v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pathed p. pr. & vb. n. Pathing. ] To make a path in, or on (something), or for (some one). [ R. ] “Pathing young Henry's unadvised ways.” Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To walk or go. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. paths [ AS. pæð, pað; akin to D. pad, G. pfad, of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. pa`tos, Skr. patha, path. √21. ] 1. A trodden way; a footway. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dewy paths of meadows we will tread. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth. Ps. xxv. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan, especially of the Pashtun tribes of southern Afghanistan.
Syn. -- Afghan, Afghanistani, Pashto, pashtun. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. paqhmatiko`s, fr. pa`qhma a suffering, paqei^n, to suffer. ] Of, pertaining to, or designating, emotion or suffering. [ R. ] Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. patheticus, Gr. paqhtiko`s, fr. paqei^n, pa`schein, to suffer: cf. F. pathétique. See Pathos. ] 1. Expressing or showing anger; passionate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story. “Pathetic action.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic. E. Porter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pathetic muscle (Anat.), the superior oblique muscle of the eye. --
Pathetic nerve (Anat.), the fourth cranial, or trochlear, nerve, which supplies the superior oblique, or pathetic, muscle of the eye. --
The pathetic, a style or manner adapted to arouse the tender emotions. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pathetic. [ R. ] -- Pa*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Pa*thet"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. pathétisme. ] See Mesmerism. L. Sunderland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker. J. Burroughs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pathicus, Gr. paqiko`s, passive, fr. paqei^n, pa`schei^n, to suffer ] A male who submits to the crime against nature; a catamite. [ R. ] B. Jonson.
☞ The term “crime against nature” to refer to homosexual activity is now (2002) seldom used except by religious conservatives. It was in the 1913 Webster, and is left here for historical purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]