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Pack
Pack (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Packed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Packing.]
[Akin to D. pakken, G. packen, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakka. See
Pack, n.]
1. To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack;
hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into
close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack
fish.
Strange materials packed up with wonderful art. Addison.
Where . . . the bones Of all my buried ancestors are packed. Shak.
2. To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely,
as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow
away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into; as, to pack a trunk;
the play, or the audience, packs the theater.
3. To sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game
unfairly.
And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown. Pope.
4. Hence: To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in
order to secure a certain result; as, to pack a jury or a causes.
The expected council was dwindling into . . . a packed assembly of
Italian bishops. Atterbury.
5. To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot. [Obs.]
He lost life . . . upon a nice point subtilely devised and packed
by his enemies. Fuller.
6. To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to pack a
horse.
Our thighs packed with wax, our mouths with honey. Shack.
7. To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to
send away peremptorily or suddenly; -- sometimes with off; as, to pack
a boy off to school.
He . . . must not die
Till George be packed with post horse up to heaven. Shak.
8. To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on
the backs of men or beasts). [Western U.S.]
9. (Hydropathy) To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous
coverings. See Pack, n., 5.
10. (Mech.) To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with
suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving
passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the
piston of a steam engine.
Pack
Pack, v. i.
1. To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely
for transportation.
2. To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or
storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form
a compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs
well.
3. To gather in flocks or schools; as, the grouse or the perch
begin to pack. [Eng.]
4. To depart in haste; -- generally with off or away.
Poor Stella must pack off to town Swift.
You shall pack, And never more darken my doors again. Tennyson.
5. To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to
join in collusion. [Obs.] "Go pack with him." Shak.
To send packing, to drive away; to send off roughly or in disgrace; to
dismiss unceremoniously. "The parliament . . . presently sent him
packing. South.
Package
Pack"age (?), n.
1. Act or process of packing.
2. A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel;
as, a package of goods.
3. A charge made for packing goods.
4. A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or
exported by aliens, or by denizens who were the sons of aliens.
Packer
Pack"er (?), n. A person whose business is to pack things; especially,
one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer.
Packet
Pack"et (?), n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the same source
as E. pack. See Pack.]
1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of
letters. Shak.
2. Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or
mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails,
passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat.
Packet boat, ship, OR vessel. See Packet, n., 2. -- Packet day, the
day for mailing letters to go by packet; or the sailing day. -- Packet
note OR post. See under Paper.
Packet
Pack"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Packeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Packeting.]
1. To make up into a packet or bundle.
2. To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.
Her husband Was packeted to France. Ford.
Packet
Pack"et, v. i. To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.
Packfong
Pack"fong` (?), n. [Chin. peh tung.] (Metal.) A Chinese alloy of
nickel, zinc, and copper, resembling German silver.
Pack herse
Pack herse. See under 2d Pack.
Packhouse
Pack"house` (?), n. Warehouse for storing goods.
Packing
Pack"ing, n.
1. The act or process of one who packs.
2. Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close. Specifically
(Mach.): A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious; as: (a)
A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted
between the surfaces of a flange joint. (b) The substance in a
stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides. (c) A yielding ring,
as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as
inside a cylinder, etc.
3. (Masonry) Same as Filling. [Rare in the U. S.]
4. A trick; collusion. [Obs.] Bale.
Cherd packing (Bridge Building), the arrangement, side by side, of
several parts, as bars, diagonals, a post, etc., on a pin at the
bottom of a chord. Waddell. -- Packing box, a stuffing box. See under
Stuffing. -- Packing press, a powerful press for baling cotton, wool,
hay, etc. -- Packing ring. See Packing, 2 (c), and Illust. of Piston.
-- Packing sheet. (a) A large cloth for packing goods. (b) A sheet
prepared for packing hydropathic patients.
Packman
Pack"man (?), n.; pl. Packmen (. One who bears a pack; a peddler.
Pack saddle, Pack thread
Pack saddle, Pack thread. See under 2d Pack.
Packwax
Pack"wax` (?), n. (Anat.) Same as Paxwax.
Packway
Pack"way` (?), n. A path, as over mountains, followed by pack animals.
Paco, Pacos
Pa"co (?), Pa"cos (?), n. [Sp. paco, fr. Peruv. paco. Cf. Alpaca.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Alpaca.
2. [Peruv. paco, pacu, red, reddish, reddish ore containing silver;
perh. a different word.] (Min.) An earthy-looking ore, consisting of
brown oxide of iron with minute particles of native silver. Ure.
Pact
Pact (?), n. [L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or contract,
fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr.
p\'beca bond, and E. fang: cf. F. pacie. Cf. Peace, Fadge, v.] An
agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. Bacon.
The engagement and pact of society whish goes by the name of the
constitution. Burke.
Paction
Pac"tion (?), n. [L. pactio: cf. F. paction. See Pact.] An agreement;
a compact; a bargain. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Pactional
Pac"tion*al (?), a. Of the nature of, or by means of, a paction. Bp.
Sanderson.
Pactitious
Pac*ti"tious (?), a. [L. pactitius, pacticius.] Setted by a pact, or
agreement. [R.] Johnson.
Pactolian
Pac*to"li*an (?), a. Pertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient
Lydia famous for its golden sands.
Pacu
Pa"cu (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A South American freah-water fish (Myleies
pacu), of the family Characinid\'91. It is highly esteemed as food.
Pad
Pad (?), n. [D. pad. &root;21. See Path.]
1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. Addison
An abbot on an ambling pad. Tennyson.
3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually
called a footpad. Gay. Byron.
4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.]
Pad
Pad, v. t. To travel upon foot; to tread. [Obs.]
Padding the streets for half a crown. Somerville.
Pad
Pad, v. i.
1. To travel heavily or slowly. Bunyan.
2. To rob on foot. [Obs.] Cotton Mather.
3. To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.]
Pad
Pad, n. [Perh. akin to pod.]
1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one
formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting
paper; a block of paper.
3. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
4. A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses
to prevent bruising.
5. (Zo\'94l.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side
of the toes of animals.
6. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
7. (Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part,
etc.
8. (Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the
deck. W. C. Russel.
9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of
soles. [Eng.] Simmonds.
Pad cloth, a saddlecloth; a housing. -- Pad saddle. See def. 3, above.
-- Pad tree (Harness Making), a piece of wood or metal which gives
rigidity and shape to a harness pad. Knight.
Pad
Pad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Padded; p. pr. & vb. n. Padding.]
1. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
2. (Calico Printing) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad
cloth. Ure.
Padar
Pad"ar (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Groats; coarse flour or meal.
[Obs.] Sir. H. Wotton.
Padder
Pad"der (?), n.
1. One who, or that which, pads.
2. A highwayman; a footpad. [Obs.]
Padding
Pad"ding, n.
1. The act or process of making a pad or of inserting stuffing.
2. The material with which anything is padded.
3. Material of inferior value, serving to extend a book, essay, etc.
London Sat. Rev.
4. (Calico Printing) The uniform impregnation of cloth with a mordant.
Paddle
Pad"dle (?), v. i. [Prob. for pattle, and a dim. of pat, v.; cf. also
E. pad to tread, Prov. G. paddeln, padden, to walk with short steps,
to paddle, G. patschen to splash, dash, dabble, F. patouiller to
dabble, splash, fr. patte a paw.
1. To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing strokes.
[Obs.] Shak.
2. To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or
something which serves as a paddle, in swimming, in paddling a boat,
etc.
As the men were paddling for their lives. L'Estrange.
While paddling ducks the standing lake desire. Gay.
Paddle
Pad"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paddling
(?)]
1. To pat or stroke amorously, or gently.
To be paddling palms and pinching fingers. Shak.
2. To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles.
3. To pad; to tread upon; to trample. [Prov. Eng.]
Paddle
Pad"dle, n. [See Paddle, v. i.]
1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed
fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.
2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence,
any short, broad blade, resembling that of a paddle.
Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. Deut. xxiii. 13.
3. One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference of a water
wheel, or paddle wheel.
4. A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off water; --
also called clough.
5. (Zo\'94l.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.
6. A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.
7. [In this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.] See
Paddle staff (b), below. [Prov. Eng.]
Paddle beam (Shipbuilding), one of two large timbers supporting the
spring beam and paddle box of a steam vessel. -- Paddle board. See
Paddle, n., 3. -- Paddle box, the structure inclosing the upper part
of the paddle wheel of a steam vessel. -- Paddle shaft, the revolving
shaft which carries the paddle wheel of a steam vessel. -- Paddle
staff. (a) A staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole catchers.
[Prov. Eng.] (b) A long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; --
called also plow staff. [Prov. Eng.] -- Paddle steamer, a steam vessel
propelled by paddle wheels, in distinction from a screw propeller. --
Paddle wheel, the propelling wheel of a steam vessel, having paddles
(or floats) on its circumference, and revolving in a vertical plane
parallel to the vessel's length.
Paddlecock
Pad"dle*cock` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The lumpfish. [Prov. Eng.]
Paddlefish
Pad"dle*fish` (?), n. (Zo\'94l) A large ganoid fish (Polyodon
spathula) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long
spatula-shaped snout. Called also duck-billed cat, and spoonbill
sturgeon.
Padder
Pad"der (?), n. One who, or that which, paddles.
Paddlewood
Pad"dle*wood` (?), n. (Bot.) The light elastic wood of the
Aspidosperma excelsum, a tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily
split into planks.
Paddock
Pad"dock (?), n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde,
toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo\'94l.) A toad or frog.
Wyclif. "Loathed paddocks." Spenser Paddock pipe (Bot.), a
hollow-stemmed plant of the genus Equisetum, especially E. limosum and
the fruiting stems of E. arvense; -- called also padow pipe and toad
pipe. See Equisetum. -- Paddock stone. See Toadstone. -- Paddock stool
(Bot.),a toadstool.
Paddock
Pad"dock, n. [Corrupted fr. parrock. See Parrock.]
1. A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obs.]
2. A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable.
Evelyn. Cowper.
Paddy
Pad"dy (?), a. [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.] Low; mean; boorish;
vagabond. "Such pady persons." Digges (1585). "The paddy persons."
Motley.
Paddy
Pad"dy, n.; pl. Paddies (#). [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar
saint of Ireland.] A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
Paddy
Pad"dy, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay p\'bed\'c6.] (Bot.)
Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. Paddy bird.
(Zo\'94l.) See Java sparrow, under Java.
Padelion
Pad`e*li"on (?), n. [F. pas de lionon's foot.] (Bot.) A plant with
pedately lobed leaves; the lady's mantle.
Padella
Pa*del"la (?), n. [It., prop., a pan, a friing pan, fr. L. patella a
pan.] A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a
wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter's,
in Rome. Called also padelle.
Pademelon
Pad`e*mel"on (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Wallaby.
Padesoy
Pad"e*soy` (?), n. See Paduasoy.
Padge
Padge, n. (Zo\'94l.) The barn owl; -- called also pudge, and pudge
owl. [Prov. Eng.]
Padishah
Pa`di*shah" (?), n. [Per. p\'bedish\'beh. Cf. Pasha.] Chief ruler;
monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the
Shah of Persia.
Padlock
Pad"lock` (?), n. [Perh. orig., a lock for a pad gate, or a gate
opening to a path, or perh., a lock for a basket or pannier, and from
Prov. E. pad a pannier. Cf. Pad a path, Paddler.]
1. A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at
one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the
bolt, -- used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a
hasp or through the links of a chain, etc.
2. Fig.: A curb; a restraint.
Padlock
Pad"lock`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Padlocked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Padlocking.] To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut;
to confine as by a padlock. Milton. Tennyson.
Padnag
Pad"nag` (?), n. [lst pad + nag.] An ambling nag. "An easy padnag."
Macaulay.
Padow
Pad"ow (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A paddock, or toad. Padow pipe. (Bot.) See
Paddock pipe, under Paddock.
Padrone
Pa*dro"ne (?), n.; pl. It. Padroni (#), E. Padrones. [It. See Patron.]
1. A patron; a protector.
2. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
3. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers,
street musicians, etc.
Paduasoy
Pad`u*a*soy" (?), n. [From Padua, in Italy + F. soie silk; or cf. F.
pou-de-soie.] A rich and heavy silk stuff. [Written also padesoy.]
Paducahs
Pa*du"cahs (?), n. pl.; sing. Paducah (. (Ethnol.) See Comanches.
P\'91an
P\'91"an (?), n. [L. paean, Gr. P\'91on, Peony.] [Written also pean.]
1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and,
later, a song addressed to other deities.
2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. Dryden. "Public
p\'91ans of congratulation." De Quincey.
