n. [ Pref. ante- + L. pastus pasture, food. Cf. Repast. ] A foretaste. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antepasts of joy and comforts. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. antispastus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to draw the contrary way; 'anti` against + &unr_; to draw. ] (Pros.) A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Antispast. ] (Med.) (a) Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from one part to another. [ Obs. ] (b) Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic. -- n. An antispastic agent. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; from + &unr_; star. ] (Astron.) That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Past; gone by. “By-past perils.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To pasture; to feed; to graze; also, to use for pasture. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Cattle, to graze and departure in his grounds. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

A right to cut wood upon or departure land. Washburn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to draw to, attract; &unr_; to + &unr_; to draw: cf. F. épispastique. ] (Med.) Attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the skin; blistering. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) An external application to the skin, which produces a puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a vesicatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; same as flyover; called in the United States an overpass. [ Brit. ]
Syn. -- overpass, flyover. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground.
Syn. -- flyover. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Bygone. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hyo- + plastron. ] (Zool.) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called also hyosternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Impaste. ] The act of making into paste; that which is formed into a paste or mixture; specifically, a combination of different substances by means of cements. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Impasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Impasting. ] [ Pref. im- in + paste: cf. It. impastare, OF. empaster, F. empâter. See 1st In- and Paste. ] 1. To knead; to make into paste; to concrete. “Blood . . . baked and impasted.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Paint.) To lay color on canvas by uniting them skillfully together. Cf. Impasto. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Paint.) The laying on of colors to produce impasto. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. See Impaste. ] (Paint.) The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with especial reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints in forming a harmonious whole. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To place in a pasture; to foster. [ R. ] T. Adams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. neurospaston, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; drawn by strings. ] A puppet. [ R. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Pass, v. ] Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences. “Past ages.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Past master. See under Master. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A former time or state; a state of things gone by. “The past, at least, is secure.” D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

The present is only intelligible in the light of the past, often a very remote past indeed. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. 1. Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. “Who being past feeling.” Eph. iv. 19. “Galled past endurance.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Until we be past thy borders. Num. xxi. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

Love, when once past government, is consequently past shame. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is it not past two o'clock? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Above; exceeding; more than. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Not past three quarters of a mile. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bows not past three quarters of a yard long. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By; beyond; as, he ran past. [ 1913 Webster ]

The alarum of drums swept past. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>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. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OF. paste, F. pâte, L. pasta, fr. Gr. &unr_; barley broth; cf. &unr_; barley porridge, &unr_; sprinkled with salt, &unr_; to sprinkle. Cf. Pasty, n., Patty. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. [ 1913 Webster ]

Paste eel (Zool.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pasting. ] To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Cookery) A board on which pastry dough is rolled; a molding board. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Affixed with glue or paste.
Syn. -- glued, stuck to(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. Pastil. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. 1. One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of. pasturon, F. pâturon, fr. OF. pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See Pasture. ] 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pastern joint, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A patten. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A composition of a flat object on a board or other backing; as, they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection.
Syn. -- hemorrhagic septicemia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Louis Pasteur. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pasteurization. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To subject to pasteurization. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To treat by pasteurism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One that Pasteurizes, specif. an apparatus for heating and agitating, fluid. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ It., fr. pasta. See Paste. ] 1. A medley; an olio. [ R. ] H. Swinburne. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus food. See Pasture, and cf. Pastel. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge, especially one used to soothe a sore throat; a troche. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- cough drop, troche. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. See Pastel, a crayon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To sport; to amuse one's self. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

prop. n. A genus comprising the parsnips.
Syn. -- genus Pastinaca. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. [ F., ca. 1925 ] An anise-based liqueur similar to absinthe but yellowish in color and containing no wormwood. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality of being past. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L., fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed. Cf. Pabulum, Pasture, Food. ] 1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See Pastor. ] 1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 Crook, and Crosier. --
Pastoral Theology, that part of theology which treats of the duties of pastors. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects on a country life. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]

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). [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. ] 1. (Mus.) A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance. [ 1913 Webster ]