Webster's Dictionary 1913

1432

Passementerie

Passe‐men″terie (E. pȧs‐mĕn″trĭ; F. pä′s'mäN′t'rē̍″), n. Beaded embroidery for women's dresses.

1433

Passementerie (2)

Passe‐men″terie (?), n. Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel.

1434

Passenger

Pas″sen‐ger (?), n. [OE. & F. passager. See Passage, and cf. Messenger.] 1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. Shak.2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, ste...

1435

Passenger mile

Pas″sen‐ger mile. (Railroads) A unit of measurement of the passenger transportation performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the total of which consists of...

1436

Passenger mileage

Passenger mileage. (Railroads) Passenger miles collectively; the total number of miles traveled by passengers on a railroad during a given period.

1437

Passer

Pass″er (?), n. One who passes; a passenger.

1438

Passer-by

Pass′er–by″ (?), n. One who goes by; a passer.

1439

Passeres

‖Pas″se‐res (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. passer a sparrow.] (Zoöl.) An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds...

1440

Passeriform

Pas‐ser″i‐form (?), a.(Zoöl.) Like or belonging to the Passeres.

1441

Passerine

Pas″ser‐ine (?), a. [L. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Passeres.The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees. Syd...

1442

Passerine (2)

Pas″ser‐ine, n.(Zoöl.) One of the Passeres.

1443

Passibility

Pas′si‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [L. passibilitas: cf. F. passibilité.] The quality or state of being passible; aptness to feel or suffer; sensibility. Hakewill.

1444

Passible

Pas″si‐ble (?), a. [L. passibilis, fr. pati, to suffer: cf. F. passible. See Passion.] Susceptible of feeling or suffering, or of impressions from external agents.Apolinarius, w...

1445

Passibleness

Pas″si‐ble‐ness, n. Passibility. Brerewood.

1446

Passiflora

‖Pas″si‐flo″ra (?), n. [NL., from L. passio passion (fr. pati, passus, to suffer) + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is the type...

1447

Passim

‖Pas″sim (?), adv. Here and there; everywhere; as, this word occurs passim in the poem.

1448

Passing

Pass″ing (?), n. The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away.Passing bell, a tolling of a bell to announce that a soul is passing, or has passed, from...

1449

Passing (2)

Pass″ing, a. 1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing.2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. Chaucer. “Her passing deformity.” Shak....

1450

Passing (3)

Pass″ing, adv. Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange. “You apprehend passing shrewdly.” Shak.

1451

Passingly

Pass″ing‐ly, adv. Exceedingly. Wyclif.

1452

Passion

Pas″sion (?), n. [F., fr. L. passio, fr. pati, passus, to suffer. See Patient.] 1. A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac...

1453

Passion (2)

Pas″sion (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Passioned (?); p. pr & vb. n.Passioning.] To give a passionate character to. Keats.

1454

Passion (3)

Pas″sion, v. i. To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. “Dumbly she passions, frantically she doteth.” Shak.

1455

Passional

Pas″sion‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting, influenced by, or ministering to, the passions. — n. A passionary.

1456

Passionary

Pas″sion‐a‐ry (?), n. [L. passionarius: cf. F. passionaire.] A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs. T. Warton.

1457

Passionate

Pas″sion‐ate (?), a. [LL. passionatus: cf. F. passionné.] 1. Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily...

1458

Passionate (2)

Pas″sion‐ate (?), v. i. 1. To affect with passion; to impassion.Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard,The godly king and queen did passionate. Spenser.2. To express feelingl...