The head, particularly the top or crown.
He had a shiny, bald pate.
Wit, cleverness, cognitive abilities.
I am reſolued, tis but a thee yeeres faſt: The minde ſhall banquet, though the body pine, Fat paunches haue leane pates: and daynty bits Make rich the ribbes, but banerout quite the wits.
The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.
An island of Kenya.
A surname.
From Middle English pate, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortened form of Old French patene or Medieval Latin patena, both from Latin patina (“pan, dish”). Alternatively, perhaps akin to Old Frisian ...
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