Etymograph

English

pastie

From paste + -ie.

Formed from paste + -ie

Ancient Greek πάσσω ‘to sprinkle’

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Ancient Greek παστά

Late Latin pasta

Old French paste ‘dough’

Middle English paste ‘dough for the making of bread or pastry’

English paste

The story

First use appears c. 1954, in the publications of E.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Another origin of pastie

  1. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400paste
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500paste‘dough for the making of bread or pastry’
  3. Englishtodaypastie

Today it means

noun An item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pastie”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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