plural pastries
1
a
: a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste sense 1a
b
: usually sweet baked goods made of dough having a high fat content
a plate of tempting pastry
see danish pastry, french pastry
2
: a piece of pastry
I had a pastry and a cup of tea.
Examples of pastry in a Sentence
He worked on the filling while I prepared the pastry.
She had a pastry and coffee for breakfast.
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The family later moved to Los Angeles and ran a pastry shop.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The café’s menu was developed by renowned chef Natsuko Shoji, who has been lauded as Asia’s best female chef and Asia’s best pastry chef.
—Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 11 July 2025
Le Macaron is a French pastry shop founded by mother-daughter duo Rosaie Guillem and Audrey Guillem-Saba, whose aspirations are to introduce Americans to authentic macarons.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Gray & Dudley This new American restaurant in The Bankers Alley Hotel will have a special Easter brunch with menu items including fresh pastries, corned beef eggs Benedict, brioche French toast, a roasted lamb carving station, shrimp and grits, a dessert station and more.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The café’s menu was developed by renowned chef Natsuko Shoji, who has been lauded as Asia’s best female chef and Asia’s best pastry chef.
—Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 11 July 2025
Le Macaron is a French pastry shop founded by mother-daughter duo Rosaie Guillem and Audrey Guillem-Saba, whose aspirations are to introduce Americans to authentic macarons.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Gray & Dudley This new American restaurant in The Bankers Alley Hotel will have a special Easter brunch with menu items including fresh pastries, corned beef eggs Benedict, brioche French toast, a roasted lamb carving station, shrimp and grits, a dessert station and more.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Pastry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastry. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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