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A pasty is a baked pastry case filled with meat and vegetables, associated especially with Cornwall, England, where it was traditional miners' fare: a Cornish pasty.

The crimped edge served as a handle, discarded by workers with dirty hands.

Separately, pasty (rhyming with "hasty") means pale and unhealthy-looking: His pasty complexion suggested he hadn't been outdoors in weeks.

Pasties are adhesive coverings worn over nipples by exotic dancers or in revealing costumes.

pale

pallid

Unhealthily lacking color

wanPale and unwell-looking
ashenPale, grayish-white
sallowUnhealthily yellowish complexion

chalky · ghostly · colorless · waxen · blanched · whitish · drained · bloodless · peaked · anemic

savory

meatpie

Savory filling in crust

empanadaFilled pastry half-moon
samosaStuffed triangular pastry
turnoverSales volume or attrition

calzone · pierogi · dumpling · potsticker · knish · pocket · filling · crimped · shortcrust · flaky

adhesive

sticky

Apt to adhere

glueyTending to stick
tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
gummySticky and soft

viscous · clammy · doughy · glutinous · mucilaginous · thick · clingy · cohesive

texture

doughy

Soft like raw bread

softYielding to touch
mushySoft or saccharine
squidgySoft and pliable

pliable · malleable · yielding · thick · dense · moist · uncooked

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