Pace \Pace\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pacing.]
1. To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or
measured steps. ``I paced on slowly.'' --Pope. ``With
speed so pace.'' --Shak.
2. To proceed; to pass on. [Obs.]
Or [ere] that I further in this tale pace.
--Chaucer.
3. To move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side
together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack.
4. To pass away; to die. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
|