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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Pän'the-ïsm, n.p. 944The doctrine that the universe, taken or conceived of as a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is no God but the combined forces and laws which are manifested in the existing universe.
  2. Pān'the-īst, n.p. 944One who holds to pantheism.
  3. Pān/the-ist'ie or Pān/the-ist'ie-al, a.p. 944Pertaining to pantheism; founded in, or leading to, pantheism. 2. (Sculp.) Bearing the symbols of several deities together; — said of statues and figures.
  4. Pān/the-ōl'o-gist, n.p. 944One skilled or learned in pantheology.
  5. Pān-the-ōl'o-gy, n.p. 944A system of divinity embracing all religions and the knowledge of all gods; a complete system of theology.
  6. Pan-thē'on or Păn'the-on, n.p. 944A temple or magnificent edifice, dedicated to all the gods; especially the building so called at Rome. 2. A work in which all the divinities worshiped by a people are treated of; as, Tooke's…
  7. Pān’ther, n.p. 944(Zoöl.) A fierce and carnivorous quadruped (Felis pardus of some authors), found in Asia and Africa; the leopard of a larger, darker-colored variety, marked with larger ring-like spots, the center of…
  8. Păn’ther-ine, a.p. 944Pertaining to, or resembling, the panther.
  9. Pān'tile, n.p. 944A tile with a curved or hollow surface.
  10. Pānt'ing-ly, adv.p. 944With palpitation or rapid breathing.
  11. Pān’/ti-sŏe’ra-cy, n.p. 944A Utopian community or commonwealth, such as was devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in their younger days. “A scheme of pantisocracy.” De Quincey.
  12. Pānt'ler, n.p. 944The officer in a great family who has charge of the bread and the pantry.
  13. Pan-tō'ble, n.p. 944See PANTOFLE.
  14. Pān’to-chro-nŏm’e-ter, n.p. 944An instrument which combines the compass, the sun-dial, and the universal time-dial. Brande.
  15. Pan-tō'fle, n.p. 944A slipper for the foot. [Written also pantable and pantoble] Melpomene has on her feet her high cothurns, or tragic pantofles, of red velvet and gold. Peacham.
  16. Pān’to-grāph, n.p. 944An instrument for copying on the same, or on a reduced or enlarged, scale. [Written also pantograph, and, incorrectly, pentagraph.]
  17. Pān/to-grāph'ic or Pān/to-grāph'ic-al, a.p. 944Pertaining to a pantograph; performed by a pantograph.
  18. Pan-tōg'ra-phy, n.p. 944General description; entire view of an object.
  19. Păn’to-lŏg’ĭe-al, a.p. 944Pertaining to pantology.
  20. Pan-tŏl'ō-gĭst, n.p. 944One writing on, or conversant with, pantology.
  21. Pan-tōl'o-gy, n.p. 944A work of universal information; a systematic view of all branches of human knowledge.
  22. Pan-tŏm'e-ter, n.p. 944An instrument for measuring all sorts of elevations, angles, and distances. [Obs.] Bailey.
  23. Pan-tōm'e-try, n.p. 944Universal measurement. [Obs.]
  24. Păn’to-mīme, n.p. 944One who acts his part by gesticulation only, without speaking; an actor who expresses his meaning by mute action. I would our pantomimes and stage-players would examine themselves and their calling…
  25. Pā̆n’to-mīme, a.p. 944Representing only in mute action.
  26. Pān’to-mīm’ic or Pān’to-mīm’ic-al, a.p. 944Pertaining to the pantomime; representing characters and actions by dumb show.
  27. Pān’to-mim’ie-al-ly, adv.p. 944In the manner of pantomime.
  28. Pān’to-mīm’ist, n.p. 944One who acts in pantomime.
  29. Pān’ton or Pān’ton-shoe, n.p. 944(Far.) A horseshoe contrived to recover a narrow and hoof-bound heel.
  30. Pan-tŏph'a-ǧist, n.p. 944An animal or person that eats all kinds of food.
  31. Pan-tōph'a-gous, a.p. 944Eating all kinds of food.
  32. Pan-tōph'a-ǧy, n.p. 944The habit or power of eating all kinds of food.
  33. Pān’try, n.p. 944An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.
  34. Păn'ur-gy, n.p. 944Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft. [Obs.] Bailey.
  35. Pān'yard, n.p. 944A pannier. [Obs.] Pepys.
  36. Pā'nym, n. & a.p. 944See PAINIM. [Obs.]
  37. Pāp, n.p. 944A nipple of the breast; a teat. Dryden. 2. A rounded, nipple-like hill. “The paps of Jura.” Macaulay.
  38. Pāp, n.p. 944A soft food for infants, made with bread boiled or softened with water; hence, sometimes sarcastically, nourishment, support; as, treasury pap. 2. The pulp of fruit. Ainsworth.
  39. Pāp, v. t.p. 944To feed with pap.
  40. Pa-pä', n.p. 944Father;—a word used by children.
  41. Pā'pa-cy, n.p. 944The office and dignity of the pope or pontiff of Rome; papal authority or jurisdiction; popedom. 2. The popes taken collectively; the series or line of popes.
  42. Pāp'a-gāy, n.p. 944(Ornith.) The same as POPINJAY. See POPINJAY.
  43. Pā'pal, a.p. 944Belonging or relating to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; popish; as, papal authority; the papal chair. Papal crown, the tiara. See TIARA.
  44. Pā'pa-līn, n.p. 944A papist. [Obs.] Herbert.
  45. Pā'pal-ist, n.p. 944One who favors papal power or doctrines; a papist. [Obs.] Baxter.
  46. Pa-păl'i-ty, n.p. 944Papacy; papalty. [Obs.] Berners.
  47. Pā'pal-īze, v. t.p. 944To make papal.
  48. Pā'pal-īze, v. i.p. 944To conform to popery. Cowper.
  49. Pā'pal-ly, adv.p. 944In a papal manner; popishly.
  50. Pā'pal-ty, n.p. 944The papacy. [Obs.] “The decrepit papalty.” Milton.
  51. Pā'pa-phō'bi-ā, n.p. 944Fear or dread of the pope; hatred of the pope.
  52. Pā'par-chy, n.p. 944The government of the pope.
  53. Pa-pā'ver, n.p. 944(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the poppy.
  54. Pă-pāv’er-ā'ceoŭs, a.p. 944Belonging to the poppy.
  55. Pa-pāv'er-ōŭs, a.p. 944Resembling the poppy; of the nature or qualities of poppies. Browne.
  56. Pa-paw', n.p. 944(Bot.) (a.) A tree (Carica papaya) growing in warm climates, to the height of eighteen or twenty feet, with a soft, herbaceous stem, naked nearly to the top, where the leaves issue on every side, on…
  57. Pāpe, n.p. 944The pope. [Obs.]
  58. Pā'per, n.p. 944A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, to be used in wrapping, &c., and made of a pulp obtained from rags, from straw, from bark, or like materials…
  59. Pā'per, v. t.p. 945To cover with paper; to furnish with paper-hangings; as, to paper a room or a house. 2. To fold or inclose in paper. 3. To put on paper; to put on record; to make a memorandum of; to register. [Obs.]
  60. Pā'per-fāçed, a.p. 945Having a face as white as paper. Shak.