3. See P\'91on.
P\'91dobaptism
P\'91`do*bap"tism (?), n. Pedobaptism.
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P\'91dogenesis
P\'91`do*gen"esis (?), n. [Gr. , , child + E. genesis.] (Zo\'94l.)
Reproduction by young or larval animals.
P\'91dogenetic
P\'91`do*ge*net"ic (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Producing young while in the
immature or larval state; -- said of certain insects, etc.
P\'91on
P\'91"on (?), n. [L. paeon, Gr. a solemn song, also, a p\'91on, equiv.
to P\'91an.] (Anc. Poet.) A foot of four syllables, one long and three
short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the
long syllable. [Written also, less correctly, p\'91an.]
P\'91onine
P\'91"o*nine (?), n. (Chem.) An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff,
called also red coralline.
P\'91ony
P\'91"o*ny (?), n. (Bot.) See Peony.
Pagan
Pa"gan (?), n. [L. paganus a countryman, peasant, villager, a pagan,
fr. paganus of or pertaining to the country, rustic, also, pagan, fr.
pagus a district, canton, the country, perh. orig., a district with
fixed boundaries: cf. pangere to fasten. Cf. Painim, Peasant, and
Pact, also Heathen.] One who worships false goods; an idolater; a
heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew.
Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian,
pagan, nor man. Shak.
Syn. -- Gentile; heathen; idolater. -- Pagan, Gentile, Heathen.
Gentile was applied to the other nations of the earth as distinguished
from the Jews. Pagan was the name given to idolaters in the early
Christian church, because the villagers, being most remote from the
centers of instruction, remained for a long time unconverted. Heathen
has the same origin. Pagan is now more properly applied to rude and
uncivilized idolaters, while heathen embraces all who practice
idolatry.
Pagan
Pa"gan, a. [L. paganus of or pertaining to the country, pagan. See
Pagan, n.] Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the
worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan tribes or
superstitions.
And all the rites of pagan honor paid. Dryden.
Pagandom
Pa"gan*dom (?), n. The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism.
[R.]
Paganic, Paganical
Pa*gan"ic (?), Pa*gan"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to pagans or
paganism; heathenish; paganish. [R.] "The paganic fables of the
goods." Cudworth. -- Pa*gan"ic*al*ly, adv. [R.]
Paganish
Pa"gan*ish (?), a. Of or pertaining to pagans; heathenish. "The old
paganish idolatry." Sharp
Paganism
Pa"gan*ism (?), n. [L. paganismus: cf. F. paganisme. See Pagan, and
cf. Painim.] The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp.,
the worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious
opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism.
Paganity
Pa*gan"i*ty (?), n. [L. Paganitas.] The state of being a pagan;
paganism. [R.] Cudworth.
Paganize
Pa"gan*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paganized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Paganizing (?).] To render pagan or heathenish; to convert to
paganism. Hallywell.
Paganize
Pa"gan*ize, v. i. To behave like pagans. Milton.
Paganly
Pa"gan*ly, adv. In a pagan manner. Dr. H. More.
Page
Page (?), n. [F., fr. It. paggio, LL. pagius, fr. Gr. puer. Cf.
Pedagogue, Puerile.]
1. A serving boy; formerly, a youth attending a person of high degree,
especially at courts, as a position of honor and education; now
commonly, in England, a youth employed for doin errands, waiting on
the door, and similar service in households; in the United States, a
boy emploed to wait upon the members of a legislative body.
He had two pages of honor -- on either hand one. Bacon.
2. A boy child. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. A contrivance, as a band, pin, snap, or the like, to hold the skirt
of a woman's dress from the ground.
4. (Brickmaking.) A track along which pallets carrying newly molded
bricks are conveyed to the hack.
5. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of beautiful South American
moths of the genus Urania.
Page
Page, v. t. To attend (one) as a page. [Obs.] Shak.
Page
Page, n. [F., fr. L. pagina; prob. akin to pagere, pangere, to fasten,
fix, make, the pages or leaves being fastened together. Cf. Pact,
Pageant, Pagination.]
1. One side of a leaf of a book or manuscript.
Such was the book from whose pages she sang. Longfellow.
2. Fig.: A record; a writing; as, the page of history.
3. (Print.) The type set up for printing a page.
Page
Page, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paging (?).] To
mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuskript; to furnish with
folios.
Pageant
Pag"eant (?), n. [OE. pagent, pagen, originally, a movable scaffold or
stage, hence, what was exhibited on it, fr. LL. pagina, akin to
pangere to fasten; cf. L. pagina page, leaf, slab, compaginare to join
together, compages a joining together, structure. See Pact, Page of a
book.]
1. A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle. "A pageant truly played."
Shak.
To see sad pageants of men's miseries. Spenser.
2. An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a
distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or
display.
The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day ! Pope.
We love the man, the paltry pageant you. Cowper.
Pageant
Pag"eant, a. Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular. "Pageant pomp."
Dryden.
Pageant
Pag"eant, v. t. To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic. [R.] "He
pageants us." Shak.
Pageantry
Pag"eant*ry (?), n. Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectivelly;
spectacular guality; splendor.
Such pageantry be to the people shown. Dryden.
The pageantry of festival. J. A. Symonds.
Syn. -- Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle.
Pagehood
Page"hood (?), n. The state of being a page.
Pagina
Pag"i*na (?), n.; pl. Pagin\'91 (#). [L.] (Bot.) The surface of a leaf
or of a flattened thallus.
Paginal
Pag"i*nal (?), a. [L. paginalis.] Consisting of pages. "Paginal
books." Sir T. Browne.
Pagination
Pag`i*na"tion (?), n. The act or process of paging a book; also, the
characters used in numbering the pages; page number. Lowndes.
Paging
Pa"ging (?), n. The marking or numbering of the pages of a book.
Pagod
Pa"god (?), n. [Cf. F. pagode. See Pagoda.]
1. A pagoda. [R.] "Or some queer pagod." Pope.
2. An idol. [Obs.] Bp. Stillingfleet.
Pagoda
Pa*go"da (?), n. [Pg. pagoda, pagode, fr.Hind. & Per. but-kadah a
house of idols, or abode of God; Per. but an idol + kadah a house, a
temple.]
1. A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and
tower-like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of India, Farther
India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not always, devoted to idol
worship.
2. An idol. [R.] Brande & C.
3. [Prob. so named from the image of a pagoda or a deity (cf. Skr.
bhagavat holy, divine) stamped on it.] A gold or silver coin, of
various kinds and values, formerly current in India. The Madras gold
pagoda was worth about three and a half rupees.
Pagodite
Pa*go"dite (?), n. (Min.) Agalmatolite; -- so called because sometimes
carved by the Chinese into the form of pagodas. See Agalmatolite.
Paguma
Pa*gu"ma (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of East Indian
viverrine mammals of the genus Paguma. They resemble a weasel in form.
Pagurian
Pa*gu"ri*an (?), n. [L. pagurus a kind of crab, Gr. .] (Zo\'94l.) Any
one of a tribe of anomuran crustaceans, of which Pagurus is a type;
the hermit crab. See Hermit crab, under Hermit.
Pah
Pah (?), interj. An exclamation expressing disgust or contempt. See
Bah.
Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good
apothecary, to sweeten my imagination. Shak.
Pah
Pah (?), n. [From native name.] A kind of stockaded intrenchment. [New
Zealand.] Farrow.
Pahi
Pa"hi (?), n. (Naut.) A large war canoe of the Society Islands.
Pahlevi
Pah"le*vi (?), n. Same as Pehlevi.
Pahoehoe
Pa*ho"e*ho`e (?), n. (Min.) A name given in the Sandwich Islands to
lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the
rough-surfaced lava, called a-a.<-- Sandwich islands = Hawaii -->
PahUtes
Pah"*Utes` (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) See Utes.
Paid
Paid (?), imp., p. p., & a. of Pay.
1. Receiving pay; compensated; hired; as, a paid attorney.
2. Satisfied; contented. [Obs.] "Paid of his poverty." Chaucer.
Paideutics
Pai*deu"tics (?), n. [Gr. , fr. to teach, fr. ,, a boy.] The science
or art of teaching.
Paien
Pai"en (?), n. & a. Pagan. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Paigle
Pai"gle (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A species of Primula,
either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also pagle, pagil,
peagle, and pygil.]
Paijama
Pai*ja"ma (?), n. Pyjama.
Pail
Pail (?), n. [OE. paile, AS. p\'91gel a wine vessel, a pail, akin to
D. & G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a measure of wine, Dan.
p\'91gel half a pint.] A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually
cylindrical and having a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as
water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover. Shak.
Pailful
Pail"ful (?), n.; pl. Pailfuls (. The quantity that a pail will hold.
"By pailfuls." Shak.
Paillasse
Pail*lasse" (?; F. , n. [F., fr. paille straw. See Pallet a bed.] An
under bed or mattress of straw. [Written also palliasse.]
Pailmall
Pail`mall" (?), n. & a. See Pall-mall. [Obs.]
Pain
Pain (?), n. [OE. peine, F. peine, fr. L. poena, penalty, punishment,
torment, pain; akin to Gr. penalty. Cf. Penal, Pine to languish,
Punish.]
1. Punishment suffered or denounced; suffering or evil inflicted as a
punishment for crime, or connected with the commission of a crime;
penalty. Chaucer.
We will, by way of mulct or pain, lay it upon him. Bacon.
Interpose, on pain of my displeasure. Dryden.
None shall presume to fly, under pain of death. Addison.
2. Any uneasy sensation in animal bodies, from slight uneasiness to
extreme distress or torture, proceeding from a derangement of
functions, disease, or injury by violence; bodily distress; bodily
suffering; an ache; a smart. "The pain of Jesus Christ." Chaucer.
NOTE: &hand; Pa in ma y occur in any part of the body where sensory
nerves are distributed, and it is always due to some kind of
stimulation of them. The sensation is generally referred to the
peripheral end of the nerve.
3. pl. Specifically, the throes or travail of childbirth.
She bowed herself and travailed, for her pains came upon her. 1
Sam. iv. 19.
4. Uneasiness of mind; mental distress; disquietude; anxiety; grief;
solicitude; anguish. Chaucer.
In rapture as in pain. Keble.
5. See Pains, labor, effort.
Bill of pains and penalties. See under Bill. -- To die in the pain, to
be tortured to death. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Pain
Pain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pained (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paining.] [OE.
peinen, OF. pener, F. peiner to fatigue. See Pain, n.]
1. To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish. [Obs.] Wyclif
(Acts xxii. 5).
2. To put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy
sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture; as, his
dinner or his wound pained him; his stomach pained him.
Excess of cold, as well as heat, pains us. Lock
3. To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve; as a
child's faults pain his parents.
I am pained at mJer. iv. 19.
To pain one's self, to exert or trouble one's self; to take pains; to
be solicitous. [Obs.] "She pained her to do all that she might."
Chaucer. Syn. -- To disquiet; trouble; afflict; grieve; aggrieve;
distress; agonize; torment; torture.
Painable
Pain"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. p\'82nible.] Causing pain; painful. [Obs.]
The manacles of Astyages were not . . . the less weighty and
painable for being composed of gold or silver. Evelyn.
Painful
Pain"ful (?), a.
1. Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or
mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing Addison.
2. Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort;
as a painful service; a painful march.
3. Painstaking; careful; industrious. [Obs.] Fuller.
A very painful person, and a great clerk. Jer. Taylor.
Nor must the painful husbandman be tired. Dryden.
Syn. -- Disquieting; troublesome; afflictive; distressing; grievous;
laborious; toilsome; difficult; arduous. -- Pain"ful*ly, adv. --
Pain"ful*ness, n.
Painim
Pai"nim (?), n.[OE. painime pagans, paganism, fr. OF. paienisme
paganism, LL. paganismus. See Paganism, Pagan.] A pagan; an infidel;
-- used also adjectively. [Written also panim and paynim.] Peacham.
Painless
Pain"less (?), a. Free from pain; without pain. -- Pain"less*ly, adv.
-- Pain"less*ness, n.
Pains
Pains (?), n.Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural
in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the former.
And all my pains is sorted to no proof. Shak.
The pains they had taken was very great. Clarendon.
The labored earth your pains have sowed and tilled. Dryden.
Painstaker
Pains"tak`er (?), n. One who takes pains; one careful and faithful in
all work. Gay.
Painstaking
Pains"tak`ing, a. Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive.
"Painstaking men." Harris.
Painstaking
Pains"tak`ing, n. The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in
performance. Beau. & Fl.
Painsworthy
Pains"wor`thy (?), a. Worth the pains o
Paint
Paint (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.]
[OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. opeindre to paint, fr. L. pingere,
pictum; cf. Gr. many-colored, Skr. pic to adorn. Cf. Depict, Picture,
Pigment, Pint.]
