passite

[After Pa y, where found; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: An impure form of silica, found in white, earthy ma es. *păs-sy-me as-ûre (eas as ězh), s . [A corruption of Italian pa amezzo .] An old stately kind of dance. [PASPY.] past, pa. par., a., 8., adv., & prep. [Pa , v.] A. As pa . par .: (See the verb). B. As adjective: 1. Gone by; neither present nor future; of or belonging to time gone by; not to come. "My day's delight is past." Shakesp.: Venus and Adonis, 380. 2. Spent; gone through; endured, undergone. 3. Having completed the term of an office; as, a past -master. C. As subst.: A former or bygone time or state; bygone times; a state of things in former times. D. As adv.: By, along; as, He ran past . E. As preposition: Beyond (1) Of time : After. " Past the mid season." --Shakesp .: Tempest , ii. 1. (2) Of position or place : Further than. "The enemy is past the march." Shakesp.: Richard III., v. 3. *(3) Of number or quantity: Above; more than. (4) Of quality: Not within; exceeding. "He doeth things past finding out."- Job ix. 10. (5) Of mental condition: Having lost; without. "Who, being past feeling, have given themselves over unto lasciviousne ." - Ephesians iv. 19. past-cure, a. Incurable. "We must not So prostitute our past - cure malady To empiricks." Shakesp.: All's Well that Ends Well , ii. i. past-master, s. One who has served the office of master; hence, one who is thoroughly experienced in any busine or line; an expert. *past-price, a . Invaluable. "The price of past - price deerest bloud." Davies: Mirum in Modum, p. 6. *past-ance, *past-aunce, s. [A corrupt. of Fr. pa e temps .] Pastime (q. v.). (3) Polishing paste : A mixture of materials of varying grit and vehicle, according to the purpose for which it is to be used-rotten-stone, emery, tripoli, bath-brick, soft-soap, olive-oil, lard, turpentine, . Pasto-resin