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Pronunciation : Pa`t
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: See Patt?.

(Her.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pa`t
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. p?t?.]
Definition : 1. A pie. See Patty.

2. (Fort.)

Defn: 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. LG. & Prov. G. pattkopf, patzkopf, scabby head; patt, patz, scab + kopf head.]
Definition : 1. The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head. [Now generally used in contempt or ridicule.] 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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