1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a
house, a signboard, etc.
Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30.
2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors;
to diversify with colors.
Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. Shak.
Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight. Shak.
3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as
upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a
tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a
landscape.
4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to
delineate; to image; to depict.
Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. Shak.
If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. Pope.
Syn. -- To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw;
describe.
Paint
Paint, v. t.
1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
Let her paint an inch thick. Shak.
Paint
Paint, n.
1. (a) A pigment or coloring substance. (b) The same prepared with a
vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a
surface.
2. A cosmetic; rouge. Praed.
Painted
Paint"ed, a.
1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge.
2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle;
painted bunting.
Painted beauty (Zo\'94l.), a handsome American butterfly (Vanessa
Huntera), having a variety of bright colors, -- Painted cup (Bot.),
any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in which the
bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than the flowers.
Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and is common in
meadows. -- Painted finch. See Nonpareil. -- Painted lady (Zo\'94l.),
a bright-colored butterfly. See Thistle butterfly. -- Painted turtle
(Zo\'94l.), a common American freshwater tortoise (Chrysemys picta),
having bright red and yellow markings beneath.
Painter
Paint"er (?), n. [OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. panti\'8are, LL.
panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr. ; painteir a net, gin,
snare, Gael. painntear.] (Naut.) A rope at the bow of a boat, used to
fasten it to anything. Totten.
Painter
Paint"er, n. [Corrupt. of panther.] (Zo\'94l.) The panther, or puma.
[A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] J. F. Cooper.
Painter
Paint"er, n. [See lst Paint.] One whose occupation is to paint; esp.:
(a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with
paint. (b) An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a
flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like. Painter's colic. (Med.)
See Lead colic, under Colic. -- Painter stainer. (a) A painter of
coats of arms. Crabb. (b) A member of a livery company or guild in
London, bearing this name.
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Painterly
Paint"er*ly (?), a. Like a painter's work. [Obs.] "A painterly glose
of a visage." Sir P. Sidney.
Paintership
Paint"er*ship, n. The state or position of being a painter. [R.] Br.
Gardiner.
Painting
Paint"ing, n.
1. The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or
colors.
2. (Fine Arts) The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which
objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored
representation of any object or scene; a picture.
3. Color laid on; paint. [R.] Shak.
4. A depicting by words; vivid representation in words. Syn. -- See
Picture.
Paintless
Paint"less, a. Not capable of being painted or described. "In
paintless patience." Savage.
Painture
Pain"ture (?), n. [F. peinture. See Paint, v. t., and cf. Picture.]
The art of painting. [Obs.] Chaucer. Dryden.
Painty
Paint"y (?), a. Unskillfully painted, so that the painter's method of
work is too obvious; also, having too much pigment applied to the
surface. [Cant]
Pair
Pair (?), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par,
adj., equal. Cf. Apparel, Par equality, Peer an equal.]
1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a
set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. "A pair of beads." Chaucer. Beau.
& Fl. "Four pair of stairs." Macaulay.
NOTE: [Now mostly or quite disused, except as to stairs.]
Two crowns in my pocket, two pair of cards. Beau. & Fl.
2. Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and
intended to be used together; as, a pair of gloves or stockings; a
pair of shoes.
3. Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of
horses; a pair of oxen.
4. A married couple; a man and wife. "A happy pair." Dryden. "The
hapless pair." Milton.
5. A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and
used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of tongs; a pair of
bellows.
6. Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary
body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues
of a party nature during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on
the final vote. [Parliamentary Cant]
7. (Kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so
applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion.
NOTE: &hand; Pa irs are named in accordance with the kind of motion
they permit; thus, a journal and its bearing form a turning pair, a
cylinder and its piston a sliding pair, a screw and its nut a
twisting pair, etc. Any pair in which the constraining contact is
along lines or at points only (as a cam and roller acting
together), is designated a higher pair; any pair having
constraining surfaces which fit each other (as a cylindrical pin
and eye, a screw and its nut, etc.), is called a lower pair.
Pair royal (pl. Pairs Royal) three things of a sort; -- used
especially of playing cards in some games, as cribbage; as three
kings, three "eight spots" etc. Four of a kind are called a double
pair royal. "Something in his face gave me as much pleasure as a pair
royal of naturals in my own hand." Goldsmith. "That great pair royal
of adamantine sisters [the Fates]." Quarles. [Written corruptly parial
and prial.] Syn. -- Pair, Flight, Set. Originally, pair was not
confined to two things, but was applied to any number of equal things
(pares), that go together. Ben Jonson speaks of a pair (set) of
chessmen; also, he and Lord Bacon speak of a pair (pack) of cards. A
"pair of stairs" is still in popular use, as well as the later
expression, "flight of stairs."
Pair
Pair, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paired (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pairing.]
1. To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for breeding.
2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
My heart was made to fit and pair with thine. Rowe.
3. Same as To pair off. See phrase below.
To pair off, to separate from a company in pairs or couples; specif.
(Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one of the opposite party or
opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues. See
Pair, n., 6.
Pair
Pair, v. t.
1. To unite in couples; to form a pair of; to bring together, as
things which belong together, or which complement, or are adapted to
one another.
Glossy jet is paired with shining white. Pope.
2. To engage (one's self) with another of opposite opinions not to
vote on a particular question or class of questions. [Parliamentary
Cant]
Paired fins. (Zo\'94l.) See under Fin.
Pair
Pair, v. t. [See Impair.] To impair. [Obs.] Spenser.
Pairer
Pair"er (?), n. One who impairs. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Pairing
Pair"ing, n. [See Pair, v. i.]
1. The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples.
2. See To pair off, under Pair, v. i.
Pairyng time, the time when birds or other animals pair.
Pairment
Pair"ment (?), n. Impairment. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Pais
Pa`is (?), n. [OF. pu\'8bs, F. pays, country.] (O. E. Law) The
country; the people of the neighborhood.
NOTE: &hand; A tr ial per pais is a trial by the country, that is,
by a jury; and matter in pais is matter triable by the country, or
jury.
Paisano
Pa`i*sa"no (?), n. [Sp., of the country, (Zo\'94l.) The chaparral
cock.
Paise
Paise (?), n. [Obs.] See Poise. Chapman.
Pajock
Pa"jock (?), n. A peacock. [Obs.] Shak.
Pakfong
Pak"fong` (?), n. See Packfong.
Pal
Pal (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A mate; a partner; esp., an
accomplice or confederate. [Slang]
Palace
Pal"ace (?), n. [OE. palais, F. palais, fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium,
one of the seven hills of Rome, Paladin.]
1. The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of high
officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as halls for
ceremony and reception. Chaucer.
2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished
personage.
3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
Palace car. See under Car. -- Palace court, a court having
jurisdiction of personal actions arising within twelve miles of the
palace at Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.] Mozley &
W.
Palacious
Pa*la"cious (?), a. Palatial. [Obs.] Graunt.
Paladin
Pal"a*din (?), n. [F., fr.It. paladino, fr. L. palatinus an officer of
the palace. See Palatine.] A knight-errant; a distinguished champion;
as, the paladins of Charlemagne. Sir W. Scott.
Pal\'91o-
Pa"l\'91*o- (?). See Paleo-.
Pal\'91ographer, n., Pal\'91ographic
Pa`l\'91*og"ra*pher (?), n., Pa`l\'91*o*graph"ic (, a., etc. See
Paleographer, Paleographic, etc.
Pal\'91otype
Pa"l\'91*o*type (?), n. [Pal\'91o- + -type.] (Phon.) A system of
representing all spoken sounds by means of the printing types in
common use. Ellis. -- Pa`l\'91*o*typ"ic*al (#), a. --
Pa`l\'91*o*typ"ic*al*ly, adv.
Pal\'91stra
Pa*l\'91s"tra (?), n. See Palestra.
Pal\'91stric
Pa*l\'91s"tric (?), a. See Palestric.
Pal\'91tiologist
Pa*l\'91`ti*ol"o*gist (?), n. One versed in pal\'91tiology.
Pal\'91tiology
Pa*l\'91`ti*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Pal\'91o- + \'91tiology.] The science
which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and
changes of the earth. -- Pa*l\'91`ti*o*log"ic*al (#), a.
Palama
Pal"a*ma (?), n.; pl. Palamme (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A membrane
extending between the toes of a bird, and uniting them more or less
closely together.
Palamede\'91
Pal`a*me"de*\'91 (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) An order, or suborder,
including the kamichi, and allied South American birds; -- called also
screamers. In many anatomical characters they are allied to the
Anseres, but they externally resemble the wading birds.
Palampore
Pal`am*pore" (?), n. See Palempore.
Palanka
Pa*lan"ka (?), n. [Cf. It., Pg., & Sp. palanca, fr.L. palanga,
phalanga a pole, Gr. (Mil.) A camp permanently intrenched, attached to
Turkish frontier fortresses.
Palanquin
Pal`an*quin" (?), n. [F. palanquin, Pg. palanquim, Javan. palangki,
OJavan. palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr. parya, palya, bed, couch;
pari around (akin to E. pref. peri-) + a a hook, flank, probably akin
to E. angle fishing tackle. Cf. Palkee.] An inclosed carriage or
litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet
high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles,
-- used in India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person
from place to place. [Written also palankeen.]
Palapteryx
Pa*lap"te*ryx (?), n. [Paleo- + apteryx.] (Paleon.) A large extinct
ostrichlike bird of New Zealand.
Palatability
Pal`a*ta*bil"i*ty (?), n. Palatableness.
Palatable
Pal"a*ta*ble (?), a. [From Palate.] Agreeable to the palate or taste;
savory; hence, acceptable; pleasing; as, palatable food; palatable
advice.
Palatableness
Pal"a*ta*ble*ness, n. The quality or state of being agreeable to the
taste; relish; acceptableness.
Palatably
Pal"a*ta*bly, adv. In a palatable manner.
Palatal
Pal"a*tal (?), a. [Cf. F. palatal.]
1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
2. (Phonetics) Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain
sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
Palatal
Pal"a*tal, n. (Phon.) A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the
aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
Palatalize
Pal"a*tal*ize (?), v. t. (Phon.) To palatize.
Palate
Pal"ate (?), n. [L. palatum: cf. F. palais, Of. also palat.]
1. (Anat.) The roof of the mouth.
NOTE: &hand; Th e fixed portion, or palate proper, supported by the
maxillary and palatine bones, is called the hard palate to
distinguish it from the membranous and muscular curtain which
separates the cavity of the mouth from the pharynx and is called
the soft palate, or velum.
2. Relish; taste; liking; -- a sense originating in the mistaken
notion that the palate is the organ of taste.
Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests. Pope.
3. Fig.: Mental relish; intellectual taste. T. Baker.
4. (Bot.) A projection in the throat of such flowers as the
snapdragon.
Palate
Pal"ate, v. t. To perceive by the taste. [Obs.] Shak.
Palatial
Pa*la"tial (?), a. [L. palatium palace. See Palace.] Of or pertaining
to a palace; suitable for a palace; resembling a palace; royal;
magnificent; as, palatial structures. "Palatial style." A. Drummond.
Palatial
Pa*la"tial, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.) Palatal; palatine. [Obs.]
Barrow.
Palatial
Pa*la"tial, n. A palatal letter. [Obs.] Sir W. Jones.
Palatic
Pa*lat"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Palatal; palatine.
Palatic
Pa*lat"ic, n. (Phon.) A palatal. [R.]
Palatinate
Pa*lat"i*nate (?), n. [F. palatinat. See Palatine.] The province or
seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a palatine. Howell.
Palatinate
Pa*lat"i*nate (?), v. t. To make a palatinate of. [Obs.] Fuller.
Palatine
Pal"a*tine (?), a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See
Palace, and cf. Paladin.] Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high
officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges. Count
palatine, County palatine. See under Count, and County. -- Palatine
hill, OR The palatine, one of the seven hills of Rome, once occupied
by the palace of the C\'91sars. See Palace.
Palatine
Pal"a*tine (?), n.
1. One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a
count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count.
2. The Palatine hill in Rome.
Palatine
Pal"a*tine, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the palate.
Palatine bones (Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in the adult) in
the root of the mouth, back of and between the maxillaries.
Palatine
Pal"a*tine, (Anat.) A palatine bone.
Palative
Pal"a*tive (?), a. Pleasing to the taste; palatable. [Obs.] "Palative
delights." Sir T. Browne.
Palatize
Pal"a*tize (?), v. t. To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means
of the palate; as, to palatize a letter or sound. -- Pal`a*ti*za"tion
(#), n. J. Peile.
