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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patt'e \Pat`t['e]"\, Pattee \Pat*tee"\, a. [F. patt['e], fem.
patt['e]e, fr patte paw, foot. Cf {Patten}.] (Her.)
Narrow at the inner, and very broad at the other end or
having its arms of that shape; -- said of a cross. See
Illust. (8) of {Cross}. [Written also {pat['e]}, {patee}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pat'e \Pa`t['e]"\, n. [F. p[^a]t['e].]
1. A pie. See {Patty}.
2. (Fort.) 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 [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pat'e \Pa`t['e]"\, a. (Her.)
See {Patt['e]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pate \Pate\, n. [Cf. LG & Prov. G. pattkopf patzkopf scabby
head; patt, patz, scab + kopf head.]
1. The head of a person; the top or crown, of the head. [Now
generally used in contempt or ridicule.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pate
n 1: liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously
seasoned
2: the top of the head [syn: {poll}, {crown}]
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