4. (Her.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is
represented as walking with the dexter paw raised.
{ ||Pas`sÈ", masc. ||Pas`sÈ"e, fem. } (?), a. [F.] Past; gone by;
hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a passÈe belle. Ld. Lytton.
Passe"garde` (?), n. [F.] (Anc. Armor) A ridge or projecting edge on a
shoulder piece to turn the blow of a lance or other weapon from the
joint of the armor.
Passe"ment (?), n. [F.] Lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment. Sir
W. Scott.
Passe*men"terie (E. ps*mn"tr; F. p‰`s'm‰N`t'r"), n. [F.] Beaded
embroidery for women's dresses.
Pas"sen*ger (?), n. [OE. & F. passager. See Passage, and cf.
Messenger.] 1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. Shak.
2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat,
railroad train, etc.
Passenger falcon (Zoˆl.), a migratory hawk. Ainsworth. -- Passenger
pigeon (Zoˆl.), the common wild pigeon of North America (Ectopistes
migratorius), so called on account of its extensive migrations.
||Passe" par`tout" (?), n. [F., from passer to pass + partout
||everywhere.] 1. That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct.
||[Obs.] Dryden.