Palato-
Pal"a*to- (?). [From Palate.] A combining form used in anatomy to
indicate relation to, or connection with, the palate; as in
palatolingual.
Palatonares
Pal`a*to*na"res (?), n. pl. [NL. See Palato-, and Nares.] (Anat.) The
posterior nares. See Nares.
Palatopterygoid
Pal`a*top*ter"y*goid (?), a. [Palato- + pterygoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining
to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull; as, the
palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the palatine and
pterygoid bones are developed.
Palaver
Pa*la"ver (?), n. [Sp. palabra, or Pg. palavra, fr. L. parabola a
comparison, a parable, LL., a word. See Parable.]
1. Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to
deceive; flattery.
2. In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public
conference and deliberation; a debate.
This epoch of parliaments and eloquent palavers. Carlyle.
Palaver
Pa*la"ver, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Palavered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Palavering.] To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly
or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver
artfully.
Palavering the little language for her benefit. C. Bront
Palaverer
Pa*la"ver*er (?), n. One who palavers; a flatterer.
Pale
Pale (?), a. [Compar. Paler (?); superl. Palest.] [F. p\'83le, fr.
p\'83lir to turn pale, L. pallere to be oAppall, Fallow, pall, v. i.,
Pallid.]
1. Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale
face; a pale red; a pale blue. "Pale as a forpined ghost." Chaucer.
Speechless he stood and pale. Milton.
They are not of complexion red or pale. T. Randolph.
2. Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the
pale light of the moon.
The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick; It looks a little
paler. Shak.
NOTE: &hand; Pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced, pale-looking,
etc.
Pale
Pale, n. Paleness; pallor. [R.] Shak.
Pale
Pale, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paling.] To turn
pale; to lose color or luster. Whittier.
Apt to pale at a trodden worm. Mrs. Browning.
Pale
Pale, v. t. To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
The glowpale his uneffectual fire. Shak.
Pale
Pale, n. [F. pal, fr. L. palus: cf. D. paal. See Pol a stake, and lst
Pallet.]
1. A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened
to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket.
Deer creep through when a pale tumbles down. Mortimer.
2. That which incloses or fences in; a boundary; a limit; a fence; a
palisade. "Within one pale or hedge." Robynson (More's Utopia).
3. A space or field having bounds or limits; a limited region or
place; an inclosure; -- often used figuratively. "To walk the studious
cloister's pale." Milton. "Out of the pale of civilization." Macaulay.
4. A stripe or band, as on a garment. Chaucer.
5. (Her.) One of the greater ordinaries, being a broad perpendicular
stripe in an escutcheon, equally distant from the two edges, and
occupying one third of it.
6. A cheese scoop. Simmonds.
7. (Shipbuilding) A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.
English pale (Hist.), the limits or territory within which alone the
English conquerors of Ireland held dominion for a long period after
their invasion of the country in 1172. Spencer.
Pale
Pale, v. t. To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to
encompass; to fence off.
[Your isle, which stands] ribbed and paled in With rocks unscalable
and roaring waters. Shak.
Palea
Pa"le*a (?), n.; pl. Pale\'91 (-&emac;). [L., chaff.]
1. (Bot.) (a) The interior chaff or husk of grasses. (b) One of the
chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound
flowers, as the Coreopsis, the sunflower, etc.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird,
as in the turkey; a dewlap.
Paleaceous
Pa`le*a"ceous (?), a. [L. palea chaff.] (Bot.) Chaffy; resembling or
consisting of pale\'91, or chaff; furnished with chaff; as, a
paleaceous receptacle.
Palearctic
Pa`le*arc"tic (?), a. [Paleo- + arctic.] Belonging to a region of the
earth's surface which includes all Europe to the Azores, Iceland, and
all temperate Asia.
Paled
Paled (?), a. [See 5th Pale.]
1. Striped. [Obs.] "[Buskins] . . . paled part per part." Spenser.
2. Inclosed with a paling. "A paled green." Spenser.
Pale\'89chinoidea
Pa`le*\'89ch`i*noi"de*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Paleo-, and Echinoidea.]
(Zo\'94l.) An extinct order of sea urchins found in the Paleozoic
rocks. They had more than twenty vertical rows of plates. Called also
Pal\'91echini. [Written also Pal\'91echinoidea.]
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Paleface
Pale"face` (?), n. A white person; -- an appellation supposed to have
been applied to the whites by the American Indians. J. F. Cooper.
Paleichthyes
Pa`le*ich"thy*es (?), n. pl. [NL. See Paleo-, and Ichthyology.]
(Zo\'94l.) A comprehensive division of fishes which includes the
elasmobranchs and ganoids. [Written also Pal\'91ichthyes.]
Palely
Pale"ly (?), adv. [From Pale, a.] In a pale manner; dimly; wanly; not
freshly or ruddily. Thackeray.
Palempore
Pal`em*pore" (?), n. A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used
for bed coverings. [Written also palampore, palampoor, etc.] De
Colange.
Paleness
Pale"ness (?), n. The quality or condition of being pale; want of
freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster;
wanness.
The blood the virgin's cheek forsook; A livid paleness spreads o'er
all her look. Pope.
Palenque
Pa*len"que (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) A collective name for the Indians of
Nicaragua and Honduras.
Paleo-
Pa"le*o- (?). [Gr. , adj.] A combining form meaning old, ancient; as,
palearctic, paleontology, paleothere, paleography. [Written also
pal\'91o-.]
Paleobotanist
Pa`le*o*bot"a*nist (?), n. One versed in paleobotany.
Paleobotany
Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny (?), n. [Paleo- + botany.] That branch of
paleontology which treats of fossil plants.
Paleocarida
Pa`le*o*car"ida (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ancient + , , , a kind of
crustacean.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Merostomata. [Written also
Pal\'91ocarida.]
Paleocrinoidea
Pa`le*o*cri*noi"de*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Paleo-, and Crinoidea.]
(Zo\'94l.) A suborder of Crinoidea found chiefly in the Paleozoic
rocks.
Paleocrystic
Pa`le*o*crys"tic (?), a. [Paleo- + Gr. ice.] Of, pertaining to, or
derived from, a former glacial formation.
Paleog\'91an
Pa`le*o*g\'91"an (?), a. [Paleo- + Gr. the eart] (Zo\'94l.) Of or
pertaining to the Eastern hemisphere. [Written also pal\'91og\'91an.]
Paleograph
Pa"le*o*graph (?), n. An ancient manuscript.
Paleographer
Pa`le*og"ra*pher (?), n. One skilled in paleography; a paleographist.
Paleographic, Paleographical
Pa`le*o*graph"ic (?), Pa`le*o*graph"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F.
pal\'82ographique.] Of or pertaining to paleography.
Paleographist
Pa`le*og"ra*phist (?), n. One versed in paleography; a paleographer.
Paleography
Pa`le*og"ra*phy, n. [Paleo- + -graphy: cf. F. pal\'82ographie.]
1. An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as,
Punic paleography.
2. The study of ancient inscriptions and modes of writing; the art or
science of deciphering ancient writings, and determining their origin,
period, etc., from external characters; diplomatics.
Paleola
Pa*le"o*la (?), n.; pl. Paleol\'91 (#). [NL., dim. of L. palea.]
(Bot.) A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule.
Paleolith
Pa"le*o*lith (?), n. [Paleo- + -lith.] (Geol.) A relic of the
Paleolithic era.
Paleolithic
Pa`le*o*lith"ic (?), a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to an era marked by
early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock)
includes the earlier half of the "Stone Age;" the remains belonging to
it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human
beings.
Paleologist
Pa`le*ol"ogist (?), n. One versed in paleology; a student of
antiquity.
Paleology
Pa`le*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Paleo- + -logy.] The study or knowledge of
antiquities, esp. of prehistoric antiquities; a discourse or treatise
on antiquities; arch\'91ology .
Paleontographical
Pa`le*on`to*graph"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to the description of
fossil remains.
Paleontography
Pa`le*on*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Paleo- + Gr. -graphy.] The description of
fossil remains.
Paleontological
Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to paleontology. --
Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
Paleontologist
Pa`le*on*tol"o*gist (?), n. [Cf. F. pal\'82ontologiste.] One versed in
paleontology.
Paleontology
Pa`le*on*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Paleo- + Gr. -logy. Cf. Ontology.] The
science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils
which are the remains of such life.
Paleophytologist
Pa`le*o*phy*tol"o*gist (?), n. A paleobotanist.
Paleophytology
Pa`le*o*phy*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Paleo- + phytology.] Paleobotany.
Paleornithology
Pa`le*or`ni*thol"o*gy (?), n. [Paleo- + ornithology.] The branch of
paleontology which treats of fossil birds.
Paleosaurus
Pa`le*o*sau"rus (?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. ancient + (Paleon.) A genus of
fossil saurians found in the Permian formation.
Paleotechnic
Pa`le*o*tech"nic (?), a. [Paleo- + technic.] Belonging to, or
connected with, ancient art. "The paleotechnic men of central France."
D. Wilson.
Paleothere
Pa"le*o*there (?), n. [F. pal\'82oth\'8are.] (Paleon.) Any species of
Paleotherium.
Paleotherian
Pa`le*o*the"ri*an (?), a. [F. pal\'82oth\'82rien.] (Paleon.) Of or
pertaining to Paleotherium.
Paleotherium
Pa`le*o*the"ri*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.) An extinct genus of
herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once supposed to have resembled the
tapir in form, but now known to have had a more slender form, with a
long neck like that of a llama. [Written also Pal\'91otherium.]
Paleotheroid
Pa`le*o*the"roid (?), [Paleothere + -oid.] (Paleon.) Resembling
Paleotherium. -- n. An animal resembling, or allied to, the
paleothere.
Paleotype
Pa"le*o*type (?), n. See Pal\'91otype.
Paleous
Pa"le*ous (?), a. [L. palea chaff.] Chaffy; like chaff; paleaceous.
[R.] Sir T. Browne.
Paleozoic
Pa`le*o*zo"ic (?), a. [Paleo- + Gr. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to, or
designating, the older division of geological time during which life
is known to have existed, including the Silurian, Devonian, and
Carboniferous ages, and also to the life or rocks of those ages. See
Chart of Geology.
Paleozo\'94logy
Pa`le*o*zo*\'94l"o*gy (?), n. (Geol.) The Paleozoic time or strata.
Paleozo\'94ogy
Pa`le*o*zo*\'94"o*gy (?), n. [Paleo- + zo\'94logy.] The science of
extinct animals, a branch of paleontology.
Palesie, Palesy
Pale"sie (?), Pale"sy, n. Palsy. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Palestinian, Palestinean
Pal`es*tin"i*an (?), Pal`es*tin"e*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to
Palestine.
Palestra
Pa*les"tra (?), n.; pl. L. Palestr\'91 (#), E. Palestras (#). [NL.,
fr. L. palaestra, Gr. [Written also pal\'91stra.] (Antiq.) (a) A
wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise
in general. (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
Palestrian, Palestric, Palestrical
Pa*les"tri*an (?), Pa*les"tric (?), Pa*les"tric*al (?), a. [L.
palaestricus, Gr. Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling.
Palet
Pal"et (?), n. [See Palea.] (Bot.) Same as Palea.
Paletot
Pal"e*tot (?), n. [F. paletot, OF. palletoc, prob. fr. L. palla (see
Palla) + F. toque cap, and so lit., a frock with a cap or hood; cf.
Sp. paletoque.] (a) An overcoat. Dickens. (b) A lady's outer garment,
-- of varying fashion.
Palette
Pal"ette (?), n. [See Pallet a thin board.]
1. (Paint.) A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a thumb hole
at one end for holding it, on which a painter lays and mixes his
pigments. [Written also pallet.]
2. (Anc. Armor) One of the plates covering the points of junction at
the bend of the shoulders and elbows. Fairholt.
3. (Mech.) A breastplate for a breast drill.
Palette knife, a knife with a very flexible steel blade and no cutting
edge, rounded at the end, used by painters to mix colors on the
grinding slab or palette. -- To set the palette (Paint.), to lay upon
it the required pigments in a certain order, according to the intended
use of them in a picture. Fairholt.
Palewise
Pale"wise` (?), adv. (Her.) In the manner of a pale or pales; by
perpendicular lines or divisions; as, to divide an escutcheon
palewise.
Palfrey
Pal"frey (?), n. [OE. palefrai, OF. palefrei, F. palefroi, LL.
palafredus, parafredus, from L. paraveredus a horse for extraordinary
occasions, an extra post horse; Gr. veredus a post horse.]
1. A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as
distinguished from a war horse. Chaucer.
2. A small saddle horse for ladies. Spenser.
Call the host and bid him bring Charger and palfrey. Tennyson.
