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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pace \Pace\ (p[=a]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paced} (p[=a]st); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Pacing} (p[=a]"s[i^]ng).]
1. To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or
measured steps. "I paced on slowly." --Pope. "With speed
so pace." --Shak.
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2. To proceed; to pass on. [Obs.]
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Or [ere] that I further in this tale pace.
--Chaucer.
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3. To move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side
together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack.
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4. To pass away; to die. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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