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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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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…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…Păn’ther-ine, a. p. 944Pertaining to, or resembling, the panther.Pān'tile, n. p. 944A tile with a curved or hollow surface.Pānt'ing-ly, adv. p. 944With palpitation or rapid breathing.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.Pānt'ler, n. p. 944The officer in a great family who has charge of the bread and the pantry.Pan-tō'ble, n. p. 944See PANTOFLE.Pān’to-chro-nŏm’e-ter, n. p. 944An instrument which combines the compass, the sun-dial, and the universal time-dial. Brande.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.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.]Pān/to-grāph'ic or Pān/to-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 944Pertaining to a pantograph; performed by a pantograph.Pan-tōg'ra-phy, n. p. 944General description; entire view of an object.Păn’to-lŏg’ĭe-al, a. p. 944Pertaining to pantology.Pan-tŏl'ō-gĭst, n. p. 944One writing on, or conversant with, pantology.Pan-tōl'o-gy, n. p. 944A work of universal information; a systematic view of all branches of human knowledge.Pan-tŏm'e-ter, n. p. 944An instrument for measuring all sorts of elevations, angles, and distances. [Obs.] Bailey.Pan-tōm'e-try, n. p. 944Universal measurement. [Obs.]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…Pā̆n’to-mīme, a. p. 944Representing only in mute action.Pān’to-mīm’ic or Pān’to-mīm’ic-al, a. p. 944Pertaining to the pantomime; representing characters and actions by dumb show.Pān’to-mim’ie-al-ly, adv. p. 944In the manner of pantomime.Pān’to-mīm’ist, n. p. 944One who acts in pantomime.Pān’ton or Pān’ton-shoe, n. p. 944(Far.) A horseshoe contrived to recover a narrow and hoof-bound heel.Pan-tŏph'a-ǧist, n. p. 944An animal or person that eats all kinds of food.Pan-tōph'a-gous, a. p. 944Eating all kinds of food.Pan-tōph'a-ǧy, n. p. 944The habit or power of eating all kinds of food.Pān’try, n. p. 944An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.Păn'ur-gy, n. p. 944Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft. [Obs.] Bailey.Pān'yard, n. p. 944A pannier. [Obs.] Pepys.Pā'nym, n. & a. p. 944See PAINIM. [Obs.]Pāp, n. p. 944A nipple of the breast; a teat. Dryden. 2. A rounded, nipple-like hill. “The paps of Jura.” Macaulay.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.Pāp, v. t. p. 944To feed with pap.Pa-pä', n. p. 944Father;—a word used by children.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.Pāp'a-gāy, n. p. 944(Ornith.) The same as POPINJAY. See POPINJAY.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.Pā'pa-līn, n. p. 944A papist. [Obs.] Herbert.Pā'pal-ist, n. p. 944One who favors papal power or doctrines; a papist. [Obs.] Baxter.Pa-păl'i-ty, n. p. 944Papacy; papalty. [Obs.] Berners.Pā'pal-īze, v. t. p. 944To make papal.Pā'pal-īze, v. i. p. 944To conform to popery. Cowper.Pā'pal-ly, adv. p. 944In a papal manner; popishly.Pā'pal-ty, n. p. 944The papacy. [Obs.] “The decrepit papalty.” Milton.Pā'pa-phō'bi-ā, n. p. 944Fear or dread of the pope; hatred of the pope.Pā'par-chy, n. p. 944The government of the pope.Pa-pā'ver, n. p. 944(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the poppy.Pă-pāv’er-ā'ceoŭs, a. p. 944Belonging to the poppy.Pa-pāv'er-ōŭs, a. p. 944Resembling the poppy; of the nature or qualities of poppies. Browne.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…Pāpe, n. p. 944The pope. [Obs.]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…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.]Pā'per-fāçed, a. p. 945Having a face as white as paper. Shak.Pā'per-hāng'er, n. p. 945One who covers rooms with paper, pasting it in lengths upon the walls.Pā'per-hāng'ing, n. pl. p. 945Paper ornamented with colored figures, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, &c.Pā'per-mūs'lin, n. p. 945Glazed muslin, used for linings, and the like.Pā'per-stāin'er, n. p. 945One who stains, colors, or stamps, paper for hangings.Pā'per-weight, n. p. 945A small weight used to prevent loose papers, &c., from being blown away by the wind, or otherwise displaced.