Pallor vs. Pasty

Pallornoun

Paleness; want of color; pallidity; wanness.

Pallornoun

Paleness; want of color; pallidity; as, pallor of the complexion.

Pallornoun

unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Pallor

Pallor is a pale color of the skin that can be caused by illness, emotional shock or stress, stimulant use, or anemia, and is the result of a reduced amount of oxyhaemoglobin and may also be visible as pallor of the conjunctivae of the eyes on physical examination. Pallor is more evident on the face and palms.

Pastyadjective

Like paste, sticky.

Pastyadjective

pale, lacking colour, having a pallor

Pastyadjective

white-skinned

Pastynoun

A small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers.

Pastynoun

A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.

Pastyadjective

Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness.

Pastynoun

A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a dish; a meat pie.

Pastynoun

small meat pie or turnover

Pastyadjective

resembling paste in color; pallid;

Pastyadjective

having the properties of glue

Pastynoun

a folded pastry case with a savoury filling, typically of seasoned meat and vegetables.

Pastyadjective

(of a person's face) unhealthily pale

Pastyadjective

of or like paste

Pasty

A pasty () is a British baked pastry, a traditional variety of which is particularly associated with Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is made by placing an uncooked filling, typically meat and vegetables, on one half of a flat shortcrust pastry circle, folding the pastry in half to wrap the filling in a semicircle and crimping the curved edge to form a seal before baking.