pate

The human head, especially the top of the head.

The mind or brain.

The crown or top of the head, whether of a person or of an animal; in general, the head; the poll; the noddle: usually employed in a trivial or derogatory sense, like noddle, etc.

The skin of a calf’s head. Imp. Dict.

Wit; cleverness; “brains”; “head.”

In the fur trade, the fur from a black patch on the head of the wild rabbit.

A badger.

Weak and sickly.

The flesh split obtained in splitting or leveling a side of leather.

The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head.