PATERNOSTERS

Noun

paternosters

plural of paternoster

Anagrams

• seropatterns, transportees

Proper noun

Paternosters

plural of Paternoster

Anagrams

• seropatterns, transportees

Source: Wiktionary


PATERNOSTER

Pa"ter*nos`ter, n. Etym: [L., Our Father.]

1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version.

2. (Arch.)

Definition: A beadlike ornament in moldings.

3. (Angling)

Definition: A line with a row of hooks and bead Paternoster pump, Paternoster wheel, a chain pump; a noria.

– Paternoster while, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster. Udall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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