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pates

pates is the plural of pate.

Meaning of pate

Noun (1)

pate (plural pates)

  1. (archaic) The head, particularly the top or crown.
    • He had a shiny, bald pate.
  2. (archaic) Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities.
    • I am reſolued, tis but a thee yeeres faſt:
      The minde ſhall banquet, though the body pine,
      Fat paunches haue leane pates: and daynty bits
      Make rich the ribbes, but banerout quite the wits.c. 1595–1596 (date written), W. Shakespere [i.e., William Shakespeare], A Pleasant Conceited Comedie Called, Loues Labors Lost. […] (First Quarto), London: […] W[illiam] W[hite] for Cut[h]bert Burby...

Noun (2)

pate (plural pates)

  1. The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.

See all 5 meanings of pate

Proper noun capitalized: Pates

Pates

  1. A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.

Phrases with pates

Questions about pates

What does pates mean?
Pates means a barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
What is pates the plural of?
Pates is the plural of pate.
What part of speech is pates?
Pates is a proper noun.

Words near pates in the dictionary

  1. Patersonia
  2. Patersonian
  3. Patersonians
  4. Paterwic
  5. Paterwics
  6. pates
  7. patesi
  8. Patesian
  9. Patesians
  10. patesis
  11. Patey

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