Not past three quarters of a mile.
Shak.
Bows not past three quarters of a yard long.
Spenser.
Past (?), adv. By; beyond; as, he ran past.
The alarum of drums swept past.
Longfellow.
Paste (?), n. [OF. paste, F. p‚te, L. pasta, fr. Gr. &?; barley broth;
cf. &?; barley porridge, &?; sprinkled with salt, &?; to sprinkle. Cf.
Pasty, n., Patty.] 1. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with
water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in
making potter's ware.
2. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and
the like; pastry dough.
3. A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the
like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding,
etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or
color.
4. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in
making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice,
or the like, with sugar, etc.