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Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. "Painstaking men." Harris.

colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.

ng in old people, characterized by muscular tremors and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait.

A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata).

A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.

isdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preëminent; as, a paramount duty. "A traitor paramount." Bacon. Lady paramount (Archery), the lady making the best score. -- Lord paramount, the king.

By my faith; verily. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like. This man had forfeited his military parole. Macaulay.

The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the laity. Bp. Fitzpatrick.

Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character; individuality; interest, etc. [Obs.] For his particular I'll receive him gladly. Shak. If the particulars of each person be considered. Milton. Temporal blessings, whether such as concern the public . . . or such as concern our particular. Whole Duty of Man.…

place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed bisquit and cheese; the torch was passed from hand to hand. I had only time to pass my eye over the medals. Addison. Waller passed over five thousand horse and foot by Newbridge. Clarendon.

The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for something due or hoped for; forbearance. Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Matt. xviii. 29.

Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt. I stand in pause where I shall first begin. Shak.

table; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays. To pay for. (a) To make amends for; to atone for; as, men often pay for their mistakes with loss of property or reputation, sometimes with life. (b) To give an equivalent for; to bear the expense of; t…

eld a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait.

One who, or that which, makes perfect. "The . . . perfecter of our faith." Barrow.

Guilty of perfidy; violating good faith or vows; false to trust or confidence reposed; teacherous; faithless; as, a perfidious friend. Shak.

The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; teachery. The ambition and perfidy of tyrants. Macaulay. His perfidy to this sacred engagement. DeQuincey.

Persevering. [R.] "Perseverant faith." Whitby. -- Per`se*ver"ant*ly, adv. [R.]

Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.] "Pertinent unto faith." Hooker.