâ|té¹, pate «pah TAY», noun.

–n.

1. French. =paste¹. (Cf. ↑paste)

2. pottery or porcelain paste used in ceramics.

pâ|té², pate «pah TAY», noun.

–n.

1. French.a paste of finely chopped meat, liver, or the like, with spices and herbs, often served chilled and sliced. »

A superb pate made of saddle of hare, a chicken, a duck, two red partridges ... and a score of other ingredients (New York Times).

2. French.a case or form of pastry filled with chicken, sweetbreads, oysters, etc.; patty.