Definition of paste

• n. - 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.
• n. - Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
• n. - 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.
• n. - A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
• n. - A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.
• n. - The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.
• v. t. - To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.