Cornish pasty noun1 •A kind of meat pie, not made in a pie pan but with a large piece of folded-over pastry dough, crimped shut, then baked on a sheet. It usually includes meat and vegetables in a thick hearty sauce.[…] after we have removed some of the dust of our journey, we sit down to a well-spread tea-table, on which a noble Cornish pasty holds the post of honour. — 1854 formsCornish pasties