Paste

Description

A semisolid adhesive mixture usually composed of a water dispersion of starch or dextrin with possible additives such as gums, animal glue, or latex. Paste is commonly used as an adhesive for paper and cardboard. Dried paste adhesives are used for postage stamps and envelopes.

Synonyms and Related Terms

adhesive; pasta (Port.)

Other Properties

Soluble in water.

Authority

• R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 823

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

• Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988