Palfreyed
Pal"freyed (?), a. Mounted on a palfrey. Tickell.
Palgrave
Pal"grave (?), n. See Palsgrave.
Pali
Pa"li (?), n., pl. of Palus.
Pali
Pa"li (?), n. [Ceylonese, fr. Skr. p\'beli row, line, series, applied
to the series of Buddhist sacred texts.] A dialect descended from
Sanskrit, and like that, a dead language, except when used as the
sacred language of the Buddhist religion in Farther India, etc.
Palification
Pal`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L. palus a stake + -ficare (in comp.) to
make: cf. F. palification. See -fy.] The act or practice of driving
piles or posts into the ground to make it firm. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.
Paliform
Pa"li*form (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Resembling a palus; as, the paliform
lobes of the septa in corals.
Palilogy
Pa*lil"o*gy (?), n. [L. palilogia, Gr. (Rhet.) The repetition of a
word, or part of a sentence, for the sake of greater emphasis; as,
"The living, the living, he shall praise thee." Is. xxxviii. 19.
Palimpsest
Pal"imp*sest (?), n. [L. palimpsestus, Gr. palimpseste.] A parchment
which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been
erased to make place for the second. Longfellow.
Palindrome
Pal"in*drome (?), n. [Gr. palindrome.] A word, verse, or sentence,
that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah; or
Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel.
Palindromic, Palindromical
Pal`in*drom"ic (?), Pal`in*drom"ic*al (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or
like, a palindrome.
Palindromist
Pa*lin"dro*mist (?), n. A writer of palindromes.
Paling
Pal"ing (?), n.
1. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit;
an inclosure.
They moved within the paling of order and decorum. De Quincey.
2. The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the stripes
themselves. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Paling board, one of the slabs sawed from the sides of a log to fit it
to be sawed into boards. [Eng.]
Palingenesia
Pal`in*ge*ne"si*a (?), n.[NL.] See Palingenesis.
Palingenesis, Palingenesy
Pal`in*gen"e*sis (?), Pal`in*gen"e*sy (?), n. [Gr. paling\'82n\'82sie.
See Genesis.]
1. A new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued existence
in different manner or form.
2. (Biol.) That form of evolution in which the truly ancestral
characters conserved by heredity are reproduced in development;
original simple descent; -- distinguished from kenogenesis. Sometimes,
in zo\'94logy, the abrupt metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc.
Palingenetic
Pal`in*ge*net"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to palingenesis: as, a
palingenetic process. -- Pal`in*ge*net"ic*al*ly (#), adv.
Palinode
Pal"i*node (?), n. [L. palinodia, from Gr. Ode.]
1. An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition
of an ode.
2. A retraction; esp., a formal retraction. Sandys.
Palinodial
Pal`i*no"di*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction.
J. Q. Adams.
Palinody
Pal"i*no*dy (?), n. See Palinode. [Obs.] Wood.
Palinurus
Pal`inu"rus (?), n. [So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of
\'92neas.] (Naut.) An instrument for obtaining directly, without
calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of
the compass
Palisade
Pal`i*sade" (?), n. [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It. palizzata,
palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake, pale. See Pale a
stake.]
1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the
ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such
stakes set in the ground as a means of defense.
2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.
Palisade cells (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma cells, such as
are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper surface of many leaves. --
Palisade worm (Zo\'94l.), a nematoid worm (Strongylus armatus),
parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in which it produces
aneurisms, often fatal.
Palisade
Pal`i*sade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palisaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Palisading.] [Cf. F. palissader.] To surround, inclose, or fortify,
with palisades.
Palisading
Pal`i*sad"ing (?), n. Fort.) A row of palisades set in the ground.
Palisado
Pal`i*sa*"do (?), n.; pl. Palisadoes (. A palisade. [Obs.] Shak.
Palisado
Pal`i*sa"do, v. t. To palisade. [Obs.] Sterne.
Palish
Pal"ish (?), a. Somewhat pale or wan.
Palissander
Pal`is*san"der (?), n. [F. palissandre.] (Bot.) (a) Violet wood. (b)
Rosewood.
Palissy
Pal"is*sy (?), a. Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery
made by Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry. Palissy ware,
glazed pottery like that made by Bernard Palissy; especially, that
having figures of fishes, reptiles, etc., in high relief.
Palkee
Pal"kee (?), n. [Hind. p\'belk\'c6; of the same origin as E.
palanquin.] A palanquin. Malcom.
Pall
Pall (?), n. Same as Pawl.
Pall
Pall, n. [OE. pal, AS. p\'91l, from L. pallium cover, cloak, mantle,
pall; cf. L. palla robe, mantle.]
1. An outer garment; a cloak mantle.
His lion's skin changed to a pall of gold. Spenser.
2. A kind of rich stuff used for garments in the Middle Ages. [Obs.]
Wyclif (Esther viii. 15).
3. (R. C. Ch.) Same as Pallium.
About this time Pope Gregory sent two archbishop's palls into
England, -- the one for London, the other for York. Fuller.
4. (Her.) A figure resembling the Roman Catholic pallium, or pall, and
having the form of the letter Y.
5. A large cloth, esp., a heavy black cloth, thrown over a coffin at a
funeral; sometimes, also, over a tomb.
Warriors carry the warrior's pall. Tennyson.
6. (Eccl.) A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on
one side; -- used to put over the chalice.
Pall
Pall, v. t. To cloak. [R.] Shak
Pall
Pall, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Palled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Palling.]
[Either shortened fr. appall, or fr. F. p\'83lir to grow pale. Cf.
Appall, Pale, a.] To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to
lose strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.
Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in the eye, and
palls upon the sense. Addisin.
Pall
Pall, v. t.
1. To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull;
to weaken. Chaucer.
Reason and reflection . . . pall all his enjoyments. Atterbury.
2. To satiate; to cloy; as, to pall the appetite.
Pall
Pall, n. Nausea. [Obs.] Shaftesbury.
Palla
Pal"la (?), n. [L. See Pall a cloak.] (Rom. Antuq.) An oblong
rectangular piece of cloth, worn by Roman ladies, and fastened with
brooches.
Palladian
Pal*la"di*an (?), a. (Arch.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
variety of the revived classic style of architecture, founded on the
works of Andrea Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century.
Palladic
Pal*la"dic (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from,
palladium; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which
the element has a higher valence as contrasted with palladious
compounds.
Palladious
Pal*la"di*ous (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing,
palladium; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which
palladium has a lower valence as compared with palladic compounds.
Palladium
Pal*la"di*um (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Gr. Antiq.) Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the famous
statue on the preservation of which depended the safety of ancient
Troy.
2. Hence: That which affords effectual protection or security; a
sateguard; as, the trial by jury is the palladium of our civil rights.
Blackstone.
Palladium
Pal*la"di*um, n. [NL.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of the light
platinum group, found native, and also alloyed with platinum and gold.
It is a silver-white metal resembling platinum, and like it permanent
and untarnished in the air, but is more easily fusible. It is unique
in its power of occluding hydrogen, which it does to the extent of
nearly a thousand volumes, forming the alloy Pd2H. It is used for
graduated circles and verniers, for plating certain silver goods, and
somewhat in dentistry. It was so named in 1804 by Wollaston from the
asteroid Pallas, which was discovered in 1802. Symbol Pd. Atomic
weight, 106.2.
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Paladiumize
Pala"di*um*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palladiumized (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Palladiumizing (?).] To cover or coat with palladium. [R.]
Pallah
Pal"lah (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A large South African antelope (\'92pyceros
melampus). The male has long lyrate and annulated horns. The general
color is bay, with a black crescent on the croup. Called also
roodebok.
Pallas
Pal"las (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Myth.) Pallas Athene, the Grecian
goddess of wisdom, called also Athene, and identified, at a later
period, with the Roman Minerva.<-- usu. spelled Athena -->
Pallbearer
Pall"bear*er (?), n. One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral;
-- so called from the pall being formerly carried by them.
Pallet
Pal"let (?), n. [OE. paillet, F. paillet a heap of straw, fr. paille
straw, fr. L. palea chaff; cf. Gr. pala straw, pal\'beva chaff. Cf.
Paillasse.] A small and mean bed; a bed of straw. Milton.
Palet
Pa"let, n. [Dim. of pale. See Pale a stake.] (Her.) A perpendicular
band upon an escutcheon, one half the breadth of the pale.
Pallet
Pal"let, n. [F. palette: af. It. paletta; prop. and orig., a fire
shovel, dim. of L. pala a shovel, spade. See Peel a shovel.]
1. (Paint.) Same as Palette.
2. (Pettery) (a) A wooden implement used by potters, crucible makers,
etc., for forming, beating, and rounding their works. It is oval,
round, and of other forms. (b) A potter's wheel.
3. (Gilding) (a) An instrument used to take up gold leaf from the
pillow, and to apply it. (b) A tool for gilding the backs of books
over the bands.
4. (Brickmaking) A board on which a newly molded brick is conveyed to
the hack. Knight.
5. (Mach.) (a) A click or pawl for driving a ratchet wheel. (b) One of
the series of disks or pistons in the chain pump. Knight.
6. (Horology) One of the pieces or levers connected with the pendulum
of a clock, or the balance of a watch, which receive the immediate
impulse of the scape-wheel, or balance wheel. Brande & C.
7. (Mus.) In the organ, a valve between the wind chest and the mouth
of a pipe or row of pipes.
8. (Zo\'94l.) One of a pair of shelly plates that protect the siphon
tubes of certain bivalves, as the Teredo. See Illust. of Teredo.
9. A cup containing three ounces, --
Pallial
Pal"li*al (?), a. [L. pallium a mantle. See Pall.] (Zo\'94l.) Of or
pretaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of mollusks; produced
by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or impression, which marks the
attachment of the mantle on the inner surface of a bivalve shell. See
Illust. of Bivalve. Pallial chamber (Zo\'94l.), the cavity inclosed by
the mantle. -- Pallial sinus (Zo\'94l.), an inward bending of the
pallial line, near the posterior end of certain bivalve shells, to
receive the siphon. See Illust. of Bivalve.
Palliament
Pal"li*a*ment (?), n. [LL. palliare to clothe, fr. L. pallium a
manltle. See Pall the garment.] A dress; a robe. [Obs.] Shak.
Palliard
Pal"liard (?), n. [F. paillard, orig., one addicted to the couch, fr.
paille straw. See Pallet a small bed.]
1. A born beggar; a vagabond. [Obs.] Halliwell.
2. A lecher; a lewd person. [Obs.] Dryden.
Palliasse
Pal*liasse" (?), n. See Paillasse.
Palliate
Pal"li*ate (?), a. [L. palliatus, fr. pallium a cloak. See Pall the
garment.]
1. Covered with a mant [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
2. Eased; mitigated; alleviated. [Obs.] Bp. Fell.
Palliate
Pal"li*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palliated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Palliating(?).]
1. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide. [Obs.]
Being palliated with a pilgrim's coat. Sir T. Herbert.
2. To cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by excuses and
apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate faults.
They never hide or palliate their vices. Swift.
3. To reduce in violence; to lessen or abate; to mitigate; to ease
withhout curing; as, to palliate a disease.
To palliate dullness, and give time a shove. Cowper.
Syn. -- To cover; cloak; hide; extenuate; conceal. -- To Palliate,
Extenuate, Cloak. These words, as here compared, are used in a
figurative sense in reference to our treatment of wrong action. We
cloak in order to conceal completely. We extenuate a crime when we
endeavor to show that it is less than has been supposed; we palliate a
crime when we endeavor to cover or conceal its enormity, at least in
part. This naturally leads us to soften some of its features, and thus
palliate approaches extenuate till they have become nearly or quite
identical. "To palliate is not now used, though it once was, in the
sense of wholly cloaking or covering over, as it might be, our sins,
but in that of extenuating; to palliate our faults is not to hide them
altogether, but to seek to diminish their guilt in part." Trench.
Palliation
Pal`li*a"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. palliation.]
1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation;
excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices.
2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. Bacon.
3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being
covered or disguised. [Obs.]
Palliative
Pal"li*a*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. palliatif.] Serving to palliate; serving
to extenuate or mitigate.
Palliative
Pal"li*a*tive (?), n. That which palliates; a palliative agent. Sir W.
Scott.
Palliatory
Pal"li*a*to*ry (?), a. Palliative; extenuating.
Pallid
Pal"lid (?), a. [L. pallidus, fr. pallere to be or look pale. See
pale, a.] Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance;
pallid blue. Spenser.
Pallidity
Pal*lid"i*ty (?), n. Pallidness; paleness.
Pallidly
Pal"lid*ly (?), adv. In a pallid manner.
Pallidness
Pal"lid*ness, n. The quality or state of being pallid; paleness;
pallor; wanness.
