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Meaning of paternoster

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paternoster

Pronunciation:/ˈpɑːtəˌnɒstə(ɹ)//-ˌnɑstɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The Lord's prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic context.

  2. A slow, continuously moving lift or elevator consisting of a loop of open-fronted cabins running the height of a building.

  3. A bead-like ornament in mouldings.

  4. A tackle rig with a heavy sinker at the end of the line, and one or more hooks on traces at right angles spaced above the sinker.

verb

Definitions

  1. To try to catch (fish, etc.) with a paternoster rig.