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Definition of passage

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Passage (v. i.) The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body..

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Harmonist :: Harmonist (n.) One who shows the agreement or harmony of corresponding passages of different authors, as of the four evangelists..

Ventilate :: Ventilate (v. t.) To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a mine..

Lade :: Lade (n.) A passage for water; a ditch or drain.

Motive :: Motive (n.) The theme or subject; a leading phrase or passage which is reproduced and varied through the course of a comor a movement; a short figure, or melodic germ, out of which a whole movement is develpoed. See also Leading motive, under Leading..

Euphroe :: Euphroe (n.) A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up..

Scena :: Scena (n.) An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria..

Passager :: Passager (n.) A passenger; a bird or boat of passage.

Coupure :: Coupure (n.) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.

Glossary :: Glossary (n.) A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic, technical, or other uncommon words..

Choke :: Choke (v. t.) To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.

Fair :: Fair (superl.) Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view..

Shutter :: Shutter (n.) A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron from a ladle..

Diapedesis :: Diapedesis (n.) The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture of the walls of the blood vessels..

Permeable :: Permeable (a.) Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of substances which allow the passage of fluids; as, wood is permeable to oil; glass is permeable to light..

Driveway :: Driveway (n.) A passage or way along or through which a carriage may be driven.

Fauces :: Fauces (n.pl.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils..

Transitive :: Transitive (a.) Having the power of making a transit, or passage..

Leviathan :: Leviathan (n.) An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned in other passages of Scripture..

Sequence :: Sequence (n.) A melodic phrase or passage successively repeated one tone higher; a rosalia.

Book :: Book (v. t.) To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater..