Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Păs'sion, v. i. p. 955To feel excitement; to be extremely agitated; to be roused. [Obs.] Shak.Păs'sion-al, a. p. 955Of, or relating to, passion or the passions.Pā'sion-a-ry, n. p. 955A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs. Warton.Păs'sion-ate, a. p. 955Easily moved to anger; easily excited or agitated by injury or insult; — applied to persons. Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate. Prior. 2. Showing or expressing passion; moved to strong…Pā's'sion-āte, v. t. p. 955To affect with passion. 2. To express passionately. Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard, That godly king and queen did passionate. Spenser.Păs'sion-ate-ly, adv. p. 955In a passionate manner; with passion; with strong feeling; ardently; vehemently. 2. Angrily; in an angry manner.Păs'sion-ate-ness, n. p. 955The state of being passionate. 2. Vehemence of mind; irascibility.Păs'sion-flow'er, n. p. 955(Bot.) A flower and plant of the genus Passiflora; — so named from a fancied resemblance between its parts and the instruments of our Savior's crucifixion. The flowers are showy, and the fruit…Păs'sion-ist, n. p. 955(Rom. Cath. Church.) A member of a religious order, called also Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross, founded in Italy in 1737, and approved in 1741. It was introduced into the United States in…Pā's'sion-less, a. p. 955Void of passion; not easily excited to anger; of a calm temper.Păs'sion-week, n. p. 955(Eccl.) The week immediately preceding the festival of Easter; — so called because in that week our Savior's passion and death took place.Pās'sive, a. p. 955Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene. The mind is wholly passive in the reception of all its simple…Păs'sive-ly, adv. p. 955In a passive manner; unresistingly; with submissive temper; without action.Pās'sive-ness, n. p. 955The quality of being passive, or of receiving impressions from external agents or causes; as, the passiveness of matter. 2. Capacity of suffering; passibility. We shall lose our passiveness with our…Pas-sĭv′ĭ-ty, n. p. 955The quality of being passive; passiveness. [Rare.] Cheyne. 2. The tendency of a body to persevere in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body. Good. 3. (Chem.) The…Pāss'-kēy, n. p. 955A key for opening more locks than one; a master-key; a passe-partout.Pāss'less, a. p. 955Having no pass or passage. Cowley.Pāss’man, n. p. 955One who merely passes, without honor.Pass'ō-ver, n. p. 955(Jewish Antiq.) (a.) A feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the providential escape of the Hebrews, in Egypt, when God, smiting the first-born of the Egyptians, passed over the houses of the…Pāss'-pa-rōle', n. p. 955(MIL.) A command given at the head of an army, and communicated by word of mouth to the rear.Pāss'pōrt, n. p. 955A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war to certify their nationality, and protect them from belligerents; a sea-letter; also, a document given by the competent officer of a…Pāss'-word, n. p. 955A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watch-word. If he attempted to enter without pass-word, a blunderbuss was presented to him. Macaulay.Pās'sy-mēas/ure, n. p. 955An old, stately kind of dance; a cinque-pace. [Obs.] Shak.Pȧst, p. a. p. 955Not present or future; in time already passed or spent; gone by; elapsed; ended; accomplished. “The cited dead of all past ages.” Milton. The past, that which is past by, elapsed, or gone…Pȧst, prep. p. 955In position, manner, or degree beyond; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. Love, when once past government, is consequently past shame. L'Estrange. The author was galled past endurance by…Pȧst, adv. p. 955By. And at times, from the fortress across the bay, The alarum of drums swept past. Longfellow.Pāste, n. p. 955A soft composition of substances, as flour moistened with water or milk and kneaded, or earth moistened and formed to the consistence of dough, as in making potter’s ware. 2. Dough prepared for pies…Pāste, v. t. p. 955To unite or cement with paste; to fasten with paste. Watts.Pāste'bōard, n. p. 955A stiff, thick kind of paper board, formed of several single sheets pasted one upon another, or by macerating paper, and casting it in molds, &c., and used for a great variety of purposes. 2. A board…Păs'tel, n. p. 955A roll of paste, or a kind of paste made of different colors ground with gum-water, and used like a crayon; a roll of colored paste; a colored crayon. [Sometimes incorrectly written pastil.] 2. A…Păs'tern, n. p. 955The part of a horse’s leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof. The first phalanx of the foot is called the great pastern bone; the second, the small pastern, or the coronary; the third, the…Pās'tern-joint, n. p. 955The joint in a horse's leg next the foot.Pās-tĭc'ciō, n. p. 955A medley; an olio. [Rare.] Swinburne. 2. (Paint.) A picture painted by a master in a style dissimilar to that which he usually adopted. Brande.Pās'til or Pas-tille', n. p. 955(Pharmacy.) A small cone made of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, to be burned for cleansing and scenting the air of a room. 2. An aromatic or medicated drop or lozenge of sugar…Pās'time, n. p. 955That which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion. “Their merry wakes and pastimes.” Milton. Syn.—Entertainment; amusement; recreation; diversion; sport; play.Pā's'time, v. i. p. 955To sport; to use diversion. [Rare.]Pās'ti-nū'ēa, n. p. 955(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the parsnip.