Definition of Pate

1. Noun. Liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned.

Generic synonyms: Paste, Spread
Specialized synonyms: Duck Pate, Foie Gras, Pate De Foie Gras

2. Noun. The top of the head.
Exact synonyms: Crown, Poll
Group relationships: Human Head
Specialized synonyms: Tonsure
Generic synonyms: Top, Top Side, Upper Side, Upside

Definition of Pate

1. n. The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head.

Definition of Pate

1. the top of the head [n -S] : PATED [adj]

Medical Definition of Pate

1. 1. The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head. "His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate." (Ps. Vii. 16) "Fat paunches have lean pate." (Shak) 2. The skin of a calf's head. Origin: Cf. LG. & Prov. G. Pattkopf, patzkopf, scabby head; patt, patz, scab + kopf head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pate

patchwork
patchworked
patchworking
patchworks
patchwork quilt
patchy
patchy atelectasis
patch clamp
patch clamping
patch pocket
patch test
patch test
patch tests
patch up
pate (current term)
pate (current term)
pated
patefaction
Patein's albumin
patella
Patella
patellae
patellalgia
patellar
patellar
patellar dislocation
patellar fossa of vitreous
patellar ligament
patellar network
patellar reflex

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