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pabular adjective Of, pertaining to, or fit for, pabulum or food; affording food.
pabulum noun The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food; nourishment; hence, that which feeds or sustains, as fuel for a fire; that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; as, intellectual pabulum.
pacable adjective Placable.
pacated adjective Pacified; pacate.
pachisi noun Alt. of Parchesi
pacific adjective Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or condition.
pacfier noun One who pacifies.
packing present participle & vb. noun of Pack, The act or process of one who packs., Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close., A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious, A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint., The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides., A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc., Same as Filling., A trick; collusion.
package noun Act or process of packing., A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods., A charge made for packing goods., A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were the sons of aliens.
packmen plural of Packman
packman noun One who bears a pack; a peddler.
packwax noun Same as Paxwax.
packway noun A path, as over mountains, followed by pack animals.
paction noun An agreement; a compact; a bargain.
padding present participle & vb. noun of Pad, The act or process of making a pad or of inserting stuffing., The material with which anything is padded., Material of inferior value, serving to extend a book, essay, etc., The uniform impregnation of cloth with a mordant.
paddled imp. & past participle of Paddle
paddock noun A toad or frog., A small inclosure or park for sporting., A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable.
paddies plural of Paddy
padella noun A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, — used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter’s, in Rome. Called also padelle.
padesoy noun See Paduasoy.
padlock noun A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, — used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through the links of a chain, etc., Fig.: A curb; a restraint., To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock.
padroni plural of Padrone
padrone noun A patron; a protector., The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean., A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc.
paganic adjective Alt. of Paganical
paganly adverb In a pagan manner.
pageant noun A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle., An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or display., Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular., To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.
paginae plural of Pagina
paginal adjective Consisting of pages.
pahlevi noun Same as Pehlevi.
pahutes noun pl. See Utes.
paijama noun Pyjama.
pailful noun The quantity that a pail will hold.
paining present participle & vb. noun of Pain
painful adjective Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing., Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march., Painstaking; careful; industrious.
painted imp. & past participle of Paint, Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors., Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting.
painter noun A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything., The panther, or puma., One whose occupation is to paint, One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint., An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like.
pairing present participle & vb. noun of Pair, The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples., See To pair off, under Pair, v. i.
paisano noun The chaparral cock.
pakfong noun See Packfong.
paladin noun A knight-errant; a distinguished champion; as, the paladins of Charlemagne.
palaeo- See Paleo-.
palamme plural of Palama
palanka noun A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
palatal adjective Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones., Uttered by the aid of the palate; — said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk., A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
palatic adjective Palatal; palatine., A palatal.
palato- A combining form used in anatomy to indicate relation to, or connection with, the palate; as in palatolingual.
palaver noun Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery., In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate., To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.
paleola noun A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule.
paleous adjective Chaffy; like chaff; paleaceous.
palesie noun Alt. of Palesy
paletot noun An overcoat., A lady’s outer garment, — of varying fashion.
palette noun A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his pigments., One of the plates covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows., A breastplate for a breast drill.
palfrey noun A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse., A small saddle horse for ladies.
palissy adjective Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery made by Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry.
palling present participle & vb. noun of Pall
pallial adjective Of or pretaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the inner surface of a bivalve shell. See Illust. of Bivalve.
pallium noun A large, square, woolen cloak which enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment., A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders, with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall., The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle., The mantle of a bird.
pallone noun An Italian game, played with a large leather ball.
palming present participle & vb. noun of Palm
palmary adjective Palmar., Worthy of the palm; palmy; preeminent; superior; principal; chief; as, palmary work.
palmate noun A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate., Alt. of Palmated
palmite noun A South African plant (Prionium Palmita) of the Rush family, having long serrated leaves. The stems have been used for making brushes.
palmyra noun A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis) having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is found native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea. More than eight hundred uses to which it is put are enumerated by native writers. Its wood is largely used for building purposes; its fruit and roots serve for food, its sap for making toddy, and its leaves for thatching huts.
