a kind of thick paper, formed of several single sheets pasted one upon another. The chief use of pasteboard is for binding books, making letter-cases, &c.

PASTERN of a Horse, in the menage, is the distance between the joint next the foot and the coronet of the hoof. This part should be short, especially in middle-sized horses; because long patterns are weak and cannot go well endure travelling.

PASTERN-Joint, the joint next a horse's foot.