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- Page Page (p[=a]j), n. [F., fr. It. paggio, LL. pagius, fr.
Gr. paidi`on, dim. of pai^s, paido`s, a boy, servant; perh.
akin to L. puer. Cf. {Pedagogue}, {Puerile}.]
1. A serving boy; formerly, a youth attending a person of
high degree, especially at courts, as a position of honor
and education; now commonly, in England, a youth employed
for doing errands, waiting on the door, and similar
service in households; in the United States, a boy or girl
employed to wait upon the members of a legislative body.
Prior to 1960 only boys served as pages in the United
States Congress
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He had two pages of honor -- on either hand one.
--Bacon.
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2. A boy child. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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3. A contrivance, as a band, pin, snap, or the like, to hold
the skirt of a woman's dress from the ground.
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4. (Brickmaking) A track along which pallets carrying newly
molded bricks are conveyed to the hack.
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5. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of beautiful South
American moths of the genus {Urania}.
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Page — may mean:Apprentice, assistant, errand boy*Page of Honour, the chilvalric and ceremonial position at a royal court in older times. *Page (servant), a traditionally young male servant. **Canadian Senate Page Program or Canadian House of Commons… … Wikipedia
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Page — Page, n. [F., fr. L. pagina; prob. akin to pagere, pangere, to fasten, fix, make, the pages or leaves being fastened together. Cf. {Pact}, {Pageant}, {Pagination}.] [1913 Webster] 1. One side of a leaf of a book or manuscript. [1913 Webster] Such … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
page — page, v. t. 1. To attend (one) as a page. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To call out a person s name in a public place, so as to deliver a message, as in a hospital, restaurant, etc. [PJC] 3. To call a person on a {pager}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Page — Page, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paged} (p[=a]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Paging} (p[=a] j[i^]ng).] To mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuscript; to furnish with folios. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PAGE — s. m. Jeune homme servant auprès d un roi, d un prince, d un seigneur, etc., dont il porte la livrée. Petit page. Grand page. Page de la chambre du roi, ou simplement, Page de la chambre. Page de la reine. Le gouverneur des pages. On l a mis, on… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
PAGE — s. f. Un des côtés d un feuillet de papier, de parchemin, de vélin, etc. Grande page. Petite page. Remplir la page. Cela tiendra tant de pages. La seconde page était blanche. Le haut, le bas de la page. Ce livre a tant de pages. Ce passage est à… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
Page 6 — This article is about a computer magazine. For the gossip section of the New York Post, see Page Six. Page 6 Cover of Page 6 magazine from May/June 1987 Editor Les Ellingham Categories Atari 8 bit family Atari ST … Wikipedia
PAGE — n. f. Chacun des côtés d’un feuillet de papier, de parchemin, de vélin, servant à l’écriture ou à l’impression. Ce livre a 500 pages. La seconde page était blanche. Le haut, le bas de la page. Ce passage est à la page 102. Numéroter et parapher… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
