Passalus (pasalus)

[NL. (Fabric i us, 1793), 2. [l. c.] A member of this genus. See cut IMG:content-2421.png:[blocks in formation] I can dance nothing but ill-favouredly, A strain or two of pa a - measures galliard! Middle ton , More Di emblers besides Women, v. 1. pa amentt, n. and v. An obsolete form of pa ement. pa amezzo (pás-sa-med'zō), n. [It., pa are , pa , + mezzo , middle. According to Riemann, the term refers to the all a breve stroke through the musical time-signature, C, called pa a a mezzo , and hence denoting simply a dance in quick time.] An old Italian dance, or the music for such a dance: probably the same as pavin , but often confused with pa epied . It is known in English as pa a-measure, pa y-measure, pa ing -measure, etc. Also spelled pa e mezzo . pa an cet, n. [OF. * pa ance , pa ant , pa ing: see pa ant .] A journey. Thus pa ed they their pa ance, and wore out the weerie way with these pleasant discourses and prettie posies. Saker , Narbonus (1580), i. 131. ( Hall i well .) pa ant (pas'ant), a. and n. [ pa ant , pa ant , F. pa ant = Sp. pasante = Pg. It. pa ante, pa an (t-)s, ppr. of pa are , pa : see pa , v.] I. a. 1. Walking; walk ing leisurely: in heraldry, said of a beast used as a bearing. The beast is always understood to hold the head straight and to look forward. See cut under counterchanged. He them espying gan him selfe prepare, And on his arme addre e his goodly shield, That bore a Lion pa ant in a golden field. Spenser, F. Q., III. i. 4. Put the case she should be pa ant when you enter, as thus; you are to frame your gait thereafter. B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, iii. 3. pa el 4t. Cursory; carele ; without deliberation or reflection. What a severe judgment all our actions (even our pas sant words and our secret thoughts) must hereafter undergo! Barrow, Sermons, II. xvi. 51. Surpa ing; excelling. A pa ant name. Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. 1249. Pa ant gardant, in her., walking, but with the head turned and looking out from the escutcheon: said of a beast used as a bearing. See cut under gardant. - Pa ant rampant, in her., walking, with the dexter paw raised into a horizontal or nearly horizontal position.Pa ant regardant, in her., walking, but with the head turned and looking behind him: said of a beast used as a bearing. See eut under regardant. - Pa ant repa ant, in her., same as counter - pa ant. II. n. 1. One who pa es or pa es through or over. [Rare.] A constant stream of [Huguenot] refugees pa ed through the town [Dover, England].. Amongst the pa ants appears the name of "Sever in Durfy," probably a relative of the celebrated wit and song-writer Tom D'Urfey. Athenæum, No. 3247, Jan. 18, 1890, p. 89. 2. An open hem furnishing a sort of tube, through which a cord or ribbon can be pa ed. pa aree (pas-a-rē'), n. [Origin not ascertained.] Naut., a tackle to spread the clues of a foresail when sailing large or before the wind. Admiral Smyth. pa aree (pas-a-re'), v. t. [ With stun's ails both sides, pa aree the foresail, by means of a rope on each side, secured to the clew of the foresail, and rove through a bull's-eye on the lower boom. Luce , Seamanship, p. 435.