Pasquil (2)
Pas″quil, v. t. See Pasquin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Pas″quil, v. t. See Pasquin.
Pas″quil‐ant (?), n. A lampooner; a pasquiler. Coleridge.
Pas″quil‐er (?), n. A lampooner. Burton.
Pas″quin (?), n. [It. pasquino a mutilated statue at Rome, set up against the wall of the place of the Orsini; — so called from a witty cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the st...
Pas″quin, v. t. To lampoon; to satiraze.To see himself pasquined and affronted. Dryden.
Pas′quin‐ade″ (?), n. [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.] A lampoon or satirical writing. Macaulay.
Pas′quin‐ade″, v. t. To lampoon, to satirize.
Pass (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Passed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Passing.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See Pace.] 1. To...
Pass (?), v. t. 1. In simple, transitive senses; as: (a) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a...
Pass, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer to pass. See Pass, v. i.] 1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some da...
Pass, n. In football, hockey, etc., a transfer of the ball, etc., to another player of one's side, usually at some distance.
Pass, v. i. In football, hockey, etc., to make pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side.
Pass″–key′ (?), n. A key for opening more locks than one; a master key.
Pass′–pa‐role″ (?), n. [F. passe-parole.] (Mil.) An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth.
Pass″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. passable.] 1. Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is passable...
Pass″a‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of being passable.
Pass″a‐bly, adv. Tolerably; moderately.
{ ‖Pas′sa‐ca‐glia (?), ‖Pas′sa‐ca‐glio (?), } n. [Sp. pasacalle a certain tune on the guitar, prop., a tune played in passing through the streets.] (Mus.) An old Italian or Span...
{ Pas‐sade″ (?), Pas‐sa″do (?), } n. [F. passade; cf. Sp. pasada. See Pass, v. i.] 1. (Fencing) A pass or thrust. Shak.2. (Man.) A turn or course of a horse backward or forward ...
Pas″sage (?), n. [F. passage. See Pass, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, ...
Pas″sa‐ger (?), n. [See Passenger.] A passenger; a bird or boat of passage. Ld. Berners.
Pas″sage‐way′ (?), n. A way for passage; a hall. See Passage, 5.
Pas″sant (?), a. [F., p. pr. of passer. See Pass, v. i.] 1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.Many opinions are passant. Sir T. Browne.2. Curs�ry, careless.On...
{ ‖Pas′sé″, masc.‖Pas′sé″e, fem. } (?), a. Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a passée belle. Ld. Lytton.
‖Passe″ par′tout″ (?), n. [F., from passer to pass + partout everywhere.] 1. That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct. Dryden.2. A master key; a latchkey.3. A light p...
Passe″garde′ (?), n.(Anc. Armor) A ridge or projecting edge on a shoulder piece to turn the blow of a lance or other weapon from the joint of the armor.
Passe″ment (?), n. Lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment. Sir W. Scott.