n. Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the former. [ 1913 Webster ]
And all my pains is sorted to no proof. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The pains they had taken was very great. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The labored earth your pains have sowed and tilled. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who takes pains; one careful and faithful in all work. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. “Painstaking men.” Harris. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Worth the pains or care bestowed. [ 1913 Webster ]