palsied adjective Affected with palsy; paralyzed., of Palsy
palster noun A pilgrim’s staff.
palsies plural of Palsy
paltock noun A kind of doublet; a jacket.
paludal adjective Of or pertaining to marshes or fens; marshy.
palulus noun Same as Palus.
pampano noun Same as Pompano.
pampero noun A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage.
panning present participle & vb. noun of Pan
panacea noun A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction., The herb allheal.
panache noun A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers.
pancake noun A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack.
pandean adjective Of or relating to the god Pan.
pandect noun A treatise which comprehends the whole of any science., The digest, or abridgment, in fifty books, of the decisions, writings, and opinions of the old Roman jurists, made in the sixth century by direction of the emperor Justinian, and forming the leading compilation of the Roman civil law.
pandoor noun Same as Pandour.
pandora noun A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused Vulcan to make out of clay in order to punish the human race, because Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven. Jupiter gave Pandora a box containing all human ills, which, when the box was opened, escaped and spread over the earth. Hope alone remained in the box. Another version makes the box contain all the blessings of the gods, which were lost to men when Pandora opened it., A genus of marine bivalves, in which one valve is flat, the other convex.
pandore noun An ancient musical instrument, of the lute kind; a bandore.
pandour noun One of a class of Hungarian mountaineers serving in the Austrian army; — so called from Pandur, a principal town in the region from which they originally came.
paneled imp. & past participle of Panel
panfuls plural of Panful
pangful adjective Full of pangs.
panical adjective See Panic, a.
panicle noun A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.
panicum noun A genus of grasses, including several hundred species, some of which are valuable; panic grass.
pannade noun The curvet of a horse.
pannage noun The food of swine in the woods, as beechnuts, acorns, etc.; — called also pawns., A tax paid for the privilege of feeding swine in the woods.
pannary adjective See Panary.
pannier noun A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass, A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy’s missiles., A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London., A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle.
pannose adjective Similar in texture or appearance to felt or woolen cloth.
panoply noun Defensive armor in general; a full suit of defensive armor.
panshon noun An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the bottom, — used for holding milk and for various other purposes.
pansied adjective Covered or adorned with pansies.
pansies plural of Pansy
panting present participle & vb. noun of Pant
panther noun A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body., In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
pantile noun A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (/).
pantler noun The servant or officer, in a great family, who has charge of the bread and the pantry.
panurgy noun Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft.
panyard noun See Pannier.
papagay noun See Popinjay, 1 (b).
papally adverb In a papal manner; popishly
papalty noun The papacy.
papaver noun A genus of plants, including the poppy.
papboat noun A kind of sauce boat or dish., A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapha); — so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing.
papejay noun A popinjay.
papered imp. & past participle of Paper
paphian adjective Of or pertaining to Paphos, an ancient city of Cyprus, having a celebrated temple of Venus; hence, pertaining to Venus, or her rites., A native or inhabitant of Paphos.
papilio noun A genus of butterflies.
papilla noun Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papillae of the tongue.
papized adjective Conformed to popery.
papoose noun A babe or young child of Indian parentage in North America.
pappose adjective Furnished with a pappus; downy.
pappous adjective Pappose.
papuars noun pl. The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands.
papulae plural of Papula
papular adjective Covered with papules., Consisting of papules; characterized by the presence of papules; as, a papular eruption.
papules plural of Papule
papyrus noun A tall rushlike plant (Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick., The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed., A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum.
parable adjective Procurable., A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables of Christ., To represent by parable.
paraded imp. & past participle of Parade
parados noun An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse.
paradox noun A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact.
paragon noun A companion; a match; an equal., Emulation; rivalry; competition., A model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence., A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type., To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with., To compare with; to equal; to rival., To serve as a model for; to surpass., To be equal; to hold comparison.
