paths

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paths - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  path \path\ (p[.a]th), n.; pl. paths (p[.a][th]z). [AS.
     p[ae][eth], pa[eth]; akin to D. pad, G. pfad, of uncertain
     origin; cf. Gr. pa`tos, Skr. patha, path. [root]21.]
     1. A trodden way; a footway.
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              The dewy paths of meadows we will tread. --Dryden.
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     2. A way, course, or track, in which anything moves or has
        moved; route; passage; an established way; as, the path of
        a meteor, of a caravan, of a storm, of a pestilence. Also
        used figuratively, of a course of life or action.
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              All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth. --Ps.
                                                    xxv. 10.
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              The paths of glory lead but to the grave. --Gray.
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