| Pauline | a. [ L. Paulinus, fr. Paulus Paul. ] Of or pertaining to the apostle Paul, or his writings; resembling, or conforming to, the writings of Paul; as, the Pauline epistles; Pauline doctrine. [ 1913 Webster ] My religion had always been Pauline. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Tarpaulin | n. [ Tar + palling a covering, pall to cover. See Pall a covering. ] 1. A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar. [ 1913 Webster ] To a landsman, these tarpaulins, as they were called, seemed a strange and half-savage race. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] |
