Webster's Dictionary 1828

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PARVITUDE

P'ARVITUDEP'ARVITY, noun Littleness. [Not used.]

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PARVITY

P`ARVITY, n. Littleness. [Not used.]

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PAS

PAS, noun Right of going foremost; precedence. [Not used.]

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PASCH-EGG

PASCH-EGG, noun An egg stained and presented to young persons, about the time of Easter. [Local.]

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PASCHAL

PAS'CHAL, adjective [Latin pascha.] Pertaining to the passover, or to Easter.

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PASQUIL

PAS'QUILPAS'QUILER, noun A lampooner.PASQUINA'DE, noun A lampoon or satirical writing.

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PASQUIN

PAS'QUIN, noun A mutilated statue at Rome, in a corner of the palace of Ursini, so called from a cobbler of that name who was remarkable for his sneers and gibes. On this statue...

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PASS

P'ASS, verb intransitive [Eng. pat, and as a noun, a pass a defile, an ambling, pace; passen, to be fit, to suit; Latin patior, whence passion, to suffer, and peto, competo, in ...

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PASS-PAROLE

P'ASS-PARO'LE, noun [pass and parole.] In military affairs, a command given at the head of an army and communicated by word of mouth to the rear.

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PASSABLE

P'ASSABLE, adjective That may be passed, traveled or navigated. The roads are not passable The stream is passable in boats.1. That may be penetrated; as a substance passable by ...

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PASSABLY

P'ASSABLY, adverb Tolerably. [See Passible.]

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PASSAGE

P'ASSAGE, noun1. The act of passing or moving by land or water, or through the air or other substance; as the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a fowl; th...

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PASSAGER

P'ASSAGER, noun A traveler or voyager; one who passes or journeys on foot, in a vehicle, or in a ship or boat. This word is usually written corruptly passenger, and the first vo...

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PASSED

P'ASSEDP'ASSENGER, noun One who is traveling, as in a public coach, or in a ship, or on foot. This is the usual, though corrupt orthography.Passenger falcon, a kind of migratory...

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PASSER

P'ASSER, noun One that passes; a passenger.

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PASSERINE

P'ASSERINE, adjective [Latin passer, a sparrow.] Pertaining to sparrows, or to the order of birds to which sparrows belong, the Passeres.

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PASSIBLE

PAS'SIBLE, adjective Susceptible of feeling or of impressions from external agents.Apollinarius held even Deity to be passible

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PASSING

P'ASSING, participle present tense Moving; proceeding.1.adjective Exceeding; surpassing; eminent.2. Adverbially used to enforce or enhance the meaning of another word; exceeding...

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PASSING-BELL

P'ASSING-BELL, noun The bell that rings at the hour of death to obtain prayers for the passing soul. It is also used for the bell that rings immediately after death.

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PASSING-NOTE

P'ASSING-NOTE, noun In music, a note introduced between two others for the purpose of softening a distance or melodizing a passage.

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PASSINGLY

P'ASSINGLY, adverb Exceedingly.

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PASSION

PAS'SION, noun [Latin passio, from patior, to suffer.]1. The impression or effect of an external agent upon a body; that which is suffered or received.A body at rest affords us ...

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PASSION-FLOWER

PAS'SION-FLOWER, noun A flower and plant of the genus Passiflora.

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PASSION-WEEK

PAS'SION-WEEK, noun The week immediately preceding the festival of Easter; so called because in that week our Savior's passion and death took place.

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PASSIONARY

PAS'SIONARY, noun A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs.

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PASSIONATE

PAS'SIONATE, adjective1. Easily moved to anger; easily excited or agitated by injury or insult; applied to persons.Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate2. Highly excited; v...

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PASSIONATELY

PAS'SIONATELY, adverb With passion; with strong feeling; ardently; vehemently; as, to covet any thing passionately; to be passionately fond.1. Angrily; with vehement resentment;...