From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilitypastypast‧y1 /ˈpeɪsti/ adjectiveMIDCa pasty face looks very pale and unhealthyExamples from the Corpuspasty• Beneath a top hat his face is pasty and bloated.• Slightly pasty and not as hot at the first visit, they were perfect the next time.• Because the silica in andesite makes it thick and pasty, andesite tends to trap large amounts of gas.• Pale spikygirl one side of a table, pale pastyboy the other.• She smiles, and two dimples appear in her pastycheeks, still shiny from last night's application of face cream.• Their pasty faces - the result of long periods underground - belie their extraordinarystrength and tenacity.• Gone was the lively, glowing girl of the morning, in her place a pastyghost.• Dinner was usually friedmeat and pastypotatoesthrown on a chippedplate.Related topics: Food, dishpastypast‧y2 /ˈpæsti/ noun (plural pasties) [countable] British EnglishDFFa small pastry case filled with meat, vegetables etc and bakeda Cornish pastyExamples from the Corpuspasty• Martha brought him hot pasties every lunchtime from their cottage, to his place of work in the fields.• Hot pasties and hot drinks are served below deck at the bar, a comfort on chilly days.• She supposed that she wrongly still thought of pubmeals in terms of bread and cheese or pasties.• Children often use dough in imitation of pastry; rolling, cutting and making cakes, pies or pasties.• Avoid quiches, pasties and meat pies, but don't be shy of the ubiquitous baked potato.• There were usually some vegetarianpasties and things going cheap.Originpasty1(1600-1700)pastepasty2(1200-1300)Old Frenchpastee, from Late Latinpasta; → PASTE1