Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Paigle

Pai″gle (?), n.(Bot.) A species of Primula, either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also pagle, pagil, peagle, and pygil.]

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Paijama

‖Pai‐ja″ma (?), n. Pyjama.

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Pail

Pail (pāl), n. [OE. paile, AS. pægel a wine vessel, a pail, akin to D. & G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a measure of wine, Dan. pægel half a pint.] A vessel of wood or tin, ...

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Pailful

Pail″ful (?), n.; pl.Pailfuls (�). The quantity that a pail will hold. “By pailfuls.” Shak.

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Paillasse

Pail‐lasse″ (?; F. �), n. [F., fr. paille straw. See Pallet a bed.] An under bed or mattress of straw. [Written also palliasse.]

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Paillon

‖Pail′lon″ (?), n.; pl. -lions (#). [F., fr. paille straw.] A thin leaf of metal, as for use in gilding or enameling, or to show through a translucent medium.

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Pailmall

Pail′mall″ (?), n. & a. See Pall-mall.

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Pain

Pain (pān), n. [OE. peine, F. peine, fr. L. poena, penalty, punishment, torment, pain; akin to Gr. ποινή penalty. Cf. Penal, Pine to languish, Punish.] 1. Punishment suffered or...

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Pain (2)

Pain, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pained (pānd); p. pr. & vb. n.Paining.] [OE. peinen, OF. pener, F. peiner to fatigue. See Pain, n.] 1. To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish...

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Painable

Pain″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. pénible.] Causing pain; painful.The manacles of Astyages were not... the less weighty and painable for being composed of gold or silver. Evelyn.

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Painful

Pain″ful (?), a. 1. Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing. Addison.2. Requiring labor or toil; difficult;...

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Painim

Pai″nim (?), n. [OE. painime pagans, paganism, fr. OF. paienisme paganism, LL. paganismus. See Paganism, Pagan.] A pagan; an infidel; — used also adjectively. [Written also pani...

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Painless

Pain″less (?), a. Free from pain; without pain. — Pain″less‐ly, adv. — Pain″less‐ness, n.

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Pains

Pains (pānz), n. Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; — plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the former.And all my pains is sorted to no p...

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Painstaker

Pains″tak′er (–tāk′ẽr), n. One who takes pains; one careful and faithful in all work. Gay.

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Painstaking

Pains″tak′ing, a. Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. “Painstaking men.” Harris.

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Painstaking (2)

Pains″tak′ing, n. The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance. Beau. & Fl.

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Painsworthy

Pains″wor′thy (–wûr′t͡hy̆), a. Worth the pains or care bestowed.

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Paint

Paint (pānt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Painted; p. pr. & vb. n.Painting.] [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. ποικίλοσ many-colored,...

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Paint (2)

Paint, v. t. 1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it.Let her paint an inch thick. Shak.

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Paint (3)

Paint, n. 1. (a) A pigment or coloring substance. (b) The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.2. A cosmetic; rouge. P...

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Painted

Paint″ed, a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.As idle as a painted shipUpon a painted ocean. Coleridge.2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the pa...

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Painter

Paint″er (pānt″ẽr), n. [OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. pantière, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr. πανθήρα; πα̑σ all + θήρ beast; cf. Ir. painteir a net, gin, snar...

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Painter (2)

Paint″er, n. [Corrupt. of panther.] (Zoöl.) The panther, or puma. J. F. Cooper.

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Painter (3)

Paint″er, n. [See 1st Paint.] One whose occupation is to paint; esp.: (a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint. (b) An artist who represents objec...

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Painterly

Paint″er‐ly (pānt″ẽr‐ly̆), a. Like a painter's work. “A painterly glose of a visage.” Sir P. Sidney.

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Paintership

Paint″er‐ship, n. The state or position of being a painter. Bp. Gardiner.