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Parvanimity

The state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness; -- opposed to magnanimity.

Parvati

The wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi; the goddess of plenty.

Parvenu

An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.

Parvise Parvis

A court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as place of meeting, as for lawyers.

Parvolin

A nonoxygenous ptomaine, formed in the putrefaction of albuminous matters, especially of horseflesh and mackerel.

Parvoline

A liquid base, C9H13N, of the pyridine group, found in coal tar; also, any one of the series of isomeric substances of which it is the type.

Pas

A pace; a step, as in a dance.

Paschal

Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs.

Paseng

The wild or bezoar goat. See Goat.

Pash

The head; the poll.

Pasha

An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw.

Pasigraphy

A system of universal writing, or a manner of writing that may be understood and used by all nations.

Pasilaly

A form of speech adapted to be used by all mankind; universal language.

Paspy

A kind of minuet, in triple time, of French origin, popular in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and for some time after; -- called also passing measure, and passymeasure.

Pass

An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain pass.

Pass-key

A key for opening more locks than one; a master key.

Pass-parole

An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth.

Passable

Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is passablein boats.

Passacaglio Passacaglia

An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a chaconne.

Passage

The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body.

Passager

A passenger; a bird or boat of passage.

Passageway

A way for passage; a hall. See Passage, 5.

Passant

Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.

Passee Passe passe

Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a pass/e belle.

Passegarde

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.

Passement

Lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment.

Passementerie

Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel.

Passer

One who passes; a passenger.

Passer-by passerby

One who passes by, especially casually or by chance; one not directly involved in some action; a passer.

Passeres

An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines), together with many other small perching birds.

Passeriformes

The largest order of birds comprising about half the known species: rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; in four suborders: Eurylaimi; Tyranni; Menurae; Oscines or Passeres.

Passerina

A genus of small North American bush-loving finches; the New World buntings.

Passibility

The quality or state of being passible; aptness to feel or suffer; sensibility.

Passible

Susceptible of feeling or suffering, or of impressions from external agents.

Passiflora

A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is the type of the order Passiflore/, which includes about nineteen genera and two hundred and fifty species.

Passifloraceae

A natural family of tropical woody tendril-climbing vines.

Passim

Here and there; everywhere; as, this word occurs passim in the poem.

Passing

Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange.

Passion

To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.

Passional

Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting, influenced by, or ministering to, the passions. A passionary.

Passionary

A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs.

Passionately

In a passionate manner; with strong feeling; ardently.

Passionist

A member of a religious order founded in Italy in 1737, and introduced into the United States in 1852. The members of the order unite the austerities of the Trappists with the activity and zeal of the Jesuits and Lazarists. Called also Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross.

Passionless

Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm.

Passive

Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.

Passively

In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.

Passiveness

The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission.

passivism

The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable; hence, the principle of passive resistance.

Passivity

Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.

Passman

One who passes for a degree, without honors. See Classman, 2.

Passover

A feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the sparing of the Hebrews in Egypt, when God, smiting the firstborn of the Egyptians, passed over the houses of the Israelites which were marked with the blood of a lamb. The sacrifice offered at the feast of the passover; the paschal lamb.

Passport

Permission to pass; a document given by the competent officer of a state, permitting the person therein named to pass or travel from place to place, without molestation, by land or by water.

Passus

A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers Plowman. See 2d Fit.

Password

A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign.

Past

By; beyond; as, he ran past.

pasta

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.

Paste

To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.

paste-up

A composition of a flat object on a board or other backing; as, they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket.

Pasteboard

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.

pasted

Affixed with glue or paste.

Pastel

A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water.

Paster

One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.

Pastern

The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse.

pasteurellosis

An acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection.

Pasteurism

A method of treatment, devised by Pasteur, for preventing certain diseases, as hydrophobia, by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.

Pasteurization

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.

Pasteurizer

One that Pasteurizes, specif. an apparatus for heating and agitating, fluid.

pasties

A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers.

Pastille Pastil

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.

pastime

To sport; to amuse one's self.

pastis

An anise-based liqueur similar to absinthe but yellowish in color and containing no wormwood.

pastor

A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.

Pastorage

The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate.

Pastoral

A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.

Pastorale

A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time.

Pastorate

The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor.

Pastorium

A parsonage; -- so called in some Baptist churches.

pastrami

A highly seasoned cut of smoked beef.

Pastry

The place where pastry is made.

Pasturage

Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture.

Pasture

To feed on growing grass; to graze.

pastureland

A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock; pasture.

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