Party vs Pasty - What's the difference?
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(lb) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
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*:If the jury found that the party slain was of English race, it had been adjudged felony.
(lb) A person.
# A person; an individual.
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#With to : an accessory, someone who takes part.
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A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
*1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Ch.6:
*:A mile back in the forest the tribe had heard the fierce challenge of the gorilla, and, as was his custom when any danger threatened, Kerchak called his people together, partly for mutual protection against a common enemy, since this gorilla might be but one of a party of several, and also to see that all members of the tribe were accounted for.
A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government.
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*:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless." ¶ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually.
(lb) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose.
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(lb) A social gathering.
#A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing.
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#A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.
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, passage=We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.}}
#A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.
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Participants.
#(lb) Active player characters organized into a single group.
#(lb) Group of characters controlled by the player.
(lb) A part or division.
*, Bk.II, Ch.xv:
*:And so the moost party of the castel that was falle doune thorugh that dolorous stroke laye vpon Pellam and balyn thre dayes.
To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.
(intransitive, slang, euphemistic) To take recreational drugs.
* 2004 , Daniel Nicholas Shields, Firewoman
(gaming, online gaming, intransitive) To form a party (with).
(obsolete, except in compounds) Divided; in part.
(heraldry) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries.
(obsolete) Partly.
Like paste, sticky.
pale, lacking colour, having a pallor
(slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) white-skinned
A small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers.
* {{quote-book
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, author=Irene Pence
, title=Buried Memories
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, passage=One of the experienced dancers dabbed a bit of rubber cement inside a silver-sequinned pasty and told Betty to place it over her nipple}}
* {{quote-newsgroup
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, date=February 02
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, isbn=9780984118229
, page=164
, passage="What's a pasty'?" ¶ "That's what strippers and showgirls used to wear to cover their nipples in teh old, tamer days of yore. They were round paper disks with spangles on one side and paste on the other; hence the term ' pasty ."}}
A type of seasoned meat and vegetable pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape. A (savory) hand pie.
As nouns the difference between party and pasty
is that party is party (social gathering for fun) while pasty is a small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers or pasty can be a type of seasoned meat and vegetable pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape a (savory) hand pie.As an adjective pasty is
like paste, sticky.party
English
(wikipedia party)Etymology 1
From (etyl) partie, (etyl) partie, from ; see part.Noun
(parties)Synonyms
* (social gathering) * bash * do * rave * See alsoDerived terms
* after-party/afterparty * agrarian party * beach party * bachelor party * bachelorette party * block party * boarding party * bucks' party * charter party * cocktail party * coming-out party * concert party * Conservative party * costume party * cross-party * dinner party * fatigue party * green party * hen party * house party * Independence Party * keg party * LAN party * landing party * lawn party * life of the party * major party * minor party * mushroom party * necktie party * one-party * partay * party and party costs * party animal * party blower * party boss * party boy * party bus * party-coated * party costs * party dress * party crasher * party favor * party game * party girl * party jury * party line * party of the fist part * party of the second part * party pie * party politics * party pooper * party puffer * party school * party spirit * party state * party strengths (see strength) * party to the action * party tray * party trick * party wall * party whip * partyer * partygoer * partyism * political party * pool party * prevailing party * rescue party * sausage party * search party * slumber party * splinter party * stag party * surprise party * tailgate party * tea party * throw a party * third party * three-party * toga party * Tupperware party * two-party * war party * wedding partyVerb
- We partied until the early hours.
- “Miss, do you party ?” the boy asked. “What?” Jennifer asked back. “Do you smoke? I'll get you some cheap. One American dollar equals forty Jamaican dollars. I'll get you as much of the stuff as you need.”
- If you want to beat that monster, you should party with a healer.
Derived terms
* party down * party onStatistics
*Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).Adjective
(-)- an escutcheon party per pale
Derived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)Adverb
(-)- (Chaucer)
External links
* *Anagrams
* 1000 English basic words ----pasty
English
Etymology 1
From .Adjective
(er)- These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well, they are very pasty .
- He is pasty -faced.
- (figuratively) He was feeling pasty .
- Are you feeling OK? You look a bit pasty .
Synonyms
* (pale) pale, pallidNoun
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citation, passage=There really is no other purpose for wearing a pasty than to avoid being arrested for indecency. }}
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Etymology 2
From (etyl) paste and (etyl) .Alternative forms
* pastieNoun
(pasties)Usage notes
The spelling pasty'' is considered correct in the United Kingdom but in Australia the spelling ''pastie is the more common.Derived terms
* Cornish pasty * nasty pasty * party pastySee also
* meat pie * sausage roll *BBC: Who, What, Why: What exactly is a Cornish pasty?
