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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Pāh, interj. p. 938An exclamation expressing disgust or contempt; the same as BAH. See BAH. Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination. Shak.Pāi-deū'tics, n. sing. p. 938The science or theory of instruction. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Pāi'dle, v. i. p. 938To paddle. [Scot.] Burns.Pāi'gle, n. p. 938(Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Primula; cowslip-primrose. [Written also pagil.]Pāil, n. p. 938An open vessel of wood, tin, &c., used for carrying liquids, as water and milk, and usually containing from eight to twelve quarts.Pāil'-brūsh, n. p. 938A brush furnished with bristles at the ends to clean the angles of pails. Simmonds.Pāil'ful, n. p. 938The quantity that a pail will hold.Pail-lässe', n. p. 938An under-bed of straw. [Written also paillasse.]Pail-mail', n. p. 938See PALL-MALL.Pāin, n. p. 938Punishment suffered or denounced; suffering or evil inflicted as a punishment for a crime, or annexed to the commission of a crime. Interpose, on pain of my displeasure, Betwixt their swords. Dryden.…Pāin, v. t. p. 938To cause to suffer a punishment or penalty; to inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish. [Obs.] Wycliffe. 2. To make uneasy, or to disquiet; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of…Pāin'a-ble, a. p. 938Causing pain; painful. [Obs.] The manacles of Astyages were not, therefore, the less weighty and painable for being composed of gold or silver. Evelyn.Pain'ful, a. p. 938Full of pain; occasioning uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing. Evils have been more painful to us in the prospect than in the actual pressure.…Pāin'ful-ly, adv. p. 938In a painful manner; with suffering, affliction, uneasiness, or distress. 2. Laboriously; with toil. [Obs.]Pāin'ful-ness, n. p. 938The quality or condition of being painful; uneasiness or distress; affliction; sorrow. 2. Laborious effort or diligence; industry; laboriousness. [Obs.] Painfulness in a lawful calling is the best…Pāi'nim, n. p. 938A pagan; an infidel. [Written also paynim.] [Rare.] Peacham.Pāi'nim, a. p. 938Pagan; infidel. [Written also paynim.] [Rare.] Milton.Pāin'less, a. p. 938Free from pain; relieved from pain or trouble.Pāin'less-ness, n. p. 938The state of being painless; freedom from pain.Pāins, n. p. 938Care; trouble. See PAIN, n., 4.Pāins'-tāk-er, n. p. 938One who takes pains; a laborious person. Gay.Pāins'tāk-ing, a. p. 938Carefully laborious; sparing no pains; using or displaying one's utmost exertions.Pāins'tāk-ing, n. p. 938The taking of pains; careful and conscientious exertion; labor.Pāint, n. p. 938A composition of coloring matter with oil or other liquid, used in painting; coloring substance; pigment. 2. A composition for heightening or beautifying the color of the face; a cosmetic for…Pāint, v. t. p. 938To cover or smear over with coloring matter; to apply paint to; to adorn or diversify with hues; to color; as, to paint a house, a sign-board, &c. Jezebel painted her face, and tired her head. 2…Pāint, v. i. p. 938To practice the art of painting; as, an artist paints well. 2. To lay artificial coloring on one's person for ornament, or to improve the complexion; to color one's face by way of beautifying it.…Pāint'er, n. p. 938One whose occupation is to paint; one skilled in representing things in colors. Painter's colic (Med.), a disease to which painters, and those who work with poisonous preparations of lead, or in any…Pāint’er, n. p. 938(Naut.) A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to any thing. Totten.Pāint’er, n. p. 938The cougar or panther (Felis concolor). [U. S.] F. Cooper.Pāint'er-ly, a. p. 938Like a painter. [Obs. and rare.] “A painterly glose of a visage.” Sidney.Pāint'er-ship, n. p. 938The state or condition of being a painter. [Rare.] Admit also a curious, cunning painter to be the chief painter; let him strive also to continue still in his chief paintership, lest another pass him…Pāint'er-stāin'er, n. p. 938A painter of coats of arms. Buchanan. 2. One of a livery company or guild in London, bearing this name. Simmonds.Pāint'ing, n. p. 938The act or employment of laying on colors. 2. Colors laid on; paint. [Rare.] Shak. 3. The art of representing natural objects on a plane surface, by means of colors and the management of light and…Pāint'less, a. p. 939Not capable of being painted or represented. By woe, the soul to daring action swells; By woe, in paintless patience it excels. Savage.Pāint'ress, n. p. 939A female painter; a woman who paints.Pāin't-strāke, n. p. 939(Naut.) The uppermost strake of plank next below the plank-sheet.Pāint'ūre, n. p. 939The art of painting. [Obs.] Dryden.Pāir, n. p. 939Two things of a kind, which are also similar in form, applied to the same purpose, and suited to each other or used together; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes; a…Pāir, v. i. p. 939To be joined in pairs; to couple; as, birds pair in summer. 2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart. Ethelinda, My heart was made to fit and pair with thine. Rowe.Pāir, v. t. p. 939To unite in couples; to form a pair of; to bring together, as things which belong together, which complement one another, and the like; as, minds paired in heaven. Dryden. Glossy jet is paired with…Pāir, v. t. p. 939To impair. [Obs.] Spenser.Pāir'er, n. p. 939One who hurts or impairs. [Obs.]Pāir'ing-ōff, n. p. 939A practice by which two persons of opposite opinions, as in a legislative body, agree to absent themselves from voting during a stated period. This practice is said to have originated in the time of…Pāir'ing-time, n. p. 939The time when birds couple.Pāir'ment, n. p. 939Injury; hurt. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Pâir-roy'al, n. p. 939Three things of a sort;—used especially of playing-cards in some games. [Corruptly written also parial and prial.] Nares. Something in his face gave me as much pleasure as a pair-royal of naturals in…Pāise, n. p. 939Weight. [Obs.] See POISE. “A stone of such a paise.” Chapman.Pāix'han Gūn p. 939The same as the COLUMBIAD. See COLUMBIAD.Pāk'fōng, n. p. 939See PACKFONG.Pāl, n. p. 939A partner or accomplice. [Written also pall.] [Slang.]Păl'ace, n. p. 939A magnificent house in which an emperor, a king, or other distinguished person, resides; as, an imperial palace; a royal palace; a pontifical palace; a ducal palace. 2. A splendid place of residence…Pa-lā'cious, a. p. 939Becoming a palace; royal; noble; magnificent; palatial. [Obs.] Graunt.Păl'a-dĭn, n. p. 939A distinguished champion; an eminent knight.Pa-læ'mon, n. p. 939(Zoöl.) A genus of decapod crustaceans; the prawn. Baird.Pā'læ-ŏg'ra-pher, n. p. 939See PALÆOGRAPHER; and for PALÆOGRAPHIC, PALÆOGRAPHY, and other compounds and derivatives from Gr. παλαιός, see PALÆOGRAPHIC, PALÆOGRAPHY, &c.Pa-læs'trā, n. p. 939See PALESTRA.Pa-læs'trie, a. p. 939See PALESTRIC.Pa-lān'kas, n. p. 939(Mil.) A camp permanently intrenched, attached to a fortress on the frontier. [Turk.] Stocqueler.Pāl'an-keen' or Pāl'an-quīn', n. p. 939A covered carriage used in India, China, &c., borne on the shoulders of men, and in which a single person is conveyed from place to place.Pa-lāp'ter-yx, n. p. 939(Palæon.) A bird of large size, allied to the apteryx, the remains of which are found in the sub-fossil strata of New Zealand.