1. Said of a cross expanding towards the ends.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• piates,
• pattes,
• patteo,
• parets,
• pated,
• protes,
• padel,
• pastey,
• upates,
• pahes,
• patwo,
• potoes,
• partyes,
• peatles,
• putes,
• paterns,
• phtos,
• partey,
• paitens,
• photes

• patois,
• patas,
• patsy,
• pathos,
• pautz.

The adjective form of the word "pates" is "pated".