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hief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. Ps. vii. 16. Fat paunches have lean pate. Shak.

Having a pate; -- used only in composition; as, long-pated; shallow-pated.

See Pattee.

The act of opening, disclosing, or manifesting; open declaration. Jer. Taylor.

A large flat-bottomed trading boat peculiar to the river Ganges; -- called also puteli.

ecies of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food.

Of or pertaining to the patella, or kneepan.

Having the form of a patella.

A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain insects.

A plate. [Obs.]

A paten.

The state of being patent or evident.

apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous. He had received instructions, both patent and secret. Motley.

Having a surface dressed by cutting with a hammer the head of which consists of broad thin chisels clamped together.

Suitable to be patented; capable of being patented.

One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent. Bacon.

Openly; evidently.

A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies.

See Pederero. [Obs.]

The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master.