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2. Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.
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Is it not past two o'clock? Shak.
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3. Above; exceeding; more than. [R.]
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Not past three quarters of a mile. Shak.
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Bows not past three quarters of a yard long. Spenser.
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Past (pȧst), adv. By; beyond; as, he ran past.
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The alarum of drums swept past. Longfellow.
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pasta (pȧstȧ; Brit. păstȧ) n. Any of a variety of edible unleavened doughey preparations made from flour, eggs and water, originating in Italy, and shaped into various forms, such as solid strings (as spaghetti), hollow tubes, or layered squares (ravioli). They may be mixed with various sauces, often having a tomato base, or filled with meat or cheese fillings.
Syn. -- Italian paste, paste.
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Paste (pāst), n. [OF. paste, F. pâte, L. pasta, fr. Gr. � barley broth; cf. � barley porridge, � sprinkled with salt, � to sprinkle. Cf. , n., .] 1. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware.
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2. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough.
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3. A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.
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4. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See .
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5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.
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6. (Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.
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Coloq. Paste eel (Zoöl.), the vinegar eel. See under .
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Paste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pasting.] To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.
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Pasteboard (?), n. 1. A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several single sheets pasted one upon another, or of paper macerated and pressed into molds, etc.
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2. (Cookery) A board on which pastry dough is rolled; a molding board.
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pasted adj. Affixed with glue or paste.
Syn. -- glued, stuck to(predicate).
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Pastel (?), n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. .] 1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written pastil.] “Charming heads in pastel.” W. Black.
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2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself.
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Paster (?), n. 1. One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.
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2. A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be pasted by the voter, as a substitute, over another name on a printed ballot. [Cant, U.S.]
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Pastern (?), n. [Of. pasturon, F. pâturon, fr. OF. pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See .] 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of .
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☞ The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the great pastern bone; the second, the small pastern bone; and the third, in the hoof, the coffin bone.
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Coloq. Pastern joint , the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones.
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2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. Knight.
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3. A patten. [Obs.] Dryden.
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paste-up n. A composition of a flat object on a board or other backing; as, they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket.
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pasteurellosis n. An acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection.
Syn. -- hemorrhagic septicemia.
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Pasteurian (?), prop. a. Of or pertaining to Louis Pasteur.
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Pasteurism (?), n. [Fr. Pasteur, a French scientist.] 1. A method of treatment, devised by Pasteur, for preventing certain diseases, as hydrophobia, by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
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2. Pasteurization.
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Pasteurization (?), n. A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or checking fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by exposure to a temperature of 140° F., thus destroying the vitality of the contained microorganisms.
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Pasteurize (?), v. t. 1. To subject to pasteurization.
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2. To treat by pasteurism.
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Pasteurizer (?), n. One that Pasteurizes, specif. an apparatus for heating and agitating, fluid.
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Pasteur's fluid (?). (Biol.) An artificial nutrient fluid invented by Pasteur for the study of alcoholic fermentation, but used also for the cultivation of bacteria and other organisms. It contains all the elements of protoplasm, and was originally made of the ash of yeast, some ammonia compound, sugar, and water.
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Pasticcio (?), n. [It., fr. pasta. See .] 1. A medley; an olio. [R.] H. Swinburne.
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2. (Fine Arts) (a) A work of art imitating directly the work of another artist, or of more artists than one. (b) A falsified work of art, as a vase or statue made up of parts of original works, with missing parts supplied.
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pasties (pāstēz) n. A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers.
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{ Pastil (?), Pastille (?), } n. [F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus food. See , and cf. .] 1. (Pharmacy) A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the air of a room.
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2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge, especially one used to soothe a sore throat; a troche. [wns=1]
Syn. -- cough drop, troche.
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3. See , a crayon.
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pastime (pȧstīm), n. [Pass + time: cf. F. passetemps.] That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion; as, that great American pastime, baseball.
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pastime, v. i. To sport; to amuse one's self. [R.]
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Pastinaca prop. n. A genus comprising the parsnips.
Syn. -- genus Pastinaca.
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pastis (pȧstēs) n. [F., ca. 1925] An anise-based liqueur similar to absinthe but yellowish in color and containing no wormwood.
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pastness n. The quality of being past.
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pastor (pȧstẽr), n. [L., fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed. Cf. , , .] 1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.
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2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish.
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3. (Zoöl.) A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.
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Pastorage (?), n. The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate.