paramos plural of Paramo
parapet noun A low wall, especially one serving to protect the edge of a platform, roof, bridge, or the like., A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for covering soldiers from an enemy’s fire; a breastwork. See Illust. of Casemate.
parasol noun A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun., To shade as with a parasol.
parboil verb t. To boil or cook thoroughly., To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
parcase adverb Perchance; by chance.
parched imp. & past participle of Parch
parcity noun Sparingless.
pardale noun A leopard.
pardine adjective Spotted like a pard.
parella noun Alt. of Parelle
parelle noun A name for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and R. Hydrolapathum)., A kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus.
parergy noun Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous.
paresis noun Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation.
paretic adjective Of or pertaining to paresis; affected with paresis.
parforn verb t. Alt. of Parfourn
paritor noun An apparitor.
parking present participle & vb. noun of Park
parleys plural of Parley
parlous adjective Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough., Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen.
parodic adjective Alt. of Parodical
paroket noun See Paroquet.
paroled imp. & past participle of Parole
paronym noun A paronymous word.
parotic adjective On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.
parotid adjective Situated near the ear; — applied especially to the salivary gland near the ear., Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid gland., The parotid gland.
parquet noun A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater nearest the orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole lower floor of a theater, from the orchestra to the dress circle; the pit., Same as Parquetry.
parrock noun A croft, or small field; a paddock.
parried imp. & past participle of Parry
parries plural of Parry
parsing present participle & vb. noun of Parse
parsley noun An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish.
parsnip noun The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself.
parting present participle & vb. noun of Part, Serving to part; dividing; separating., Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute., Departing., Admitting of being parted; partible., The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation., A separation; a leave-taking., A surface or line of separation where a division occurs., The surface of the sand of one section of a mold where it meets that of another section., The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button., A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam., The breaking, as of a cable, by violence., Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.
partage noun Division; the act of dividing or sharing., Part; portion; share.
partook imp. of Partake, imp. of Partake.
partake verb i. To take a part, portion, lot, or share, in common with others; to have a share or part; to participate; to share; as, to partake of a feast with others., To have something of the properties, character, or office; — usually followed by of., To partake of; to have a part or share in; to share., To admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a part to., To distribute; to communicate.
partial noun Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon., Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent; as, a judge should not be partial., Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond., Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a partial petiole.
partita noun A suite; a set of variations.
partite adjective Divided nearly to the base; as, a partite leaf is a simple separated down nearly to the base.
partlet noun A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a ruff., A hen; — so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers.
partner noun One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. “Partner of his fortune.” Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who dance together. (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in the gains and losses, of a business., An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See Partnership., A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the like., To associate, to join.
parture noun Departure.
parties plural of Party
parusia noun A figure of speech by which the present tense is used instead of the past or the future, as in the animated narration of past, or in the prediction of future, events.
parvenu noun An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.
parvise noun a court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a church; hence, a church porch; — sometimes formerly used as place of meeting, as for lawyers.
parvity noun Littleness.
paschal adjective Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs.
pasquil noun See Pasquin., See Pasquin.
pasquin noun A lampooner; also, a lampoon. See Pasquinade., To lampoon; to satiraze.
passing present participle & vb. noun of Pass, The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away., Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing., Exceeding; surpassing, eminent., Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange.
passade verb i. Alt. of Passado
passado verb i. A pass or thrust., A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same spot of ground.
passage verb i. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body., Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water, carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or means, of passing; conveyance., Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one’s passage., Removal from life; decease; departure; death., Way; road; path; channel or course through or by which one passes; way of exit or entrance; way of access or transit. Hence, a common avenue to various apartments in a building; a hall; a corridor., A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected or continuous series; as, the passage of time., A separate part of a course, process, or series; an occurrence; an incident; an act or deed., A particular portion constituting a part of something continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical composition; a paragraph; a clause., Reception; currency., A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms., A movement or an evacuation of the bowels., In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed.
