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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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Pa-u-ha'gen, n. p. 958A kind of fish; the menhaden. [Written also pohagen.]Paul, n. p. 958An Italian coin; a paolo. See PAOLO. 2. A pawl. See PAWL. Simmonds.Pau'li-an or Pau'li-an-ist, n. p. 958(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Paul of Samosata, who was bishop of Antioch toward the end of the third century, but was deposed for his heretical opinions. Eadie.Pau-li'ci-an, n. p. 958(Eccl. Hist.) One of a certain sect which originated in Armenia in the seventh century, who believed in two original principles, combining with this dualism a high value for the universal use of the…Pau'line, a. p. 958Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, Paul or his writings; as, the Pauline epistles.Päum, v. t. p. 958To impose by fraud;—a corruption of palm. [Obs.]Pāunce, n. p. 958A pansy. See PANSY. [Obs.] Swift.Paunch, n. p. 958(Naut.) A thick mat fastened on yards, &c., to prevent friction.Paunch or Päunch, n. p. 958The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first and largest stomach of a ruminant quadruped, into which the food is received before rumination.Paunch or Pāunch, v. t. p. 958To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate. Shak.Pāune, n. p. 958A kind of food consisting of Indian meal made into dough and baked; — so called by the Indians. [Written also pone.]Pau'per, n. p. 958A poor person; especially, one so indigent as to depend on charity for maintenance; or one supported by some public provision.Pau'per-ism, n. p. 958The state of being a pauper, or destitute of the means of support; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the community. Syn. — Poverty; indigence; penury; want; need. See POVERTY.Pau'per-i-zā'tion, n. p. 958The act or process of reducing to pauperism.Pau'per-ize, v. t. p. 958To reduce to pauperism.Pau-sā'tion, n. p. 958The act of pausing; stop; rest. [Obs.] Chaucer.Pause, n. p. 958A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action, of speaking, singing, playing, or the like; cessation; stop. 2. Cessation proceeding from doubt; suspense; hesitation. I stand in pause where I…Pause, v. i. p. 958To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or action; to forbear for a while; to stop; to wait. Tarry, pause a day or two, Before you hazard. Shak. Pausing a while, thus to…Paus'er, n. p. 958One who pauses; one who deliberates.Paus'ing-ly, adv. p. 958With pauses; by breaks. Shak.Pa-vāde', n. p. 958A short dagger. [Obs.]Pāv'age, n. p. 958Money paid for paving. [Rare.]Pāv'an, n. p. 958A grave dance among the Spaniards, in which the performers make a kind of wheel before each other, the gentlemen dancing with cap and sword, princes with long robes, and the ladies with long trails…Pavé, n. p. 958The pavement. Nymphe du pavé, a street-walker; a common prostitute.Pāve, v. t. p. 958To lay or cover with stone or brick, so as to make a level or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or foot passengers; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to pave a street…Pāve'ment, n. p. 958That with which any thing is paved; a floor or covering of solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient passage.Pāve'ment, v. t. p. 958To furnish with a pavement; to pave; to floor with stone or brick. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Pāv'en, n. p. 958See PAVAN.Pāv'er, n. p. 958One who lays stones for a pavement; one whose occupation is to pave. [Written also pavier and paveor.]Pāv'e-sāde', n. p. 958A sort of screen, made of canvas, extended along the side of a vessel in a naval engagement, to prevent the enemy from seeing what is done on board.Pa-vēse', n. p. 958The same as PAVISE, q. v. [Obs.]Pa-vēse', v. t. p. 958To cover or protect with a pavese or pavise. [Obs.]Pa-vēsse', n. p. 958The same as PAVISE, q. v.Pā'vi-age, n. p. 958(Law.) A contribution or tax for paving the streets or highways. Bouvier.Pāv'i-an, n. p. 958See PAVAN.Pāv'id, a. p. 958Timid. [Obs.]Pa-vid'i-ty, n. p. 959Fearfulness. [Obs.]Pāv'ier, n. p. 959A paver. See PAVER.Pa-vil'ion, n. p. 959A temporary movable habitation; a tent. But, when the old cathedral bell Proclaimed the morning prayer, The white pavilions rose and fell On the alarmed air. Longfellow. 2. (Arch.) A kind of building…Pa-vil'ion, v. t. p. 959To furnish or cover with tents; to shelter with a tent.Pā'ving, n. p. 959Pavement; a floor of stones or bricks.Pāv'ior, n. p. 959One who paves; a paver.Pa-vīse', n. p. 959(Mil. Antiq.) A large shield covering the whole body, having an inward curve, managed by a pavisor, who with it screened an archer. [Written also pavais, pavese, and pavesse.] Fairholt.Pa-vis'or, n. p. 959A soldier who manages a pavise.Pā'vo, n. p. 959(Ornith.) A genus of birds, including the peacock. 2. (Astron.) A constellation of the southern hemisphere.Pā'von, n. p. 959An ancient military flag, shaped like a right-angled triangle. Fairholt.Pa-vōne’, n. p. 959A peacock. [Obs.] Spenser.Pa-vō'ni-a, n. p. 959A genus of corals having thin, flat branches. Dana.Pāv'o-nī'næ, n. pl. p. 959(Ornith.) A family of rasorial birds having showy, beautiful plumage, including the common peacock, Thibet peacock, &c. Eng. Cyc.Pāv'o-nīne, a. p. 959Belonging to a peacock or peacocks; resembling the tail of a peacock; iridescent. Cleveland.Paw, n. p. 959The foot of beasts of prey having claws, as the lion, the tiger, the dog, cat, and the like. 2. The hand; — so called in contempt.Paw, v. i. p. 959To draw the fore foot along the ground; to scrape with the fore foot; as, a fiery horse pawing with his hoof.Paw, v. t. p. 959To pass the paw over; to handle with the paws; hence, to handle awkwardly or coarsely. 2. To scrape with the fore foot. His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plain. Tickell.Pawk, n. p. 959A small lobster. If they [lobsters] be under four inches, they are called pawks. Travis.Pawk'y, a. p. 959Arch; cunning. [Prov. Eng.]Pawl, n. p. 959(Mech.) A short, movable piece or bar, connected at one end, by a joint, with some part of a machine, while the other end falls into notches or teeth on another part, in such a manner as to permit…Pawn, n. p. 959Something given or deposited as security for the payment of money borrowed; a pledge. Men will not take pawns without use. Bacon. ☞ Pawn is applied only to goods, chattels, or money, and not to real…Pawn, n. p. 959A common man, or piece of the lowest rank, in chess.Pawn, v. t. p. 959To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; to pledge; as, she pawned the last piece of plate. 2. To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to wager. I…Pawn, n. p. 959The betel pepper, or the masticatory prepared from its leaves, with the addition of the betel-nut and lime. [Written also pan.] See BETEL and PAN.