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A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death.

Without a pang; painless. Byron.

See Painim. [Obs.] Milton.

Disordered sensibility to pain, including absence of sensibility to pain, excessive sensibility to pain, and abnormal painful results of stimuli. -- Par`al*ge"sic (#), a.

Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.

To paint; to cover over. [Obs.]

Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper. -- Par`ox*ys"mal*ly, adv.

one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting. Roget.

in China and the East Indies. -- Night partridge (Zoöl.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.] -- Painted partridge (Zoöl.), a francolin of South Africa (Francolinus pictus). -- Partridge berry. (Bot.) (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant (Mitchella repens) of the order Rubiaceæ, having roundish evergreen leaves…

A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross. "The passions of this time." Wyclif (Rom. viii. 18). To whom also he showed himself alive a…

A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure. [Spain & Portugal]

e power of suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs, as toil, pain, poverty, insult, oppression, calamity, etc. Strenthened with all might, . . . unto all patience and long- suffering. Col. i. 11. I must have patience to endure the load. Shak. Who hath learned lowliness From his Lord's cradl…

Undergoing pains, trails, or the like, without murmuring or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against trouble; long- suffering.

eturn for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; 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.…

See Painim.

litory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also bertram, and pellitory of Spain.

Pain; sorrow; suffering. [Obs.] "Joy or penance he feeleth none." Chaucer.

A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors. With subtile pencil depainted was this storie. Chaucer.

Painted, drawn, sketched, or marked with a pencil.

Lines of white or black paint drawn along a mortar joint in a brick wall. Knight.