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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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Pär'va-nĭm'i-ty, n. p. 953The state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; littleness of mind; want of magnanimity; smallness; meanness. De Quincey.Păr've-nū', n. p. 953An upstart; one newly risen into notice.Pär'vis or Pär'vise, n. p. 953A church porch; also, a room over the church porch for a school, &c. [Obs.] Chaucer. Gwill.Pär'vi-tūde or Pär'vi-ty, n. p. 953Littleness. [Obs.]Pās, n. p. 953A step. 2. Right of going foremost; precedence. [Obs.]Pāsch or Pās'chā, n. p. 953The passover; the feast of Easter. See EASTER. Pasch egg, an egg stained and presented to young persons about the time of Easter. — Pasch flower. See PASQUE FLOWER.Păs'chal, a. p. 953Pertaining to the passover, or to Easter. Paschal flower. See PASQUE FLOWER.Pāsh, n. p. 953A face. Hammer. 2. A blow.Pāsh, v. t. p. 953To strike; to strike down; to dash; to dash in pieces. [Obs.] The violent thunder is adored by those Are pashed in pieces by it. J. Webster.Pa-sha', or Pä'shā,, n. p. 953A Turkish viceroy, governor, or commander; a bashaw. Castle. The number of horse-tails borne as standards before the two classes of pashas indicates their relative rank; the higher having three, and…Pa-sha'lic, n. p. 953The jurisdiction of a pasha.Pa-shaw', n. p. 953See PASHA.Păs/i-grāph'ic or Păs/i-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 953Pertaining to pasigraphy.Pa-sĭg'ra-phy, n. p. 953A system of universal writing, or a manner of writing that may be understood and used by all nations. Good.Păs'i-lā'ly, n. p. 953A form of speech adapted to be used by all mankind; universal language.Pāsk or Pāsque, n. p. 953Easter. See EASTER.Pāsque'-flow'er, n. p. 953(Bot.) A plant of the genus Anemone (A. pulsatilla), having large purple flowers. It grows in Europe, and usually flowers about Easter.Pās'quil, n. p. 953A pasquinade; a lampoon; — the same as PASQUIN. [Obs.] Others make long libels and pasquils, defaming men of good life. Burton.Pās'quil, v. t. p. 953To pasquinade; to lampoon. See PASQUIN.Păs'quil-ant, n. p. 953A lampooner. [Rare.] Coleridge.Păs'quil-er, n. p. 953A lampooner. [Rare.] Burton.Păs'quin, n. p. 953A mutilated statue at Rome, in a corner of the palace of Ursini, so called from a cobbler who was remarkable for his sneers and gibes, and near whose shop the statue was dug up. On this statue it has…Păs'quin or Păs'quin-āde', v. t. p. 953To lampoon; to satirize. [Rare.] Burton.Păs'quin-āde', n. p. 953A lampoon or satirical writing.Pȧss, v. i. p. 953To go; to move; to proceed; to be transferred in any way from one point to another; to make a transit; — usually with a following adverb or preposition defining the kind of motion; as, to pass on…Pȧss, v. t. p. 954In simple, proper transitive senses, (a.) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side or the other of. (b.) Hence, to go from one limit to the other of; to spend; to live…Pȧss, n. p. 954That through which one goes or passes; a passage; a way; especially, a narrow and difficult way; a road through or over some dangerous or impracticable place; an elevated road or way crossing a…Päss'a-ble, a. p. 954Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is passable in boats. 2. Suitable to be passed or circulated; current…Páss'a-bly, adv. p. 954In a passable manner; tolerably; moderately.Pas-sāde' or Pas-sā'do, n. p. 954(Fencing.) A push or thrust. 2. (Man.) A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same spot of ground.Păs'sage, n. p. 954The act of passing; transit from one place to another; motion of any kind from point to point; movement across or by a point, through a way, or the like; a going by, over, or through; as, the passage…Păs'sa-ger, n. p. 954A passenger. [Obs.]Păs'sant, a. p. 954Passing from one to another; in circulation; current. [Obs.] Many opinions are passant, which, notwithstanding, upon due examination, do admit of doubt or restriction. Browne. 2. Cursory; careless.…En passant p. 954by the way; slightly; in haste.Päss'-book, n. p. 954A book in which a trader enters articles bought on credit, and then passes or sends it to the purchaser for his information.Päss'-bŏx, n. p. 954(Mil.) A box of wood, used to carry cartridges from the ammunition chest to the gun when they are too large to be conveyed in the gunner's haversack.Páss'-chéck, n. p. 954A ticket of admission to a place of public amusement, or of re-admission for one who withdraws in expectation of returning.Passé, a. p. 954Past; hence, out of use; worn; faded.Pässe'gärdes, n. pl. p. 954(Anc. Armor.) Ridges on the shoulder-pieces to turn the blow of a lance.Pās'sen-ger, n. p. 954A passer or passer by; one who is making a passage; a traveler, especially by some established conveyance; a person conveyed on a journey. Passenger-falcon, a kind of migratory hawk.…Pās'sen-ger-cār, n. p. 954A railway car fitted with seats and other conveniences for the accommodation of passengers, and, in America, usually seating from thirty to sixty persons. ☞ In England, passenger-cars are divided…Passe-partout p. 954That by which one can pass any where; any thing which serves a turn or exigency. 2. Specifically, a master-key; a latch-key. 3. A light picture-frame of card-board easily altered and adjusted; a…Páss'er, n. p. 954One who passes; a passenger.Páss'er-bÿ, n. p. 954One who goes by; a passer.Pās'se-rēs, n. pl. p. 954(Ornith.) An order of birds including the sparrows, and embracing many species, which are characterized by having the beak straight and not hooked at the tip, and the feet of moderate size, with…Pās'ser-ine, a. p. 954Pertaining to sparrows, or to the order of birds to which sparrows belong. The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees. Sydney Smith.Pās'ser-ine, n. p. 954(Ornith.) A bird belonging to the order Passeres.Păs'si-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 954The quality of being passible; aptness to feel or suffer. Hakewill.Pās'si-ble, a. p. 954Susceptible of feeling or suffering, or of impressions from external agents. Apollinarius held even Deity to be passible. Hooker.Păs'si-ble-ness, n. p. 954Passibility.Păs'si-flō'ră, n. p. 954(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the passion flower.Păs'sim, adv. p. 954Here and there; every where.Pȧss'ing, a. p. 954Exceeding; surpassing; eminent. “Her passing deformity.” Shak.Pȧss'ing, adv. p. 954Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; very greatly; as, passing fair; passing strange. You apprehend passing shrewdly. Shak.Pȧss'ing-bĕll, n. p. 954The bell that rings at the hour of death to obtain prayers for the passing or departing soul; also, the bell that rings immediately after death, or while the body of the deceased person is being…Páss'ing-ly, adv. p. 954Exceedingly. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Páss'ing-nōte, n. p. 954(Mus.) A character indicating a passing-tone, and of smaller size than the rest.Páss'ing-tōne, n. p. 954(Mus.) A tone introduced between two other tones, but forming no essential part of the harmony.Pās'sion, n. p. 954A suffering or enduring; endurance of action on the part of something else. A body at rest affords us no idea of any active power to move, and, when set in motion, it is rather a passion than an…Pā's'sion, v. t. p. 955To give a passionate character to. [Rare.] O thou, for whose soul-soothing quiet, turtles Passion their voices cooingly 'mong myrtles. Keats.