Palliobranchiata
Pal`li*o*bran`chi*a"ta (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as
Brachiopoda.
Palliobranchiate
Pal`li*o*bran"chi*ate (?), a. [See Pallium, and Branchia.] (Zo\'94l.)
Having the pallium, or mantle, acting as a gill, as in brachiopods.
Pallium
Pal"li*um (?), n.; pl. L. Pallia(Palliums (#). [L. See Pall the
garment.]
1. (Anc. Costume) A large, square, woolen cloak which enveloped the
whole person, worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans. It is the
Roman name of a Greek garment.
2. (R.C.Ch.) A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders, with four
purple crosses worked on it; a pall.
NOTE: &hand; Th e wo ol is ob tained from two lambs brought to the
basilica of St. Agnes, Rome, and blessed. It is worn by the pope,
and sent to patriarchs, primates, and archbishops, as a sign that
they share in the plenitude of the episcopal office. Befoer it is
sent, the pallium is laid on the tomb of St. Peter, where it
remains all night.
3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle. (b) The mantle
of a bird.
Pall-mall
Pall`-mall" (?), n. [OF. palemail, It. pallamagio; palla a ball (of
German origin, akin to E. ball) + magio hammer, fr. L. malleus. See
lst Ball, and Mall a beetle.] A game formerly common in England, in
which a wooden ball was driven with a mallet through an elevated hoop
or ring of iron. The name was also given to the mallet used, to the
place where the game was played, and to the street, in London, still
called Pall Mall. [Written also pail-mail and pell-mell.] Sir K.
Digby. Evelyn.
Pallone
Pal*lo"ne (?), n. [It., a large ball, fr. palla ball. See Balloon.] An
Italian game, played with a large leather ball.
Pallor
Pal"lor (?), n. [L., fr. pallere to be or look pale. See Pale, a.]
Paleness; want of color; pallidity; as, pallor of the complexion. Jer.
Taylor.
Palm
Palm (?), n. [OE. paume, F. paume, L. palma, Gr. p\'beni hand, and E.
fumble. See Fumble, Feel, and cf. 2d Palm.]
1. (Anat.) The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the
bases of the fingers and the wrist.
Clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm. Tennyson.
2. A lineal measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its
length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; -- used in
measuring a horse's height.
NOTE: &hand; In Greece, the palm was reckoned at three inches. The
Romans adopted two measures of this name, the lesser palm of 2.91
inches, and the greater palm of 8.73 inches. At the present day,
this measure varies in the most arbitrary manner, being different
in each country, and occasionally varying in the same.
Internat. Cyc.
3. (Sailmaking) A metallic disk, attached to a strap, and worn the
palm of the hand, -- used to push the needle through the canvas, in
sewing sails, etc.
4. (Zo\'94l.) The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a
full-grown fallow deer; -- so called as resembling the palm of the
hand with its protruding fingers.
5. (Naut.) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
Palm
Palm, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf resembling a
hand. See lst Palm, and cf. Pam.]
1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order Palm\'91 or Palmace\'91; a
palm tree.
NOTE: &hand; Pa lms ar e pe rennial woody plants, often of majestic
size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched, and has a
roughened exterior composed of the persistent bases of the leaf
stalks. The leaves are borne in a terminal crown, and are supported
on stout, sheathing, often prickly, petioles. They are usually of
great size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft. There
are about one thousand species known, nearly all of them growing in
tropical or semitropical regions. The wood, petioles, leaves, sap,
and fruit of many species are invaluable in the arts and in
domestic economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the cocoa
palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm, the palmyra, and
the various kinds called cabbage palm and palmetto.
2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol
of victory or rejoicing.
A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and before the
Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme in their hands. Rev. vii.
9.
3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph;
also, victory; triumph; supremacy. "The palm of martyrdom." Chaucer.
So get the start of the majestic world And bear the palm alone.
Shak.
Molucca palm (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia (Molucella l\'91vis),
having a curious cup-shaped calyx. -- Palm cabbage, the terminal bud
of a cabbage palm, used as food. -- Palm cat (Zo\'94l.), the common
paradoxure. -- Palm crab (Zo\'94l.), the purse crab. -- Palm oil, a
vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of several species of palms, as
the African oil palm (El\'91is Guineensis), and used in the
manufacture of soap and candles. See El\'91is. -- Palm swift
(Zo\'94l.), a small swift (Cypselus Btassiensis) which frequents the
palmyra and cocoanut palms in India. Its peculiar nest is attached to
the leaf of the palmyra palm. -- Palm toddy. Same as Palm wine. --
Palm weevil (Zo\'94l.), any one of mumerous species of very large
weevils of the genus Rhynchophorus. The larv\'91 bore into palm trees,
and are called palm borers, and grugru worms. They are considered
excellent food. -- Palm wine, the sap of several species of palms,
especially, in India, of the wild date palm (Ph\'d2nix sylvestrix),
the palmyra, and the Caryota urens. When fermented it yields by
distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery. Called also palm
toddy. -- Palm worm, OR Palmworm. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The larva of a palm
weevil. (b) A centipede.
Palm
Palm (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Palming.]
1. To handle. [Obs.] Prior.
2. To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand; to juggle.
They palmed the trick that lost the game. Prior.
3. To impose by frand, as by sleight of hand; to put by unfair means;
-- usually with off.
For you may palm upon us new for old. Dryden.
Palmaceous
Pal*ma"ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature
of, or resembling, palms.
Palma Christi
Pal"ma Chris"ti (?). [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.) A plant (Ricinus
communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing
as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous
annual in temperate regions; -- called also castor-oil plant.
[Sometimes corrupted into palmcrist.]
Palmacite
Pal"ma*cite (?), n. (Paleon.) A fossil palm.
Palmar
Pal"mar (?), a. [L. palmaris, fr. palma the palm of the hand: cf. F.
palmaire.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or corresponding with, the palm of the hand.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the under side of the wings of
birds.
Palmarium
Pal*ma"ri*um (?), n.; pl. Palmaria (#). [NL. See Palmar.] (Zo\'94l.)
One of the bifurcations of the brachial plates of a crinoid.
Palmary
Pal"ma*ry (?), a. (Anat.) Palmar.
Palmary
Pal"ma*ry, a. [L. palmarius, palmaris, belonging to palms, deserving
the palm or prize, fr. palma a palm.] Worthy of the palm; palmy;
pre\'89minent; superior; principal; chief; as, palmary work. Br.
Horne.
Palmate
Pal"mate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate.
[Obsoles.]
Palmate, Palmated
Pal"mate (?), Pal"ma*ted (?), a. [L. palmatus marked with the palm of
a hand, from palma the palm of the hand.]
1. Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers
spread.
2. (Bot.) Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a
leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers.
Gray.
3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most
swimming birds; webbed. See Illust. (i) under Aves. (b) Having the
distal portion broad, flat, and more or less divided into lobes; --
said of certain corals, antlers, etc.
Palmately
Pal"mate*ly (?), adv. In a palmate manner.
Palmatifid
Pal*mat"i*fid (?), a. [L. palmatus palmate + root of findere to
split.] (Bot.) Palmate, with the divisions separated but little more
than halfway to the common center.
Palmatilobed
Pal*mat"i*lobed (?), a. [L. palmatus palmate + E. lobed.] (Bot.)
Palmate, with the divisions separated less than halfway to the common
center.
Palmatisect, Palmatisected
Pal*mat"i*sect (?), Pal*mat`i*sect"ed (?), a. [L. palmatus palmate +
secare to cut.] (Bot.) Divided, as a palmate leaf, down to the midrib,
so that the parenchyma is interrupted.
Palmcrist
Palm"crist (?), n. The palma Christi. (Jonah iv. 6, margin, and Douay
version, note.)
Palmed
Palmed (?), a. Having or bearing a palm or palms. Paimed deer
(Zo\'94l.), a stag of full growth, bearing palms. See lst Palm, 4.
Palmer
Palm"er (?), n. [From Palm, v. t.] One who palms or cheats, as at
cards or dice.
Palmer
Palm"er, n.[From Palm the tree.] A wandering religious votary;
especially, one who bore a branch of palm as a token that he had
visited the Holy Land and its sacred places. Chaucer.
Pilgrims and palmers plighted them together. P. Plowman.
The pilgrim had some home or dwelling place, the palmer had none.
The pilgrim traveled to some certain, designed place or places, but
the palmer to all. T. Staveley.
Palmerworm
Palm"er*worm` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any hairy caterpillar which
appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like
a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects. Joel.
i. 4. (b) In America, the larva of any one of several moths, which
destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, esp. the larva of
Ypsolophus pometellus, which sometimes appears in vast numbers.
Palmette
Pal*mette" (?), n. [F., dim. of palme a palm.] A floral ornament,
common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the
honeysuckle ornament.
Palmetto
Pal*met"to (?), n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp. palmito.] (Bot.) A
name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West
Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name
is applied especially to the Cham\'91rops, OR Sabal, Palmetto, the
cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under
Cabbage.
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Royal palmetto, the West Indian Sabal umbraculifera, the trunk of
which, when hollowed, is used for water pipes, etc. The leaves are
used for thatching, and for making hats, ropes, etc. -- Saw palmetto,
Sabal serrulata, a native of Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. The
nearly impassable jungle which it forms is called palmetto scrub.
Palmic
Pal"mic (?), a. [Cf. F. palmique.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or
derived from, the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma
Christi); -- formerly used to designate an acid now called ricinoleic
acid. [Obsoles.]
Palmidactyles
Pal`mi*dac"ty*les (?), n. pl. [NL. See Palm, and Dactyl.] (Zo\'94l.) A
group of wading birds having the toes webbed, as the avocet.
Palmiferous
Pal*mif"er*ous (?), a.[L. palmifer; palma a palm + ferre to bear: cf.
F. palmif\'8are.] Bearing palms.
Palmigrade
Pal"mi*grade (?), a. [L. palma palm of the hand + gradi to walk.]
(Zo\'94l.) Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some
mammals.
Palmin
Pal"min (?), n. [From palma Christi: cf. F. palmine.] (Chem.) (a) A
white waxy or fatty substance obtained from castor oil. (b)
Ricinolein. [Obs.]
Palmiped
Pal"mi*ped (?), a.[L. palmipes, -edis, broad-footed; palma the palm of
the hand + pes a foot; cf. F. palmip\'8ade.] (Zo\'94l.) Web-footed, as
a water fowl. -- n. A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet.
Palmipedes
Pal*mip"e*des (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Natatores.
Palmister
Pal"mis*ter (?), n. [From Palm of the hand.] One who practices
palmistry Bp. Hall.
Palmistry
Pal`mis*try (?), n.[See Palmister.]
1. The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of judging
of character, by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand;
chiromancy. Ascham. Cowper.
2. A dexterous use or trick of the hand. Addison.
Palmitate
Pal"mi*tate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of palmitic acid.
Palmite
Pal"mite (?), n. [From Palm.] (Bot.) A South African plant (Prionium
Palmita) of the Rush family, having long serrated leaves. The stems
have been used for making brushes.
Palmitic
Pal*mit"ic (?), a. (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from,
palmitin or palm oil; as, palmitic acid, a white crystalline body
belonging to the fatty acid series. It is readily soluble in hot
alcohol, and melts to a liquid oil at 62° C.
Palmitin
Pal"mi*tin (?), n. [So called because abundant in palm oil.] (Physiol.
Chem.) A solid crystallizable fat, found abundantly in animals and in
vegetables. It occurs mixed with stearin and olein in the fat of
animal tissues, with olein and butyrin in butter, with olein in olive
oil, etc. Chemically, it is a glyceride of palmitic acid, three
molecules of palmitic acid being united to one molecule of glyceryl,
and hence it is technically called tripalmitin, or glyceryl
tripalmitate.
Palmitolic
Pal`mi*tol"ic (?), a. [Palmitic + -oleic + ic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to,
or designating, an artificial acid of the oleic acid series, isomeric
with linoleic acid.
Palmitone
Pal"mi*tone (?), n. (Chem.) The ketone of palmitic acid.
Palm Sunday
Palm" Sun`day (?). (Eccl.) The Sunday next before Easter; -- so called
in commemoration of our Savior's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when
the multitude strewed palm branches in the way.
Palmy
Palm"y (?), a.
1. Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as, a palmy
shore. Pope.
His golden sands and palmy wine. Goldsmith.
2. Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous.
In the most high and palmy state of Rome. Shak.
Palmyra
Pal*my"ra (?), n. (Bot.) A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis)
having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is
found native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean,
from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea. More than eight hundred
uses to which it is put are enumerated by native writers. Its wood is
largely used for building purposes; its fruit and roots serve for
food, its sap for making toddy, and its leaves for thatching huts.
