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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Păn, n. p. 942A shallow, open dish or vessel, used for setting milk, and other domestic purposes; also, any similar vessel. 2. The part of a flint-lock which holds the priming that communicates with the charge. 3.…Păn, v. t. p. 942To join; to close together. [Obs.] Bailey.Păn, n. p. 942(Myth.) The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and fowling. He is usually represented as combining the form of a man with that of a beast, having the body of a man, a red face…Pān'a-bāse, n. p. 942(Min.) An ore of copper, containing also antimony, sulphur, and a small proportion of zinc and iron; gray copper; tetrahedrite. Dana.Pān'a-cē'ā, n. p. 942A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; a catholicon.Pā-nā'che', n. p. 942A plume or bunch of feathers worn on the helmet. “A panache of variegated plumes.” Prescott. 2. (Arch.) A portion of a domical vault having the form of a spherical triangle.Pa-nā'dā or Pa-nāde' or Pa-nā'do, n. p. 942A kind of food made by boiling bread in water to the consistence of pulp, which is sweetened.Pān'a-ry, a. p. 942Pertaining to bread.Păn'cake, n. p. 942A thin cake fried in a pan or baked on an iron plate or griddle. Some folks think it will never be good times till houses are tiled with pancakes. Franklin.Pān'cärte or Pan-cärte', n. p. 942A royal charter confirming to a subject all his possessions.Pānch, n. p. 942(Naut.) A thick and strong mat, to be fastened on yards to prevent friction. See PAUNCH.Pānch'wāy, n. p. 942(Naut.) A Bengal four-oared boat for passengers. Malcom.Pan-crā'tian, a. p. 942Of, or relating to, the pancratium; pancratic.Pan-crā'ti-ăst, n. p. 942One who engaged in the contests of the pancratium; a pancratist.Pan-crā'ti-āst'ic, a. p. 942Pancratic. [Obs.]Pan-crāt'ic or Pan-crāt'ic-al, a. p. 942Excelling in all gymnastic exercises; very strong or robust. [Obs.] Browne.Pān'cra-tist, n. p. 942One who excels in gymnastic exercises. [Rare.]Pan-crā'ti-ūm, n. p. 942(Antiq.) An athletic contest which combined boxing and wrestling. 2. (Bot.) A genus of plants growing in tropical America, having bulbous roots, and including many species, some of which have large…Păn'cre-as or Păn'e-re-as, n. p. 942(Anat.) A whitish conglomerate gland, of irregular shape, situated deep in the abdomen, beneath the stomach, and pouring its secretion into the alimentary canal during digestion. It is one of the…Păn'cre-āt'ic, a. p. 942Pertaining to the pancreas; as, pancreatic juice.Pān'cre-a-toid', n. p. 942(Med.) A tumor resembling the pancreas in structure. Dunglison.Pān'cy, n. p. 942The same as PANSY. [Obs.] Dryden.Pān'dā, n. p. 942(Zoöl.) A quadruped of the bear family and genus Ailurus (A. fulgens). It is a native of the mountains in Northern India.Pān'dar, n. p. 942The same as PANDER, q. v.Pān'dar-īze, v. i. p. 942To play the pander; to pander. [Obs.] Barry.Păn'dar-ous, a. p. 942Characterizing a pander. [Obs.] “Pandarous diligence.” Middleton.Pan-dē'an, a. p. 942Of, or relating to, Pan. Pandæan pipes, a wind instrument of antiquity, made of reeds fastened together side by side, gradually lessening, and tuned to each other; a syrinx;—said to have been the…Păn'dect, n. p. 942A treatise which contains the whole of any science. 2. (pl.) The digest or abridgment, in fifty books, of the decisions, writings, and opinions of the old Roman jurists, made, in the sixth century…Pan-dēm'ic, a. p. 942Incident to a whole people; epidemic; as, a pandemic disease. Parr.Pān'de-mō'ni-ūm, n. p. 942The great hall or council-chamber of demons or evil spirits. Milton.Pān'der, n. p. 942A man who caters for the lust of others; a male bawd; a pimp; a procurer. 2. Hence, one who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another. “Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition, who…Pān'der, v. t. p. 942To play the pander for; to procure the gratification of the lust of. Frost itself as actively doth burn, And reason panders will. Shak.Pān’der, v. i. p. 942To act as agent for the lusts of others; to be subservient to lust or passion; hence, to minister to the evil designs or passions of others. He had, during many years, earned his daily bread by…Păn'der-age, n. p. 943A procuring of sexual connection.Păn'der-ĭsm, n. p. 943The employment or vices of a pander; a pimping.Păn'der-ly, a. p. 943Acting the pander; pimping. Shak.Pan-dĭc'ū-lā'ted, a. p. 943Extended; spread out; stretched.Pan-dĭc'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 943A stretching; the paroxysmal, involuntary extension and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, induced by fatigue, drowsiness, or the onset of disease.Pān'dit, n. p. 943A learned Brahmin; a pundit. [Hindostan.]Pān'dōor, n. p. 943See PANDOUR.Pan-dō'ra p. 943(Myth.) A woman fabled to have been made by Vulcan, and upon whom all the gods and goddesses bestowed gifts to make her more complete. Pandora's box, a box containing innumerable evils, fabled to…Pān'do-ran, n. p. 943A pandore.Pan-dōre' or Pān'dōre, n. p. 943An ancient instrument of music of the lute kind; a bandore. Drayton.Pān'dour, n. p. 943A Hungarian foot-soldier in the Austrian service. [Written also pandoor.] When leagued oppression poured to northern wars Her whiskered pandours and her fierce hussars. Campbell.Pan-dow'dy, n. p. 943A baked pudding made of sliced bread and apples in alternate layers. Simmonds.Păn'du-rate or Pan-dū'rī-fōrm, a. p. 943(Bot.) Obovate, with a concavity in each side, like the body of a fiddle or violin; fiddle-shaped.Pāne, n. p. 943A distinct patch, piece, or compartment; a limited part of a surface. 2. Especially, a plate of glass; one of the pieces of glass inserted in a door, a sash, and the like. 3. A square piece of silk…Pāned, a. p. 943Having panes or small squares of silk, &c. “Paned hose.” Massinger.Păn'e-gy̆r'ic, n. p. 943An oration or eulogy in praise of some distinguished person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse; encomium. Burke. Syn.—Eulogy; encomium. See EULOGY.Păn'e-gy'rie or Păn'e-gy'rie-al, a. p. 943Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic.Pān'e-ǧyr'īe-al-ly, adv. p. 943In a panegyrical manner; by way of praise.Pa-nĕg'y-ris, n. p. 943A festival; a public meeting. [Obs.] Milton.Păn'e-ġy̆r'ist, n. p. 943One who bestows praise; a eulogist; an encomiast, either by writing or speaking. Camden.Păn'e-ġy-rīze, v. t. p. 943To praise highly; to write or pronounce a eulogy upon.Păn'e-ġy-rīze, v. i. p. 943To bestow praises. Mitford.Păn'e-ġy̆r'y, n. p. 943A panegyric. [Obs.] Milton.Păn'el, n. p. 943(Arch.) A compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, and the like. 2. (Joinery.) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as…Pān'el, v. t. p. 943To form with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.Pān'el-ā'tion, n. p. 943The act of impaneling a jury. [Obs.] A. Wood.Pān'el-gāme, n. p. 943A mode of stealing or extorting money, as in a panel-house. See PANEL-HOUSE.