An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

PAWIS, s. pl. Parts in music.
Bannatyne Poems.

PAWN, s. A narrow curtain fixed to the roof, or to the lower part of a bed, S.

Belg. pand, a lappit, a skirt.

PAWN, PAWNE, PAWNIE, s. The peacock.
Maitland Poems.

Fr. paon, Lat. pavo, onis.

PAWNS, s. pl. The same with [Pans], q. v. Ang.

PAWMER, s. A palm tree; Fr. palmier.
Wallace.

PAWMER, s. One who goes from place to place, making a shabby appearance, S.

From Palmer, a pilgrim.

To Pawmer, v. n. To go from place to place in an idle way, S.