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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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  1. Pan-tŏl'ō-gĭst, n.p. 944One writing on, or conversant with, pantology.
  2. Pan-tōl'o-gy, n.p. 944A work of universal information; a systematic view of all branches of human knowledge.
  3. Pan-tŏm'e-ter, n.p. 944An instrument for measuring all sorts of elevations, angles, and distances. [Obs.] Bailey.
  4. Pan-tōm'e-try, n.p. 944Universal measurement. [Obs.]
  5. 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…
  6. Pā̆n’to-mīme, a.p. 944Representing only in mute action.
  7. Pān’to-mīm’ic or Pān’to-mīm’ic-al, a.p. 944Pertaining to the pantomime; representing characters and actions by dumb show.
  8. Pān’to-mim’ie-al-ly, adv.p. 944In the manner of pantomime.
  9. Pān’to-mīm’ist, n.p. 944One who acts in pantomime.
  10. Pān’ton or Pān’ton-shoe, n.p. 944(Far.) A horseshoe contrived to recover a narrow and hoof-bound heel.
  11. Pan-tŏph'a-ǧist, n.p. 944An animal or person that eats all kinds of food.
  12. Pan-tōph'a-gous, a.p. 944Eating all kinds of food.
  13. Pan-tōph'a-ǧy, n.p. 944The habit or power of eating all kinds of food.
  14. Pān’try, n.p. 944An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.
  15. Păn'ur-gy, n.p. 944Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft. [Obs.] Bailey.
  16. Pān'yard, n.p. 944A pannier. [Obs.] Pepys.
  17. Pā'nym, n. & a.p. 944See PAINIM. [Obs.]
  18. Pāp, n.p. 944A nipple of the breast; a teat. Dryden. 2. A rounded, nipple-like hill. “The paps of Jura.” Macaulay.
  19. 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.
  20. Pāp, v. t.p. 944To feed with pap.
  21. Pa-pä', n.p. 944Father;—a word used by children.
  22. 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.
  23. Pāp'a-gāy, n.p. 944(Ornith.) The same as POPINJAY. See POPINJAY.
  24. 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.
  25. Pā'pa-līn, n.p. 944A papist. [Obs.] Herbert.
  26. Pā'pal-ist, n.p. 944One who favors papal power or doctrines; a papist. [Obs.] Baxter.
  27. Pa-păl'i-ty, n.p. 944Papacy; papalty. [Obs.] Berners.
  28. Pā'pal-īze, v. t.p. 944To make papal.
  29. Pā'pal-īze, v. i.p. 944To conform to popery. Cowper.
  30. Pā'pal-ly, adv.p. 944In a papal manner; popishly.
  31. Pā'pal-ty, n.p. 944The papacy. [Obs.] “The decrepit papalty.” Milton.
  32. Pā'pa-phō'bi-ā, n.p. 944Fear or dread of the pope; hatred of the pope.
  33. Pā'par-chy, n.p. 944The government of the pope.
  34. Pa-pā'ver, n.p. 944(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the poppy.
  35. Pă-pāv’er-ā'ceoŭs, a.p. 944Belonging to the poppy.
  36. Pa-pāv'er-ōŭs, a.p. 944Resembling the poppy; of the nature or qualities of poppies. Browne.
  37. 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…
  38. Pāpe, n.p. 944The pope. [Obs.]
  39. 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…
  40. 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.]
  41. Pā'per-fāçed, a.p. 945Having a face as white as paper. Shak.
  42. Pā'per-hāng'er, n.p. 945One who covers rooms with paper, pasting it in lengths upon the walls.
  43. Pā'per-hāng'ing, n. pl.p. 945Paper ornamented with colored figures, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, &c.
  44. Pā'per-mūs'lin, n.p. 945Glazed muslin, used for linings, and the like.
  45. Pā'per-stāin'er, n.p. 945One who stains, colors, or stamps, paper for hangings.
  46. Pā'per-weight, n.p. 945A small weight used to prevent loose papers, &c., from being blown away by the wind, or otherwise displaced.
  47. Pā'per-y, a.p. 945Like paper; having the thinness or consistency of paper. Gray.
  48. Pa-pĕs'cent, a.p. 945Containing pap; having the qualities of pap. Arbuthnot.
  49. Pā'pess, n.p. 945A female pope. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  50. Papeterie, n.p. 945An ornamented case or box containing paper and other materials for writing.
  51. Pā'phi-an, a.p. 945(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Paphos, a city of Cyprus. 2. Pertaining to Venus, or her rites;—used often in a bad sense.
  52. Pā'phi-an, n.p. 945(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Paphos.
  53. Papier-maché, n.p. 945A hard substance made of a pulp from rags or paper mixed with size or glue, and formed into any chosen object, usually by means of molds.
  54. Pa-pĭl'io, n.p. 945(Entom.) A genus of lepidopterous insects, including many species; the butterfly.
  55. Pa-pil'io-nā'ceōŭs, a.p. 945Resembling the butterfly. 2. (Bot.) Having a winged corolla, somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea; belonging to the group of plants including the bean, pea, and…
  56. Pa-pĭl'la, n.p. 945(Anat.) The minute elevations of the surface of the skin, tongue, &c. They serve to increase the extent of surface for vascular distribution, or subserve sensitive or mechanical purposes. Some…
  57. Pāp'il-la-ry or Pāp'il-lōse', a.p. 945Pertaining to, or resembling, the nipple or the papillae; covered with papillae; verrucose; warty. Derham.
  58. Pāp'īl-lāte, v. i.p. 945To grow into a nipple, or into a form resembling that of a nipple. Fleming.
  59. Pāp'īl-late, a.p. 945(Bot.) Having soft tubercles, or papillæ. Gray.
  60. Pa-pīl'li-fōrm, a.p. 945Shaped like a nipple; as, a papilliform matrix. R. Owen.