Pas"tel (?), n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. Pastil.] 1. A crayon made of
a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes
incorrectly written pastil.] "Charming heads in pastel." W. Black.
2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria);
also, the dye itself.
Past"er (?), n. 1. One who pastes; as, a paster in a government
department.
2. A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be pasted by
the voter, as a substitute, over another name on a printed ballot.
[Cant, U.S.]
Pas"tern (?), n. [Of. pasturon, F. p‚turon, fr. OF. pasture a tether,
for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See Pasture.] 1. The
part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock
and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse.
The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the great pastern
bone; the second, the small pastern bone; and the third, in the hoof,
the coffin bone.
Pastern joint, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals,
between the great and small pastern bones.