a soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.-specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.-a kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.-a highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. see strass.-a soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.-the mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.-to unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.