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5 definitions found 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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