Palola
Pa*lo"la (?), n. [Fr. the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) An annelid (Palola
viridis) which, at certain seasons of the year, swarms at the surface
of the sea about some of the Pcific Islands, where it is collected for
food.
Pallometa
Pal`lo*me"ta (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A pompano.
Palp
Palp (?), n. [Cf. F. palpe. See Palpable.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Palpus.
Palp
Palp, v. t. [L. palpare: cf. F. palper.] To have a distinct touch or
feeling of; to feel. [Obs.]
To bring a palp\'8ad darkness o'er the earth. Heywood.
Palpability
Pal`pa*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being palpable, or perceptible
by the touch. Arbuthnot.
Palpable
Pal"pa*ble (?), a. [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel,
stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand.]
1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a
palpable form. Shak.
Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness. Milton.
2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and
detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable
errors. "Three persons palpable." P. Plowman.
[Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. Shak.
-- Pal"pa*ble*ness, n. -- Pal"pa*bly, adv.
Palpation
Pal*pa"tion (?), n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See Palpable.]
1. Act of touching or feeling.
2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. Quain.
Palpator
Pal*pa"tor (?), n. [L., a stroker.] (Zo\'94l.) One of a family of
clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary
palpi.
Palpebra
Pal"pe*bra (?), n.; pl. Palpebr\'91 (#). [L.] (Zo\'94l.) The eyelid.
Palpebral
Pal"pe*bral (?), a. [L. palpebralis, fr. palpebra: cf. F.
palp\'82bral.] Of or pertaining to the eyelids.
Palprbrate
Pal"pr*brate (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having eyelids.
Palped
Palped (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a palpus.
Palpi
Pal"pi (?), n., pl. of Palpus. (Zo\'94l.) See Palpus.
Palpicorn
Pal"pi*corn (?), n. [See Palpus, and Cornu.] (Zo\'94l.) One of a group
of aquatic beetles (Palpicornia) having short club-shaped antenn\'91,
and long maxillary palpi.
Palpifer
Pal"pi*fer (?), n. [Palpus + L. ferre to bear.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as
Palpiger.
Palpiform
Pal"pi*form (?), a. [Palpus + -form: cf. F. palpiforme.] (Zo\'94l.)
Having the form of a palpus.
Palpiger
Pal"pi*ger (?), n. [See Palpigerous.] (Zo\'94l.) That portion of the
labium which bears the palpi in insects.
Palpigerous
Pal*pig"er*ous (?), a. [Palpus + -gerous.] (Zo\'94l.) Bearing a
palpus. Kirby.
Palpitant
Pal"pi*tant (?), a. [L. palpitans, p. pr.] Palpitating; throbbing;
trembling. Carlyle.
Palpitate
Pal"pi*tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Palpitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Palpitating(?).] [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v. intens. fr. pappare.
See Palpable.] To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb;
to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter;
-- said specifically of the heart when its action is abnormal, as from
excitement.
Palpitation
Pal`pi*ta"tion (?), n. [L. palpitatio: cf. F. palpitation.] A rapid
pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid beating of the heart
as when excited by violent exertion, strong emotion, or by disease.
Palpless
Palp"less (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Without a palpus.
Palpocil
Pal"po*cil (?), n. [See Palpus, and Cilium.] (Zo\'94l.) A minute soft
filamentary process springing from the surface of certain hydroids and
sponges.
Palpus
Pal"pus (?), n.; pl. Palpi (#). [NL. See Palp.] (Zo\'94l.) A feeler;
especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth
organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the
mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male
spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of
Arthrogastra and Orthoptera.
Palsgrave
Pals"grave` (?), n. [D. paltsgraaf; palts palace (l. palatium) + graaf
count; cf. G. pfalzgraf. See Palace, and Landgrave.] (Ger. Hist.) A
count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had the
superintendence, of a royal household in Germany.
Palsgravine
Pals"gra*vine` (?), n.[D. paltsgravin: cf. G. pfalzgrafin.] The
consort or widow of a palsgrave.
Palsical
Pal"si*cal (?), a.[From Palsy.] Affected with palsy; palsied;
paralytic. [R.] Johnson.
Palsied
Pal"sied (?), a. Affected with palsy; paralyzed.
Palstave
Pal"stave` (?), n. [Dan. paalstav.] A peculiar bronze adz, used in
prehistoric Europe about the middle of the bronze age. Dawkins.
Palster
Pal"ster (?), n. [D. palsterstaf.] A pilgrim's staff. [Obs.]
Halliwell.
Palsy
Pal"sy (?), n.; pl. Palsies (#). [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF. paralesie,
F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See Paralysis.] (Med.) Paralysis, complete
or partial. See Paralysis. "One sick of the palsy." Mark ii. 3. Bell's
palsy, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side
of the face; -- so called from Sir Charles Bell, an English surgeon
who described it. -- Scrivener's palsy. See Writer's cramp, under
Writer. -- Shaking palsy, paralysis agitans, a disease usually
occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors and a
peculiar shaking and tottering gait.
Palsy
Pal"sy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Palsied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Palsying.] To
affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy;
to paralyze.
Palsywort
Pal"sy*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) The cowslip (Primula veris); -- so called
from its supposed remedial powers. Dr. Prior.
Palter
Pal"ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paltered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Paltering.] [See Paltry.]
1. To haggle. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to
equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle.
Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. Shak.
Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor paltered with
eternal God for power. Tennyson.
3. To babble; to chatter. [Obs.]
Palter
Pal"ter, v. t. To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or
on worthless things. [Obs.] "Palter out your time in the penal
statutes." Beau. & Fl.
Palterer
Pal"ter*er (?), n. One who palters. Johnson.
Palterly
Pal"ter*ly, a. & adv. Paltry; shabby; shabbily; paltrily. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.] "In palterly clothes." Pepys.
Paltock
Pal"tock (?), n. [See Paletot.] A kind of doublet; a jacket. [Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
Paltrily
Pal"tri*ly (?), adv. In a paltry manner.
Paltriness
Pal"tri*ness, n. The state or quality of being paltry.
Paltry
Pal"try (?), a. [Compar. Paltrier (; superl. Paltriest.] [Cf. Prov. E.
paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. paltering ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a
tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile; worthless;
despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse;
paltry gold. Cowper.
The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. Byron.
Syn. -- See Contemptible.
Paludal
Pa*lu"dal (?), a. [L. palus, -udis, a marsh.] Of or pertaining to
marshes or fens; marshy. [R.] Paludal fever, malarial fever; -- so
called because generated in marshy districts.
Paludament
Pa*lu"da*ment (?), n. See Paludamentum.
Paludamentum
Pa*lu`da*men*tum (?), n.; pl. Paladumenta ( (Rom. Antiq.) A military
cloak worn by a general and his principal officers.
Paludicol\'91
Pal`u*dic"o*l\'91 (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. palus, -udis, a marsh +
colere to inhabit.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of birds, including the
cranes, rails, etc.
Paludicole
Pa*lu"di*cole (?), a. [Cf. F. paludicole.] (Zo\'94l.)
Marsh-inhabiting; belonging to the Paludicol\'91
Paludina
Pal`u*di"na (?), n.; pl. L. Paludin\'91 (#), E. Paludinas (#). [NL.,
fr. L. palus, -udis, a marsh, pool.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous
species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, belonging to
Paludina, Melantho, and allied genera. They have an operculated shell
which is usually green, often with brown bands. See Illust. of Pond
snail, under Pond.
Paludinal
Pal`u*di"nal (?), a. Inhabiting ponds or swamps.
Paludine
Pal"u*dine (?), a. [L. palus, -udis, a marsh.] Of or pertaining to a
marsh. Buckland.
Paludinous
Pa*lu"di*nous (?), a.
1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Paludinal. (b) Like or pertaining to the genus
Paludina.
2. Of or pertaining to a marsh or fen. [R.]
Paludism
Pa*lu"dism (?), n. (Med.) The morbid phenomena produced by dwelling
among marshes; malarial disease or disposition.
Paludose
Pal"u*dose` (?), a.[L. paludosus marshy.] Growing or living in marshy
places; marshy.
Palule
Pal"ule (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Palulus or Palus.
Palulus
Pal"u*lus (?), n.; pl. Paluli (#). [NL., dim. of L. palus a stake.]
(Zo\'94l.) Same as Palus.
Palus
Pa"lus (?), n.; pl. Pali (#). [L., a stake.] (Zo\'94l.) One of several
upright slender calcareous processes which surround the central part
of the calicle of certain corals.
Palustral
Pa*lus"tral (?), a. [L. paluster, -ustris.] Of or pertaining to a bog
or marsh; boggy. [R.]
Palustrine
Pa*lus"trine (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or living in, a marsh or
swamp; marshy.
Paly
Pal"y (?), a. [From Pale, a.] Pale; wanting color; dim. [Poetic] Shak.
Whittier.
Paly
Pal"y, a. [Cf. F. pal\'82. See Pale a stake.] (Her.) Divided into four
or more equal parts by perpendicular lines, and of two different
tinctures disposed alternately.
Pam
Pam (?), n. [From Palm victory; cf. trump, fr. triumph.] The knave of
clubs. [Obs.] Pope.
Pament
Pa"ment (?), n. A pavement. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Pampano
Pam"pa*no (?), n. [Sp.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Pompano.
Pampas
Pam"pas (?), n. pl. [Sp., fr. Peruv. pampa a field, plain.] Vast
plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine Republic in
South America. The term is sometimes used in a wider sense for the
plains extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagonia. Pampas cat
(Zo\'94l.), a South American wild cat (Felis pajeros). It has oblique
transverse bands of yellow or brown. It is about three and a half feet
long. Called also straw cat. -- Pampas deer (Zo\'94l.), a small,
reddish-brown, South American deer (Cervus, OR Blastocerus,
campestris). -- Pampas grass (Bot.), a very tall ornamental grass
(Gynerium argenteum) with a silvery-white silky panicle. It is a
native of the pampas of South America.
Pamper
Pam"per (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pampered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Pampering.] [Cf. LG. pampen, slampampen, to live luxuriously, pampe
thick pap, and E. pap.]
1. To feed to the full; to feed luxuriously; to glut; as, to pamper
the body or the appetite. "A body . . . pampered for corruption." Dr.
T. Dwight.
2. To gratify inordinately; to indulge to excess; as, to pamper pride;
to pamper the imagination. South.
Pampered
Pam"pered (?), a. Fed luxuriously; indulged to the full; hence,
luxuriant. "Pampered boughs." Milton. "Pampered insolence." Pope. --
Pam"pered*ness, n. Bp. Hall.
Pamperer
Pam"per*er (?), n. One who, or that which, pampers. Cowper.
Pamperize
Pam"per*ize (?), v. t. To pamper. [R.] Sydney Smith.
Pampero
Pam*pe"ro (?), n.[Sp., fr. pampa a plain.] A violent wind from the
west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and
the adjacent seas, often doing great damage. Sir W. Parish.
Pamperos
Pam*pe"ros (?), n. pl.; sing. Pampero (. [Sp. American.] (Ethnol.) A
tribe of Indians inhabiting the pampas of South America.
Pamphlet
Pam"phlet (?), n. [OE. pamflet, pamfilet, paunflet, possibly fr. OF.
palme the palm of the hand, F. paume (see Palm) + OF. fueillet a leaf,
dim. of fueil, m., F. feuille, f., fr. L. folium, pl. folia, thus
meaning, a leaf to be held in the hand; or perh. through old French,
fr. L. Pamphila, a female historian of the first century who wrote
many epitomes; prob., however, fr. OF. Pamflette, the Old French name
given to Pamphilus, a poem in Latin verse of the 12th century,
pamphlets being named from the popularity of this poem.]
1. A writing; a book. Testament of love.
Sir Thomas More in his pamphlet of Richard the Third. Ascham.
2. A small book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper, stitched
together, often with a paper cover, but not bound; a short essay or
written discussion, usually on a subject of current interest.
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Pamphlet
Pam"phlet (?), v. i. To write a pamphlet or pamphlets. [R.] Howell.
Pamphleteer
Pam`phlet*eer" (?), n. A writer of pamphlets; a scribbler. Dryden.
Macaulay.
Pamphleteer
Pam`phlet*eer", v. i. To write or publish pamphlets.
By pamphleteering we shall not win. C. Kingsley.
Pampiniform
Pam*pin"i*form (?), a. [L. pampinus a tendril + -form.] (Anat.) In the
form of tendrils; -- applied especially to the spermatic and ovarian
veins.
Pampre
Pam"pre (?), n. [F. pampre a vine branch, L. pampinus.] (Sculp.) An
ornament, composed of vine leaves and bunches of grapes, used for
decorating spiral columns.
