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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That includes classic scones and jam, of course, finger sandwiches, an assortment of pretty pastries and prepared by their sister operation, The Flora Bakehouse.
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
At the center of this story are Graham Hornigold, a renowned British pastry chef, and a woman who goes solely by the name Dionne, who claimed to be his mother and would turn his life upside down in the months that followed their reunion.
—Isabella Wandermurem, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Tomas Saldaña feeds the radish pastry dough into a pastry machine.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
There are self-serve sandwiches and pastries available all day such as Portuguese pastéis de nata.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
At the center of this story are Graham Hornigold, a renowned British pastry chef, and a woman who goes solely by the name Dionne, who claimed to be his mother and would turn his life upside down in the months that followed their reunion.
—Isabella Wandermurem, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Tomas Saldaña feeds the radish pastry dough into a pastry machine.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
There are self-serve sandwiches and pastries available all day such as Portuguese pastéis de nata.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pastry
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“Pastry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastry. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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