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[ME., also payndemayn, also paynmayne, payne mayne, paynman, also simply demayn, Chaucer , Sir Thopas, 1. 14. Whyt was his face as payndemayn. pained1 (pānd), a. [ pained expre ion. Visit the speechle sick and still converse With groaning wretches; and your task shall be... To enforce the pained impotent to smile. Shak., L. L. L., v. 2. 864. pained2t, a. An obsolete form of paned . painful (pān'fül), a . [ paynful ; pain1 +-ful.] 1. That gives or is characterized by One who takes manner; without suffering or inflicting pain. painle ne (pān'les-nes), n. The state or character of being painle : as, the painle ne of certain diseases. painstaker (pānz'tā"ker), n. pains; a careful, laborious person. I'll prove a true pains - taker day and night. painstaking (pānz'tā"king), n. The taking of pains; a iduous and careful labor. Gay. Then first of all began the Galles to fortifye their campes, and they were dismayde in heart, bicause they were men not acquainted with paynes takynge. Golding, tr. of Cæsar, fol. 196. For my paines - taking that day the king great lye commended me, and honorably rewarded me. Webbe , Travels (ed. Arber), p. 34. painstaking (pānz'tā"king), a. That takes pains or trouble; characterized by close, careful, a iduous, or conscientious application or labor; industrious; laborious and careful: as, a painstaking person. The good burghers, like so many painstaking and persevering beavers, slowly and surely pursuing their labors. Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 166. painstakingly (pānz'tā"king-li), adv. With painstaking, or careful attention to every detail; carefully.