- 3. Blotter.
Paddy, n.
- 1. [Corrupted from St. Patrick.] Pat, Milesian, Hibernian, Irishman, son of Erin (in joke or contempt),
teague.
- 2. Rice (in the husk).
Padishah, n.
- 1. Shah (of Persia).
- 2. Sultan (of Turkey), Turkish emperor.
Pæan, n. [Written also Pean.] Triumphal song, jubilation, peanism.
Pagan, n. [Anciently written Paien, Payen, Painim, Paynim, and Panym.] Heathen, gentile, idolater.
Pagan, a. Heathenish, heathen, idolatrous, paganic, paganical.
Paganism, n. Heathenism.
Page, n. Boy-servant (attending a royal or noble personage or a legislature), serving-boy.
Pageant, n. Spectacle, show, display, parade.
Pageantry, n. Show, display, parade, pomp, state, splendor, magnificence, flourish, showing off.
Pagoda, n.
- 1. East Indian temple.
- 2. East Indian idol, idol.
Pagodite, n. Agalmatolite, figurestone, lardite.
Paillasse, n. [Fr.] Straw bed, palliasse.
Pain, n.
- 1. Penalty, punishment.
- 2. Suffering, distress, discomfort, ache, pang, torment, torture, anguish, agony, throe, twinge.
- 3. Uneasiness, disquietude, anxiety, solicitude, care, grief, sorrow, bitterness, affliction, woe, heartache,
chagrin, vexation, anguish, dolor, trouble, distress, unhappiness, misery, wretchedness.