Search the Dictionary

usually supported by an iron ring, worn to raise the feet from the wet or the mud. The patten now supports each frugal dame. Gay.

Wearing pattens. "Some pattened girl." Jane Austen.

Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinidæ); a scallop. See Scallop.

Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously. [R.] That pedetentous pace and pedetentous mind in which it behooves the wise and virtuous improver to walk. Sydney Smith.

The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition. "Penitence of his old guilt." Chaucer. Death is deferred, and penitenance has room To mitigate, if not reverse, the doom. Dryden.

A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases. [Written also penitenser.] [Obs.] Chaucer.

Penitence. [Obs.]

ntrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life. Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite. Milton. The pound he tamed, the penitent he cheered. Dryden.

Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential book; penitential tears. "Penitential stripes." Cowper. Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse. Sir W. Scott.

In a penitential manner.

Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance. "A penitentiary tax." Abp. Bramhall.

The office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court. [R.] Wood.

In a penitent manner.

Strong of wing; strong on the wing. [Poetic] Davies (Holy Roode).

Same as Amylene.

The quality or state of being persistent; staying or continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense, doggedness; obstinacy.

Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.

In a persistent manner.

ed by the presence of small pustules, or whitish elevations resembling pustules; as, phlyctenular ophthalmia.

The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool; -- also called table.