paul

name

1. In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.

   “Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.”

2. A male given name from Latin of biblical origin.

   “Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show and its promoters have lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” prize for “Ray” in 2004, after all, and Paul Haggis and his ensemble cast were honored for “Crash” four months before it won best picture.”

   “Toyota spokesman Paul Hogard said the automaker wants speedometers to be easy to read, so there’s value in placing the typical operating speed of American cars, 45 mph to 70 mph, he said, at the top of the speedometer, which is the easiest place on the speedometer for the driver to read.”

3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

   “In a Fox Business interview on Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) alluded to the distinction between private and government responses to offensive speech, but his comments were ambiguous enough that an uncharitable viewer could easily interpret them as approval of the latter.”

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noun

1. An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.

   “Shoes and boots are, generally speaking, better made at Florence than in any other part of Italy: the usual price charged for the former is eight pauls the pair; and for the latter from thirty to forty pauls.”

2. (alt-of, archaic)Archaic form of pawl (“mechanical device”).

   “As soon as the horse again begins to move, the paul will take into the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, and restore to the fly-wheel its original speed.”

3. (India, historical)A small tent of various kinds.