Definition of "pastry"

pastry

/ˈpeɪstɹi/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural pastries
1. (countable) A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
2. (uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
3. (uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
4. (countable, obsolete) A place where pastry is made.
  Quotations
  They call for dates and quinces in the pastry.
  c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act IV, scene iv], line 2
5. (uncountable) The act or art of making pastry.
6. (uncountable, culinary industry) Desserts of all kinds, whether or not these incorporate the baked item made from flour and fat, or that section of a kitchen that prepares these.