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Pastry

The place where pastry is made.

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Dough 76% connected

Paste of bread; a soft mass of moistened flour or meal, kneaded or unkneaded, but not yet baked; as, to knead dough.

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Dowdy 76% connected

Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking.

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Frangipane 76% connected

A perfume of jasmine; frangipani.

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Pandowdy 76% connected

A deep pie or pudding made of baked apples, or of sliced bread and apples baked together, with no bottom crust.

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Pie 76% connected

An article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it; as, chicken pie; venison pie; mince pie; apple pie; pumpkin pie.

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Puff 76% connected

A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tart 76% connected

Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.

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Vol-au-vent 76% connected

A light puff paste, with a raised border, filled, after baking, usually with a ragout of fowl, game, or fish.

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Flour 70% connected

The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and soft powder of a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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