Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pastry \Pas"try\, n.; pl. {Pastries}.
   1. The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] --Shak.

   2. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of
      paste, as pies, tarts, etc.

   {Pastry cook}, one whose occupation is to make pastry; as,
      the pastry cook of a hotel.