A man met his tailor in the street and stopped him.
"I quite forgot to pay for the suit which I have on now," he said. "Why didn"t you remind me?"
"I never ask a gentleman for money," the tailor replied.
"Then what do you do if he doesn"t pay?"
"Well, after some time I no longer think he is a gentleman and then I ask him."
—adj. Having or showing patience. —n. Person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment. patiently adv.
PATRIOT
n. Person devoted to and ready to defend his or her country. patriotic adj. Patriotically adv. Patriotism n. [greek patris fatherland]
PATTERN
—n. - repeated decorative design on wallpaper, cloth, etc.
- regular or logical form, order, etc. (behaviour pattern).
- model, design, or instructions for making something (knitting pattern).
- excellent example, model (pattern of elegance).
- wooden or metal shape from which a mould is made for a casting. 6 random combination of shapes or colours. —v. - (usu. Foll. By after, on) model (a thing) on a design etc.
- decorate with a pattern. [from *patron]
PAUCITY
n. Smallness of number or quantity. [latin paucus few]
PAVLOVA
n. Meringue cake with cream and fruit. [pavlova, name of a ballerina]
PAYABLE
adj. That must or may be paid; due (payable in april).
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