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Pastoral (?), a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See .] 1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
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2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.
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Coloq. Pastoral staff (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop, abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it. See , and . -- Coloq. Pastoral Theology , that part of theology which treats of the duties of pastors.
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Pastoral (?), n. 1. A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.
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A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects on a country life. Rambler.
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2. (Mus.) A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from rural life. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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3. (Eccl.) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.
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Pastorale (?), n. [It.] 1. (Mus.) A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time.
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2. A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance.
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Pastorally (?), adv. 1. In a pastoral or rural manner.
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2. In the manner of a pastor.
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Pastorate (?), n. [Cf. F. pastorat. See .] The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor.
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Pastorium (?), n. [See ; cf. .] A parsonage; -- so called in some Baptist churches. [Southern U. S.]
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Pastorless, a. Having no pastor.
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Pastorling (?), n. An insignificant pastor. [R.]
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Pastorly, a. Appropriate to a pastor. Milton.
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Pastorship, n. Pastorate. Bp. Bull.
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pastrami (pästrȧmē) n. A highly seasoned cut of smoked beef.
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Pastry (?), n.; pl. Pastries (�). 1. The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of paste, as pies, tarts, etc.
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Coloq. Pastry cook , one whose occupation is to make pastry; as, the pastry cook of a hotel.
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Pasturable (?), a. Fit for pasture.
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Pasturage (?), n. [OF. pasturage, F. pâturage. See .] 1. Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture.
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2. Grass growing for feed; grazing.
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3. The business of feeding or grazing cattle.
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Pasture (?), n. [OF. pasture, F. pâture, L. pastura, fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed. See .] 1. Food; nourishment. [Obs.]
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Toads and frogs his pasture poisonous. Spenser.
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2. Specifically: Grass growing for the food of cattle; the food of cattle taken by grazing.
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3. Grass land for cattle, horses, etc.; pasturage.
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He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. Ps. xxiii. 2.
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So graze as you find pasture. Shak.
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Pasture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pastured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pasturing.] To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will pasture forty cows.
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Pasture, v. i. To feed on growing grass; to graze.
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pastureland n. A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock; pasture.
Syn. -- pasture, grazing land, lea, ley.
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Pastureless, a. Destitute of pasture. Milton.
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Pasturer (?), n. One who pastures; one who takes cattle to graze. See .
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Pasty (?), a. Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness. “A pasty complexion.” G. Eliot.
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Pasty, n.; pl. Pasties (#). [OF. pasté, F. pâté. See , and cf. .] A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a dish; a meat pie. “If ye pinch me like a pasty.” Shak. “Apple pasties.” Dickens.
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A large pasty baked in a pewter platter. Sir W. Scott.
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Pat (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Patting.] [Cf. G. patschen, Prov. G. patzen, to strike, tap.] To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog.
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Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite. Pope.
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Pat, n. 1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.
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2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats.
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It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter. Dickens.
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Pat, a. [Cf. pat a light blow, D. te pas convenient, pat, where pas is fr. F. passer to pass.] Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. “Pat allusion.” Barrow.
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Pat, adv. In a pat manner.
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I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter. Sterne.
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Pataca (?), n. [Sp.] The Spanish dollar; -- called also patacoon. [Obs.]
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Patache (?), n. [F. & Sp. patache, P. patacho.] (Naut.) A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure. [Spain & Portugal]
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Patacoon (?), n. [Sp.] See .
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Patagium (?), n.; pl. Patagia (#). [L., an edge or border.] 1. (Anat.) In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form the wing; in birds, the similar fold of integument uniting the fore limb with the body.
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2. (Zoöl.) One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. See Illust. of .
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Patagonian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Patagonia. -- n. A native of Patagonia.
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Patamar (?), n. [From the native name.] (Naut.) A vessel resembling a grab, used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon. [Written also pattemar.]
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Patas (?), n. (Zoöl.) A West African long-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ruber); the red monkey.
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Patavinity (?), n. [L. patavinitas, fr. Patavium: cf. F. patavinité] The use of local or provincial words, as in the peculiar style or diction of Livy, the Roman historian; -- so called from Patavium, now Padua, the place of Livy's nativity.
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Patch (?), n. [OE. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for placche; cf. Prov. E. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.] 1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a hole.
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Patches set upon a little breach. Shak.
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2. Hence: A small piece of anything used to repair a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
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3. A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty.
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Your black patches you wear variously. Beau. & Fl.