passant verb i. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current., Curs/ry, careless., Surpassing; excelling., Walking; — said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised.
passion noun A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross., The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; — opposed to action., Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents., The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill., Disorder of the mind; madness., Passion week. See Passion week, below., To give a passionate character to., To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
passive adjective Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene., Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission., Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive., Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues.
passmen plural of Passman
passman noun One who passes for a degree, without honors. See Classman, 2.
pasting present participle & vb. noun of Paste
pastern noun The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse., A shackle for horses while pasturing., A patten.
pastime noun That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion., To sport; to amuse one’s self.
pasture noun Food; nourishment., Specifically: Grass growing for the food of cattle; the food of cattle taken by grazing., Grass land for cattle, horses, etc.; pasturage., To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will pasture forty cows., To feed on growing grass; to graze.
pasties plural of Pasty
patting present participle & vb. noun of Pat
patache noun A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure.
patagia plural of Patagium
patamar noun A vessel resembling a grab, used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon.
patched imp. & past participle of Patch
patcher noun One who patches or botches.
patella noun A small dish, pan, or vase., The kneepan; the cap of the knee., A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food., A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.
patency noun The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread., The state of being patent or evident.
paterae plural of Patera
pathing pr.p. & vb. noun of Path
pathway noun A footpath; a beaten track; any path or course. Also used figuratively.
patible adjective Sufferable; tolerable; endurable.
patient adjective Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear., Undergoing pains, trails, or the like, without murmuring or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against trouble; long-suffering., Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent; as, patient endeavor., Expectant with calmness, or without discontent; not hasty; not overeager; composed., Forbearing; long-suffering., ONe who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient., A person under medical or surgical treatment; — correlative to physician or nurse., To compose, to calm.
patness noun Fitness or appropriateness; striking suitableness; convenience.
patonce adjective Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end; — said of a cross. See Illust. 9 of Cross.
patrial adjective Derived from the name of a country, and designating an inhabitant of the country; gentile; — said of a noun., A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials.
patriot noun One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests., Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.
patrist noun One versed in patristics.
patrole noun & verb See Patrol, n. & v.
patroon noun One of the proprietors of certain tracts of land with manorial privileges and right of entail, under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
pattern noun Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine., A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance., Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern., Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a beautiful pattern., Something made after a model; a copy., Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming objects; as, a dressmaker’s pattern., A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it., To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate., To serve as an example for; also, to parallel.
patties plural of Patty
paucity noun Fewness; smallness of number; scarcity., Smallnes of quantity; exiguity; insufficiency; as, paucity of blood.
paugies plural of Paugy
paulian noun Alt. of Paulianist
pauline adjective Of or pertaining to the apostle Paul, or his writings; resembling, or conforming to, the writings of Paul; as, the Pauline epistles; Pauline doctrine.
paulist noun A member of The Institute of the Missionary Priests of St. Paul the Apostle, founded in 1858 by the Rev. I. T. Hecker of New York. The majority of the members were formerly Protestants.
paunchy adjective Pot-bellied.
pausing present participle & vb. noun of Pause
pavesse noun Pavise.
paviage noun A contribution or a tax for paving streets or highways.
pavisor noun A soldier who carried a pavise.
pawning present participle & vb. noun of Pawn
pawnees noun pl. A tribe of Indians (called also Loups) who formerly occupied the region of the Platte river, but now live mostly in the Indian Territory. The term is often used in a wider sense to include also the related tribes of Rickarees and Wichitas. Called also Pani.
paxilli plural of Paxillus
payable adjective That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due., That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value., Matured; now due.
payment noun The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation., That which is paid; the thing given in discharge of a debt, or an obligation, or in fulfillment of a promise; reward; recompense; requital; return., Punishment; chastisement.
paynize verb t. To treat or preserve, as wood, by a process resembling kyanizing.
paytine noun An alkaloid obtained from a white bark resembling that of the cinchona, first brought from Payta, in Peru.