Vocabulary : Passmen to Paste

Passmen : of Passman
Passover : A feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the sparing of the Hebrews in Egypt, when God, smiting the firstborn of the Egyptians, passed over the houses of the Israelites which were marked with the blood of a lamb. ;; The sacrifice offered at the feast of the passover; the paschal lamb.
Pass-parole : An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth.
Passport : Permission to pass; a document given by the competent officer of a state, permitting the person therein named to pass or travel from place to place, without molestation, by land or by water. ;; A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to certify their nationality and protect them from belligerents; a sea letter. ;; A license granted in time of war for the removal of persons and effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct. ;; Figuratively: Anything which secures advancement and general acceptance.
Passus : of Passus ;; A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers Plowman. See 2d Fit.

Passuses : of Passus
Password : A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign.
Passymeasure : See Paspy.
Past : Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences. ;; A former time or state; a state of things gone by. ;; Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. ;; Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour. ;; Above; exceeding; more than. ;; By; beyond; as, he ran past.
Paste : A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's ware. ;; Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough. ;; A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color. ;; A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass. ;; A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc. ;; The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. ;; To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.

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