v. t.
v. i. To walk or go. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
The dewy paths of meadows we will tread. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth. Ps. xxv. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan, especially of the Pashtun tribes of southern Afghanistan.
a. [ Gr.
a. [ L. patheticus, Gr.
No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic. E. Porter. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pathetic muscle (Anat.),
Pathetic nerve (Anat.),
The pathetic,
a. Pathetic. [ R. ] --
n. [ Cf. F. pathétisme. ] See Mesmerism. L. Sunderland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions. [ 1913 Webster ]
The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker. J. Burroughs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. pathicus, Gr.
☞ The term “crime against nature” to refer to homosexual activity is now (2002) seldom used except by religious conservatives. It was in the 1913 Webster, and is left here for historical purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]