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PAYDAY, pVdL s. Day on which debts are
that makes pattens.
To PATTER, pat'tur, v. n . 98. To make anoise (ike the quick steps of many feet, orlike the beating of hail.
PATTERN, pat'turn, s. The original pro-posed to imitation, the archetype, that whichis to be copied; a specimen, a part shown asa sample of the rest; an instance, an exam-ple; any thing cut out in paper to direct thecutting of cloth.
PAUCILOQUY, paw-sil'6-kwi, s. 518. Ashort speech, speaking little.
PAUCITY, paw'se-te, s. Fewness, small-ness of number; smallness of quantity.
To PAVE, p&ve, v. a. To lay with brickor stone, to floor with stone; to make a pas-sage easy.
PAVEMENT, p&ve'mint, s. Stones orbricks laid on the ground, stone floor.
PAVER , piVfir, 99. is. One who lays
PAVIER,pkve'y&r, 113. J with stones. Thisword is more frequently, but, perhaps, lessproperly, written Paviour.
PAVILION, p&-Y?l'ydn, s. 113. A tenjt, a
temporary or moveable house.
To PAVILION, pi-vlryfin, v. a. To furnishwith tents; to be sheltered by a tent.
PAUNCH , piinsh, s. 214. The belly, the
region of the guts.
To PAUNCH , pinsh, r. a. To pierce or ripthe bel^, to exenterate.
PAUPER, paw'pur, s, 98. A poor person.
PAUSE, pawz, s. 213. A stop, a place ortime of intermission ; suspense, doubt; break,paragraph ; apparent separation of the partsof a discourse^ place of suspending the voicemarked in writing; a stop or intermission inmusick.
To PAUSE, pawz, v. n. 213. To wait, tostop, not to proceed, to forbear for a time ; todeliberate ; to be intermitted.
PAUSER, paw'z&r, s. 98. He who pauses,he who deliberates.
PAW, paw, s. 219. The foot of a beast ofprey ; hand, ludicrously.
To PAW, plw, t>. n. To draw the fore footalong the ground, a mark of impatience in ahorse.
To PAW, paw, v. a. To strike with the forefoot ; to handle roughly.
PAWED, paw'd, a. 359. Having paws;
brnad-footed.
To PAWN, pawn, t>. a. To pledge, to givein pledge.
PAWN , p&wn, s. Something given in pledgeas a security for money borrowed on a pro-mise made ; the state of being pledged ; acommon man at chess.
PAWNBROKER , pawn'br6-khr, s. Onewho lends money upon pledge.
To PAY, ph, v. a. 220. To discharge adebt; to dismiss one to whom anv thing isdue with his money; to atone, to make amendsby suffering; to oeut; to reward, to recom-pense ; to give the equivalent for any thingbought.
PAY, pk, s. Wages, hire, money given inreturn for service.
PAYABLE , ph'4-bl, a. 405. Due,to be paid;such as there is power to pay.
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to be discharged or wages paid.
PAYER, pa'ur, s. 98. One that pays.PAYMASTER , pit'miis-tur, s . One who isto pay, one from whom wages or reward arereceived.
PAYMENT, pa m£nt, s. The act of paying ithe discharge of a debt or promise; a reward jchastisement, sound beating.
PEA , pe , s. 227. A well-known kind ofpulse.
fcT When the plural of this word signifies merely „number, it is formed by adding s, as, “ They are a®like as two peas.” When quantity is implied e **added to s, as, “ A bushel of pease.” The pronun-ciation, in both cases, is exactly the same; that is, asif written pexe.
PEACE, p&se, s. 227. Respite from war;quiet from suits or disturbances; rest fromany commotion; reconciliation of deferences \a state not hostile.; rest, freedom from terror,heavenly rest; silence, suppression of thethoughts.
PEACE, p£se, interj, A word commandingsilence.
PEACE-OFFERING, pise-flf'fur-ing, »•
Among the Jews , a sacrifice or gift offered toGod for atonement und reconciliation for acrime or offence.
PEACEABLE, pese'tt-bl, a. 405. Free fromwar, free from tumult; quiet, undisturbed;not quarrelsome, not turbulent.PEACEABLENESS,pese^-bl-nes,s. Quiet-ness, disposition to peace.
PEACEABLY, p£se'A-ble, ad. Without war,without tumult; without disturbancePEACEFUL, pcse'ful, a. Quiet, not in war;
pacifick, mild; undisturbed, still, securePEACEFULLY, peseTul-li, ad. Quietly,without disturbance; mildly, gently.PEACEFULNESS, pese'ful-nes, s. Quiet,freedom from disturbance.
PEACEMAKER, pise'mit-k&r, s. One whoreconciles differences.
PEACEPARTED, p4se'p&r-ted, a. Dis-missed from tiie world in peace.
PEACH , petsh, s . 227. A fruit-tree ; thefruit.
To PEACH , pitsh, r. n. 352. Corruptedfrom Impeach ; to accuse of some crime.PEACH-COLOURED, petsh'kul-lur’d, *■Of a colour like a peach.
PEACHICK, pi'tshlk, s. The chicken of*peacock.
PEACOCK, pe'ktlk, s. A fowl eminent fojthe beauty of his feathers, and particularly 0his tail.
PEAHEN, pi'hSn, s. The female of a pea-cock.—See Mankind.
PEAK, peke, s. The top of a hill or etp 1 'nence; any thing accumulated; the rist* 1 ®ft,repart of a head-dress.
To PEAK, peke, v. n. To look sickly. .
PEAL, pole, s. 227. A succession of lo ud
sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon. ,
To PEAL, pole, r. n. To play solemnly aDloud.
To PEAL, pele, v. a. To assail with nois^PEAR , pKre, s. 73,240. The name of a weU-known fruit-tree; the fruit.