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See paut1. pawtenert, n. See pautener1. paw-waw (pa'wa), n. Same as pow - wow. Car lyle. For reasons which we cannot well understand, the red gives place to the white man. With their wigwams and canoes, their gods and their pawwas , they have vanished forever. S. Judd , Margaret, ii. 4. pax (paks), n. [L. pax, peace: see peace.] 1. In the Rom. Cath. Ch., a small tablet ornamented with a representation of some Christian scene or symbol. In former times, in the celebration of the ma , it was ki ed by the celebrating priest, and was then presented by the acolyte to be ki ed by all the officiating ecclesiastics, and by the members of the congregation; but it is now used, except in a few communities, only during certain ma es celebrated on special occasions or by high dignitaries. Its use was introduced into church worship during the thirteenth century. taking the place of the then customary form of the ki of peace, which was abrogated on account of the confusion and inconvenience involved. Also called osculatory. Pax.- Bra of 15th century. as, to pay workmen or servants; to pay one's creditors. For all my dangers and my wounds thou hast paid me In my own metal. Beau , and Fl . , Maid's Tragedy, iv. 1. For the carriage of such things as I send you by John Hutton you must remember to pay him. Winthrop, Hist. New England, I. 404. He [Pitt] attacked with great violence... the practice of paying Han over i an troops with English money. Macaulay , William Pitt. So pays the devil his liegeman, bra for gold. Browning , Ring and Book, iii. 1463. 4. To discharge, as a debt or an obligation, by giving or doing that which is due: as, to pay taxes; to pay vows. Sone, vnto thi god pay welle thi tythe, And pore men of thy gode thou dele. Booke of Precedence (E. E. T. S., extra ser.), i. 54. Tables with fair service set; Cups that had paid the Cæsar's debt Could he have laid his hands on them. William Morris , Earthly Paradise, I. 355. 5. To bear; defray: as, who will pay the cost? hence, to defray the expense of: as, to pay one's way in the world. Take ye that, ye belted knight, 'Twill pay your way till ye come down. Willie Wallace (Child's Ballads, VI. 233). 6. To give; deliver; hand over as in discharge of a debt: as, to pay money; to pay the price. pay So many ounces he should pay Of his own flesh, instead of gold. Northern Lord and Cruel Jew (Child's Ballads, VIII. 278). I have paid death one of my children for my ransom. Donne, Letters, xcii. Why, 'tis his own, and dear, for he did pay Ten crowns for it, as I heard Roscius say. Marston, Satires, ii. 53. Come, my hoste says there is seven shillings to pay . I. Walton , Complete Angler, p. 181. You must not pay this great price for my happine . R. D. Black more , Lorna Doone, xlviii. 7. To give or render, without any sense of obligation: as, to pay attention; to pay court to a woman; to pay a compliment. "They 're my attendants," brave Robin did say; "They'll pay a visit to thee." Robin Hood Rescuing the Widows Three Sons (Child's [Ballads, V. 266). The next day brought us to Padua. St. Anthony, who lived about five hundred years ago, is the great saint to whom they here pay their devotions. Add is on, Remarks on Italy (ed. Bohn), I. 379. He used to pay his duty to me, and ask ble ing the moment he came in, if admi ible. Richardson , Sir Charles Grand is on, V. 64. I'll take another opportunity of paying my respects to Mrs. Malaprор. Sheridan, The Rivals, i. 2. 8. Figuratively, to requite with what is deserved; hence, to punish; chastise; castigate: still in colloquial use. Turk Gregory never did such deeds in I have Shak., 1 Hen. IV., v. 3. 48. done this day. I have paid Percy, I have made him sure. They patiently enduring and receiuing all, defending the children with their naked bodies from the vnmercifull blowes, that pay them soundly. Capt . John Smith , Works, L. 140. He paid part of us; Yet I think we fought bravely. Fletcher , Bonduc a, v. 2 Pay (whip) Maidjie as much as you like, and I'll not say one word; but touch Isy, and I'll roar like a bull! Dr. John Brown , Marjorie Fleming. 9. To be remunerative to; be advantageous or profitable to; repay. A lecture of an Egyptian priest upon divinity, morality, or natural history would not pay the trouble, at this day of engraving it upon stone. Bruce, Source of the Nile, I. 415. God payst, God to payt. See God. To pay a balance. See balance. - To pay down, to pay on the spot; pay in ready money. We cheerfully paid down as the price of its [slavery's] abolition twenty millions in cash. Quarterly Rev., CXLV. 17. To pay homet. See home, adv. - To pay off. (a) To rесompense and discharge: as, to pay off servants or laborers. When I arrived at this place [Heraclea] I paid off my janizary, and the next day he came and said he was not satisfied. Pococke , Description of the East, II. ii. 143. (b) Naut . , to cause to fall to leeward, as the head of a ship. In a few minutes there was sail enough to pay the brig's head off . W. C. Ru ell, Jack's Courtship, xlv. To pay (off) old scores, to pay old debts; hence, figuratively, to "get even" with one's enemies. I have been in the country, and have brought wherewith to pay old scores, and will deal hereafter with ready mony. Sedley , Bell a mire (1687). ( Nares .) To pay one in his own coin. See coin1.- To pay one out, to punish one thoroughly or adequately. - To pay one's footing. See footing. - To pay out, to slacken, extend, or cause to run out: especially nautical: as, to pay out more line. His men... sprang into a yawl and began paying out a heavy line, Captain Joe following with the shore end of it. The Century , XXXIX. 296. To pay the debt of nature, to pay one's last debt, to die. See nature. The Sire of these two Babes (poor Creature) Paid his last Debt to human Nature. Prior , The Mice. To pay the piper or the fiddler, to bear the expense or responsibility. They introduce a new tax, and we shall have to pay the piper . Brougham . Which of you two comes down, as you say, with the dust? Who pays the piper for this dance of yours, gentleJ. S. Le Fanu , Tenants of Mallory, xxxiv. IMG:content-2498.jpg:[graphic] men? To pay the shot, to pay the cost; bear the expense. In this at last we have the Advantage got, We give the Treat, but they shall pay the shot. Mrs. Cent livre, Gotham Election. II. in trans. 1. To make payment or requital; meet one's debts or obligations: as, he pays well or promptly.- 2. To yield a suitable return or reward, as for outlay, expense, or trouble; be remunerative, profitable, or advantageous: as, litigation does not pay . And all speculations as to what it will and what it will not pay to learn. Fitch , Lectures on Teaching, p. 191. To pay for. (a) To make amends for; atone for: as, men often pay for their mistakes with suffering. (6) To give equal value for; bear the charge or cost of; give in exchange for. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary pay Of all that we receive from God, what doe we pay for , more then prayers and prayses? Milton , Eikon ok las tes, viii. 'Tis not in France alone where People are made to pay for their Humour. Lister , Journey to Paris, p. 106. To pay for a dead horse. See horsel. - To pay off, to fall away to leeward, as the head of a ship. 4339 Labourers pay away all their wages, and live upon trust till next pay - day . Locke. pay-director (pā'di-rektor), n. In the United States navy, an officer of the pay-corps, ranking with a captain. payedt, p. a. An old spelling of paid. some time directly before it, tearing through the water with everything flying. R. H. Dana, Jr. , Before the Mast, p. 25. To pay on, to beat with vigor; redouble blows. [Colloq.] -To pay up, to pay fully or promptly.