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The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. Paste eel (Zoöl.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar.

A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several single sheets pasted one upon another, or of paper macerated and pressed into molds, etc.

A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written pastil.] "Charming heads in pastel." W. Black.

One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.

The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse.

An artificial nutrient fluid invented by Pasteur for the study of alcoholic fermentation, but used also for the cultivation of bacteria and other organisms. It contains all the elements of protoplasm, and was originally made of the ash of yeast, some ammonia compound, sugar, and water.

Of or pertaining to Pasteur.

A method of treatment, devised by Pasteur, for preventing certain diseases, as hydrophobia, by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.

A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or checking fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by exposure to a temperature of 140º F., thus destroying the vitality of the contained germs or ferments.

To subject to pasteurization.

One that Pasteurizes, specif. an apparatus for heating and agitating, fluid.

To knead; to make into paste; to concrete. "Blood . . . baked and impasted." Shak.

One who takes a repast. [Obs.]

A caustic application made up of equal parts of caustic potash and quicklime; -- called also Vienna caustic.

A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface.

A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc.

A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.

Paste of clay or loam. Holland.

Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.

A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal, coal, or coke with clay, molasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also steep.