pated

Possessing a crown

Pated means having a head or top of a particular kind, used only in combination with descriptive modifiers: bald-pated, grey-pated, addled-pated.

The word derives from pate, an old-fashioned or humorous term for the head.

You won't encounter pated standing alone—it exists to form compounds describing someone's head or mental state.

bald

hairless

Having no fur

tonsure · chrome-dome · glabrous · depilated · slick · uncovered · baldy · coot · dome · shaven

shiny

polished

Smooth, refined, accomplished

reflective · sheen · buffed · sleek · glinting · waxed · oiled

Opposites
presence of head

patedheadless

Lacking a head

decapitated · beheaded

Phrases
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pate, pates

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G