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paced, a.|peɪst|
[f. pace n. and v. + -ed.]
1. Having a (specified) pace, gait, or rate of walking or going: chiefly in parasynthetic comb.
1583Greene Mamillia ii. Wks. (Rtldg.) 316/1 Dames now-a-days..Pac'd in print, brave lofty looks, not us'd with the vestals. 1594J. Dickenson Arisbas (1878) 78 An high-pac'd Muse, treading a lofty march. c1611Chapman Iliad xiii. 24 His brazen-footed steeds, All golden-maned, and paced with wings. 16..Dryden (J.), Revenge is sure, though sometimes slowly pac'd. 1899Academy 15 July 60/2 The best of life comes to the even-paced.
2. Traversed or measured by pacing. Also fig.
1869Ld. Lytton Orval 169 The primly-paced saloons of Art and Science. 1882Floyer Unexpl. Baluchistan 177 Hills, each with a paced base of from half a mile to a mile. 1953Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. Nov. 295 The task..was simply to touch the contact corresponding to the one lamp which was alight. In one condition (the ‘paced’ one) the lamp went out. Ibid. 296 Group II, which was paced, showed a fall-off. 1958Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 27 Jan. 523/2 This year has seen the conclusion of a programme of work on ‘Conditions influencing the rate of learning in paced and unpaced tasks’.
3. Racing. Having the pace set by a pace-maker.
1899Daily News 8 Apr. 8/6 The National Cyclists' Union..forbade all riders holding its licences..to attempt a paced ride of any description on the road. |