‖a. (Her.) See Patté. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. LG. & Prov. G. pattkopf, patzkopf, scabby head; patt, patz, scab + kopf head. ] 1. The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head. [ Now generally used in contempt or ridicule. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. Ps. vii. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fat paunches have lean pate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The skin of a calf's head. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. pâté. ] 1. A pie. See Patty. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fort.) A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified place. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a pate; -- used only in composition; as, long-pated; shallow-pated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Pattee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. patefactio, fr. patefacere to open; patere to lie open + facere to make. ] The act of opening, disclosing, or manifesting; open declaration. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Hind. patelā. ] A large flat-bottomed trading boat peculiar to the river Ganges; -- called also puteli. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Patellæ [ L., a small pan, the kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish. ] 1. A small dish, pan, or vase. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) The kneecap; the kneepan; the cap of the knee. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the patella, or kneecap. [ 1913 Webster ]

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a. [ Patella + form: cf. F. pattelliforme. ] 1. Having the form of a patella. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella. [ 1913 Webster ]