presse-pâte machine \ˈpre|spät-\noun Etymology: probably from French presse-pâte presse-pâte machine (from presser to press + pâte paste, pulp, from Late Latin pasta dough, paste) + English machine — more at paste : either of two machines used in papermaking: a.: a machine functioning like the wet end of a paper machine b.: a wet machine for preparing laps of pulp