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4. (Gun.) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
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5. Fig.: Anything regarded as a patch; a small piece of ground; a tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or growing corn.
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Employed about this patch of ground. Bunyan.
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6. (Mil.) A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
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7. A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool. [Obs. or Colloq.] “Thou scurvy patch.” Shak.
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Coloq. Patch ice , ice in overlapping pieces in the sea. -- Coloq. Soft patch , a patch for covering a crack in a metallic vessel, as a steam boiler, consisting of soft material, as putty, covered and held in place by a plate bolted or riveted fast.
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Patch (păch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patched (păcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Patching.] 1. To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat.
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2. To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house.
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3. To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches.
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Ladies who patched both sides of their faces. Spectator.
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4. To make of pieces or patches; to repair as with patches; to arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; -- generally with up; as, to patch up a truce. “If you'll patch a quarrel.” Shak.
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patchboard n. (Computers) A circuit board where circuits are completed and modified by making connections with patchcords.
Syn. -- switchboard, plugboard.
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patchcord n. A conducting cord with a plug at each end, used to make connections between circuit terminals at a patchboard.
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patched (păcht) adj. 1. Mended, usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch; as, patched jeans.
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2. [p. p. of , v. t..] Partly covered; as, The field was patched with ice and snow.
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Patcher (păchẽr), n. One who patches or botches. Foxe.
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Patchery (păchẽr�), n. Botchery; covering of defects; bungling; hypocrisy. [R.] Shak.
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patchiness n. Unevenness in quality or performance.
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patching n. The act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it.
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Patchingly (?), adv. Knavishly; deceitfully. [Obs.]
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{ Patchouli, Patchouly } (?), n. [CF. F. patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin.] 1. (Bot.) A small shrubby mintlike plant (Pogostemon cablin syn. Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made.
Syn. -- pachouli, Pogostemon cablin.
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2. The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant.
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Coloq. Patchouly camphor (Chem.), a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil.
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patch up n. To mend by patching; to patch; -- also used figuratively; as, to patch up frayed relations bewteen parties.
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Patchwork (?), n. Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly or clumsily composed; a thing patched up. Swift.
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Patchy (?), a. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
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Paté (?), a. (Her.) See .
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Paté (?), n. [F. pâté.] 1. A pie. See .
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2. (Fort.) A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified place. [R.]
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Pate (?), n. [Cf. LG. & Prov. G. pattkopf, patzkopf, scabby head; patt, patz, scab + kopf head.] 1. The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head. [Now generally used in contempt or ridicule.]
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His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. Ps. vii. 16.
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Fat paunches have lean pate. Shak.
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2. The skin of a calf's head.
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Pated (?), a. Having a pate; -- used only in composition; as, long-pated; shallow-pated.
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Patee (?), n. See .
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Patefaction (?), n. [L. patefactio, fr. patefacere to open; patere to lie open + facere to make.] The act of opening, disclosing, or manifesting; open declaration. Jer. Taylor.
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Patela (?), n. [Hind. patelā.] A large flat-bottomed trading boat peculiar to the river Ganges; -- called also puteli.
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Patella (?), n.; pl. Patellæ (#). [L., a small pan, the kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.] 1. A small dish, pan, or vase.
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2. (Anat.) The kneecap; the kneepan; the cap of the knee.
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3. (Zoöl.) A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food.
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4. (Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.
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Patellar (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the patella, or kneecap.
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Patelliform (?), a. [Patella + form: cf. F. pattelliforme.] 1. Having the form of a patella.
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2. (Zoöl.) Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.
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Patellula (?), n.; pl. Patellulæ (#). [NL., dim. of L. patella. See .] (Zoöl.) A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain insects.
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Paten (?), n. [LL. patina, patena, fr. L. patina, patena, a pan; cf. L. patere to be open, E. patent, and Gr. patanh a kind of flat dish: cf. F. patène. Cf. .] 1. A plate. [Obs.]
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2. (Eccl.) The place on which the consecrated bread is placed in the Eucharist, or on which the host is placed during the Mass. It is usually small, and formed as to fit the chalice, or cup, as a cover.
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[Written also patin, patine.]
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Patena (?), n. [LL.] (Eccl.) A paten.
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Patena (?), n. [Cf. Pg. patena a paten.] A grassy expanse in the hill region of Ceylon.
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Patency (?), n. [See .] 1. The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.
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2. The state of being patent or evident.
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