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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'el-săw, n. p. 943A saw having very fine teeth, for cutting out panels. Tomlinson.Pān'el-thiēf, n. p. 943One who extorts money by threats of violence in a panel-house. See PANEL-HOUSE.Pān'el-work, n. p. 943Wainscoting.Pan-eu'lo-gĭsm, n. p. 943Eulogism of every thing; indiscriminate praise. With all its excellencies, — and they are many, — her book has a trace of the cant of paneulogism. National Rev.Păn'ful, n. p. 943The quantity that a pan will hold; enough to fill a pan.Pāng, n. p. 943A paroxysm of extreme distress; a momentary and violent pain; a transitory or recurring attack of agony; a throe. I saw the hoary traitor Grin in the pangs of death, and bite the ground. Addison.…Pāng, v. t. p. 943To torture; to give extreme pain to; to torment. [Rare.] Shak.Pāṅ'go-lin, n. p. 943The same as MANIS.Pān'/hel-lēn'ic, a. p. 943Pertaining to all Greece.Pan-hĕl'len-īsm, n. p. 943A scheme of forming one political body of all the Greeks.Pan-hēl'len-ist, n. p. 943One in favor of panhellenism.Pān'hel-lē'ni-ūm, n. p. 943(Gr. Antiq.) The national council or congress of Greece. Anderson.Pān'ic, n. p. 943A sudden fright; especially, a sudden fright without real cause, or terror inspired by a trifling cause or misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.Pān'ic, a. p. 943Extreme or sudden, imaginary, and causeless;—said of fear or fright; as, panic fear.Pān'ic, n. p. 943(Bot.) A plant of the genus Panicum; panic-grass; also, the grain of the panic-grass.Pān'ic-al, a. p. 943Pertaining to, or resembling, a panic; filled with sudden and groundless fear; panic. [Obs.]Pān'ic-ful, a. p. 943Filled with panic fear; panical. [Obs.]Pān'ic-grāss, n. p. 943(Bot.) A plant of the genus Panicum; oatmeal.Păn'i-ele, n. p. 943(Bot.) A form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is much and irregularly branched, in a branched raceme, as in oats and some of the grasses. The panicle is of various kinds, as the dense or…Păn'i-cled, a. p. 943(Bot.) Furnished with panicles; arranged in, or like, panicles.Păn'ic-strĭck'en or Păn'ic-strŭck, a. p. 943Struck with a panic, or sudden fear.Pa-nĭc'ū-late or Pa-nĭc'ū-lā'ted, a. p. 943(Bot.) Furnished with, arranged in, or like panicles.Păn'i-cŭm, n. p. 943(Bot.) A genus of grasses, including many species, some of which are valuable; panic-grass.Păn'ier, n. p. 943One who waits at table in the society of the Temple, London. [Written also pannier.]Pa-nĭv'o-roŭs, a. p. 943Eating bread; subsisting on bread.Pan-nāde', n. p. 943The curvet of a horse.Păn'nage, n. p. 943The food of swine in the woods, as beech-nuts, acorns, &c.; called also pawns; also, a duty paid for the privilege of feeding swine in the woods. Cowell. Fleta.Păn'na-ry, a. p. 943Pertaining to, or producing, bread; used in making bread, or capable of being so used. [Rare.] Loudon.Păn'nel, n. p. 943A kind of rustic saddle. Tusser. 2. The stomach of a hawk. Ainsworth.Păn'ni-cle, n. p. 943(Bot.) Panic grass.Păn'nier, n. p. 943A bread-basket; hence, a wicker-basket used for carrying fruit or other things on a horse. 2. (Arch.) The same as CORBEL. See CORBEL. 3. A shield of basket-work formerly used by archers, who set them…Păn'ni-kel, n. p. 943The brain-pan or skull; hence, the crest. [Obs.] “He smote him so rudely on the pannikel.” Spenser.Păn'ni-kĭn, n. p. 943A small pan or cup. Marryatt.Păn'om-phē'an, a. p. 943Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining; — an epithet of Jupiter. We want no half-gods, panomphean Joves. E. B. Browning.Păn'o-plied, a. p. 943Dressed in panoply; completely armed.Păn'o-ply, n. p. 943Complete armor or defense; armament; a full suit of defensive armor. We had need to take the Christian panoply, to put on the whole armor of God. Ray.Pa-nŏp'ti-cŏn, n. p. 943A prison so constructed that the inspector can see each of the prisoners at all times, without being seen by them. J. Bentham. 2. An exhibition room of novelties. Art Journal.Păn'o-rä'mȧ or Păn'o-rā'mȧ, n. p. 943A complete or entire view in every direction. 2. A picture presenting, as from a central point, a view of objects in every direction; or a picture representing scenes too extended to be beheld at…Păn'o-răm'ic or Păn'o-răm'ic-al, a. p. 943Pertaining to, or like, a panorama or complete view.Pan-phär'ma-cŏn, n. p. 943A medicine for all diseases; a panacea. W. Scott.Păn'-Sclā'vic, a. p. 943The same as PAN-SLAVIC.Păn'-Sclā'vism, n. p. 943The same as PAN-SLAVISM.Păn'-Sclā'vist, n. p. 943The same as PAN-SLAVIST.Păn'-Scla-vō'ni-an, a. p. 943Pan-Slavonian; Pan-Slavic.Păn'shon, n. p. 943An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the bottom, used for holding milk, and for various other purposes. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Păn'-Slā'vic, a. p. 943Pertaining to all the Slavic races.Păn'-Sla-vō'ni-an, a. p. 943The same as PAN-SLAVIC.Păn'-Slā'vism, n. p. 943A scheme of uniting all the Slavic races into one confederacy.Păn'-Slā'vist, n. p. 943One who favors Pan-Slavism.Pan-sŏph'ic-al, a. p. 943Pretending to have a knowledge of every thing. [Rare.] Worthington.Păn'so-phy, n. p. 943Universal wisdom or knowledge. [Obs.] Hartlib.Pan-stē're-o-rä'mȧ or Pan-stē're-o-rā'mȧ, n. p. 943A model of a town or country in wood, cork, pasteboard, or other substance, showing every part in relief. Brande.Pān'sy, n. p. 944A plant and flower of the genus Viola; the Viola tricolor, or garden violet; — called also heart's-ease. Brande.Pānt, v. i. p. 944To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from excited eagerness; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp. Pluto pants for breath from out his cell. Dryden. 2. Hence, to…Pānt, v. t. p. 944To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out. There is a cavern where my spirit Was panted forth in anguish, whilst thy pain Made my heart mad. Shelley. 2. To long for; to be eager…Pānt, n. p. 944A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. 2. A violent palpitation of the heart. Shak.Pānt'a-ble, n. p. 944A slipper or shoe; a pantofle. See PANTOFLE. Sidney.Pān'ta-eōṣm, n. p. 944See COSMOLABE.Pān'ta-grāph, n. p. 944See PANTOGRAPH.Pan-tăg'rū-el-īsm, n. p. 944The theory or practice of the medical profession; — used in burlesque or ridicule. Southey.