*patrouiller, v.a., (pop.) to spoil things (by messing them about).
*patrouillis, n.m., mess, puddle.
patte, n.f., paw (of animals); flap (of pockets); foot (of birds, of glasses); leg (of an insect). — de chien; dog’s paw. — d’oie; foot of a goose. — de collet; shoulder-strap. Des —s d’araignée; spider’s legs. —s d’écrevisse; claws of a crayfish, fluke (of anchors); (tech.) cramp, hook, holdfast. Marcher à quatre —s; to go on all fours. Passer sous la — de quelqu’un; to fall into any one’s clutches. Mettre la — sur quelqu’un; to lay hands upon any one. Donner un coup de — à quelqu’un; to slang any one in (his presence or absence). Graisser la — à quelqu’un; to give any one a sop, to fee any one. —s de mouches; scrawl. Faire — de velours; to cajole, to flatter; to touch softly.
patte-d’oie, n.f., (—s-—) (bot.) goose-foot; intersection of several roads; crow’s foot.
☉patte-pelu, n.m., (—-—s), patte-pelue, n.f., (—-—s), wolf in sheep’s clothing; hypocrite.
pattu, -e, adj., rough-footed; heavy, large-pawed.
pâturage, n.m., pasture, pasture-ground, grazing.
pâture, n.f., food, pasturage. Servir de — à; to become the prey (of). Vaine —; common. Droit de vaine —; common of pasture.
pâturer, v.n., to pasture, to graze, to feed.
pâtureur, n.m., (milit.) pastor, pasturer.