adv. [ Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See Pace. ] With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily. [ 1913 Webster ]
His dewy locks did drop with brine apace. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
A visible triumph of the gospel draw&unr_; on apace. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ] (Zool.) The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Rapacious. ] (Zool.) Same as Accipitres. [ 1913 Webster ]