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Definition of "pasties" [pas•ties]

  • A pair of adhesive patches used to conceal a woman's nipples and worn principally by exotic dancers or striptease performers. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pasties" in a sentence
  • "Then I went into a bakery shop and asked for three pasties from the stack in the window."
  • "But (and this is my own fault) I am addicted to "pasties" -- those encrusted confections of meat, potatoes and mushrooms they seem to sell at every intersection."
  • "They were a stopgap measure-the brainchild of Ingalls, who called them "pasties" - to solve the problem of quickly and economically coordinating the introduction of the new Tauranac-Hertz map with the signage in the stations."