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What does pastry mean?

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Noun
  1. A baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
  2. (uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
  3. (obsolete) The place where pastry is made.
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The kitchen was staffed with a full-time pastry chef, baker, entremetier, grill cook, garde-manger, saucier, and sous-chef.
I stepped into the shop, took a deep whiff of the powerful chocolate and sugar scents, and studied the pastry case.
Cover each tart with a puff pastry circle and bake until the puff pastry is golden and crisp, about ten minutes.
I make little tarts with a nice buttery pastry whipped up in the food processor.
Lunch, or dinner as it was called, consisted of soups, pasties or sandwiches, vegetables, and some sort of pastry for afters.
For an elegant light meal, I line crisp pastry tartlets with smoked salmon, fill them with warm scrambled eggs and top with a little caviar.

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