Pamprodactylous
Pam`pro*dac"tyl*ous (?), a. [Pan- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Having all the toes
turned forward, as the colies.
Pan-, Panta-, Panto-
Pan- (?), Pan"ta- (?), Pan"to- (?). [Gr. Combining forms signifying
all, every; as, panorama, pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan-
becomes pam- before b or p, as pamprodactylous.
Pan
Pan, n. [OE. See 2d Pane.]
1. A part; a portion.
2. (Fort.) The distance comprised between the angle of the epaule and
the flanked angle.
3. [Perh. a different word.] A leaf of gold or silver.
Pan
Pan, v. t. & i. [Cf. F. pan skirt, lappet, L. pannus a cloth, rag, W.
panu to fur, to full.] To join or fit together; to unite. [Obs.]
Halliwell.
Pan
Pan (?), n. [Hind. p\'ben, Skr. parna leaf.] The betel leaf; also, the
masticatory made of the betel leaf, etc. See .
Pan
Pan (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Myth.) The god of shepherds, guardian of
bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as
having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of
a goat, and as playing on the shepherd's pipe, which he is said to
have invented.
Pan
Pan, n. [OE. panne, AS. panne; cf. D. pan, G. pfanne, OHG. pfanna,
Icel., Sw., LL., & Ir. panna, of uncertain origin; cf. L. patina, E.
paten.]
1. A shallow, open dish or vessel, usually of metal, employed for many
domestic uses, as for setting milk for cream, for frying or baking
food, etc.; also employed for various uses in manufacturing. "A bowl
or a pan." Chaucer.
2. (Manuf.) A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See Vacuum
pan, under Vacuum.
3. The part of a flintlock which holds the priming.
4. The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the upper
part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium. Chaucer.
5. (C A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge.
6. The hard stratum of earth that lies below the soil. See Hard pan,
under Hard.
7. A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud.
Flash in the pan. See under Flash. -- To savor of the pan, to suggest
the process of cooking or burning; in a theological sense, to be
heretical. Ridley. Southey.
Pan
Pan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Panned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Panning.]
(Mining) To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind
of pan. [U. S.]
We . . . witnessed the process of cleaning up and panning out,
which is the last process of separating the pure gold from the fine
dirt and black sand. Gen. W. T. Sherman.
Pan
Pan, v. i.
1. (Mining) To yield gold in, or as in, the process of panning; --
usually with out; as, the gravel panned out richly.
2. To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop;
as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly. [Slang,
U. S.] <-- Pan v.t. & i., to scan (a movie camera), usu. in a
horizontal direction, to obtain a panoramic effect; also, to move the
camera so as to keep the subject in view. 2. to criticise (a drama or
literary work) harshly. -->
Panabase
Pan"a*base (?), n. [Pan- + base. So called in allusion to the number
of metals contained in it.] (Min.) Same as Tetrahedrite.
Panacea
Pan`a*ce"a (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all;
catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction.
2. (Bot.) The herb allheal.
Panacean
Pan`a*ce"an (?), a. Having the properties of a panacea. [R.] "Panacean
dews." Whitehead.
Panache
Pa*nache" (?), n. [F., fr. L. penna a feather. See Pen a feather.] A
plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any
military plume, or ornamental group of feathers.
A panache of variegated plumes. Prescott.
Panada, Panade
Pa*na"da (?), Pa*nade" (?), n. [Sp. panada, fr. L. panis bread: cf. F.
panade. See Pantry.] Bread boiled in water to the consistence of pulp,
and sweetened or flavored. [Written also panado.]
Panade
Pa*nade" (?), n. A dagger. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Panama hat
Pan`a*ma" hat` (?). A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the
young leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata).
Pan-American
Pan`-A*mer"i*can (?), a. [See Pan-.] Of or pertaining to both North
and South America.
Pan-Anglican
Pan`-An"gli*can (?), a. [Pan- + Anglican.] (Eccl.) Belonging to, or
representing, the whole Church of England; used less strictly, to
include the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States; as, the
Pan-Anglican Conference at Lambeth, in 1888.
Panary
Pan"a*ry (?), a. [L. panis bread.] Of or pertaining to bread or to
breadmaking.
Panary
Pan"a*ry, n. A storehouse for bread. Halliwell.
Pancake
Pan"cake` (?), n. A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a
griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack. "A pancake for Shrove Tuesday."
Shak.
Pancarte
Pan"carte` (?), n. [F., fr. LL. pancharta. See Pan-, and Carte.] A
royal charter confirming to a subject all his possessions. [Obs.]
Holinshed.
Pance
Pance (?), n. (Bot.) The pansy. [Also paunce.]
Panch
Panch (?), n. (Naut.) See Paunch.
Panchway
Panch"way (?), n. [Hind. pan.] (Naut.) A Bengalese four-oared boat for
passengers. [Written also panshway and paunchwas.] Malcom.
Pancratian
Pan*cra"tian (?), a. Pancratic; athletic.
Pancratiast
Pan*cra"ti*ast (?), n. One who engaged in the contests of the
pancratium.
Pancratiastic
Pan*cra`ti*as"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the pancratium. G. West.
Pancratic
Pan*crat"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Opt.) Having all or many degrees of power;
having a great range of power; -- said of an eyepiece made adjustable
so as to give a varying magnifying power.
Pancratic, Pancratical
Pan*crat"ic (?), Pan*crat"ic*al (?), a. [See Pancratium.] Of or
pertaining to the pancratium; athletic. Sir T. Browne
Pancratist
Pan"cra*tist (?), n. An athlete; a gymnast.
Pancratium
Pan*cra"ti*um (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Gr. Antiq.) An athletic contest involving both boxing and
wrestling.
2. (Bot.) A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a
funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American
species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis.
Pancreas
Pan"cre*as (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. pancr\'82as.] (Anat.) The sweetbread,
a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates. It is
usually elongated and light-colored, and its secretion, called the
pancreatic juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into
the upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in digestion.
See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.
Pancreatic
Pan`cre*at"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. pancr\'82atique.] (Anat.) Of or
pertaining to the pancreas; as, the pancreatic secretion, digestion,
ferments. Pancreatic juice (Physiol.), a colorless alkaline fluid
secreted intermittently by the pancreatic gland. It is one of the most
important of the digestive fluids, containing at least three distinct
ferments, trypsin, steapsin and an amylolytic ferment, by which it
acts upon all three classes of food stuffs. See Pancreas.
Pancreatin
Pan"cre*a*tin (?), n. [See Pancreas.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of the
digestive ferments of the pancreatic juice; also, a preparation
containing such a ferment, made from the pancreas of animals, and used
in medicine as an aid to digestion.
NOTE: &hand; By so me th e te rm pa ncreatin is restricted to the
amylolytic ferment of the pancreatic juice, by others it is applied
to trypsin, and by still others to steapsin.
Pancy
Pan"cy (?), n. See Pansy. [Obs.] Dryden.
Panda
Pan"da (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A small Asiatic mammal (Ailurus fulgens)
having fine soft fur. It is related to the bears, and inhabits the
mountains of Northern India.
Pandanus
Pan*da"nus (?), n. [NL., fr. Malay pandan.] (Bot.) A genus of
endogenous plants. See Screw pine.
Pandar
Pan"dar (?), n. Same as Pander. "Seized by the pandar of Appius."
Macaulay.
Pandarism
Pan"dar*ism (?), n. Same as Panderism. Swift.
Pandarize
Pan"dar*ize (?), v. i. To pander. [Obs.]
Pandarous
Pan"dar*ous (?), a. Panderous. [Obs.]
Pandean
Pan*de"an, a. [From 4th Pan.] Of or relating to the god Pan. Pandean
pipes, a primitive wind instrument, consisting of a series of short
hollow reeds or pipes, graduated in length by the musical scale, and
fastened together side by side; a syrinx; a mouth organ; -- said to
have been invented by Pan. Called also Pan's pipes and Panpipes.<--
also, pipes of Pan -->
Pandect
Pan"dect (?), n. [L. pandecta, pandectes, Gr. pandectes, pl.]
1. A treatise which comprehends the whole of any science.
[Thou] a pandect mak'st, and universal book. Donne.
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 by direction of the emperor Justinian, and forming the leading
compilation of the Roman civil law. Kent.
Pandemic
Pan*dem"ic (?), a. [L. pandemus, Gr. pand\'82mique.] Affecting a whole
people or a number of countries; everywhere epidemic. -- n. A pandemic
disease. Harvey.
Pandemonium
Pan`de*mo"ni*um (?), n. [NL., from Gr.
1. The great hall or council chamber of demons or evil spirits.
Milton.
2. An utterly lawless, riotous place or assemblage.
Pander
Pan"der (?), n. [From Pandarus, a leader in the Trojan army, who is
represented by Chaucer and Shakespeare as having procured for Troilus
the possession of Cressida.]
1. A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer.
Thou art the pander to her dishonor. Shak.
2. Hence, one who ministers to the evil designs and passions of
another.
Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition. Burke.
Pander
Pan"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pandered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pandering.]
To play the pander for. <-- pander to (base emotions), to achieve
one's purpose by appealing to a person's base emotions (less noble
desires), as lust, prejudice, hate; to exploit base emotions -->
Pander
Pan"der, v. i. To act the part of a pander.
Panderage
Pan"der*age (?), n. The act of pandering.
Panderism
Pan"der*ism (?), n. The employment, arts, or practices of a pander.
Bp. Hall.
Panderly
Pan"der*ly, a. Having the quality of a pander. "O, you panderly
rascals." Shak.
Pandermite
Pan*der"mite (?), n. [From Panderma, a port on the Black Sea from
which it is exported.] (Min.) A hydrous borate of lime, near priceite.
Panderous
Pan"der*ous (?), Of or relating to a pander; characterizing a pander.
Pandiculated
Pan*dic"u*la`ted (?), a. [See Pandiculation.] Extended; spread out;
stretched.
Pandiculation
Pan*dic`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. pandiculari to stretch one's self, fr.
pandere to spread out.] A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and
extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy.
Pandit
Pan"dit (?), n. See Pundit.
Pandoor
Pan"door (?) n. Same as Pandour.
Pandora
Pan*do"ra (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. Pandw`ra; pa^s, pa^n, all + dw^ron a
gift.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused
Vulcan to make out of clay in order to punish the human race, because
Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven. Jupiter gave Pandora a box
containing all human ills, which, when the box was opened, escaped and
spread over the earth. Hope alone remained in the box. Another version
makes the box contain all the blessings of the gods, which were lost
to men when Pandora opened it.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of marine bivalves, in which one valve is flat,
the other convex.
Pandore
Pan"dore (?), n. [F. See Bandore.] An ancient musical instrument, of
the lute kind; a bandore. [Written also pandoran.]<-- a bandura? -->
Pandour
Pan"dour (?), n. One of a class of Hungarian mountaineers serving in
the Austrian army; -- so called from Pandur, a principal town in the
region from which they originally came. [Written also pandoor.]
Her whiskered pandours and her fierce hussars. Campbell.
Pandowdy
Pan*dow"dy (?), n. A deep pie or pudding made of baked apples, or of
sliced bread and apples baked together, with no bottom crust.
Pandurate, Panduriform
Pan"du*rate, Pan*du"ri*form (?), a. [L. pandura a pandore + -form: cf.
F. panduriforme.] Obovate, with a concavity in each side, like the
body of a violin; fiddle-shaped; as, a panduriform leaf; panduriform
color markings of an animal.
Pane
Pane (?), n. [F. panne.] The narrow edge of a hammer head. See Peen.
Pane
Pane, n. [OE. pan part, portion of a thing, F. pan a skirt, lappet,
part or piece of a wall, side, fr. L. pannus a cloth, fillet, rag;
akin to E. vane. See Vane, and cf. Panel, Pawn pledge.]
1. A division; a distinct piece, limited part, or compartment of any
surface; a patch; hence, a square of a checkered or plaided pattern.
2. One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright
colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or
other stuff so shown.
3. (Arch.) (a) A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one
side or face of a building; as, an octagonal tower is said to have
eight panes. (b) Especially, in modern use, the glass in one
compartment of a window sash.
4. In irrigating, a subdivision of an irrigated surface between a
feeder and an outlet drain.
5. (a) One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having
several sides. (b) One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a
brilliant cut diamond.
Paned
Paned (?), a.
1. Having panes; provided with panes; also, having openings; as, a
paned window; paned window sash. "Paned hose." Massinger.
2. (Mach.) Having flat sides or surfaces; as, a sixpaned nut.
Panegyric
Pan`e*gyr"ic (?), n. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s: cf. F.
pan\'82gyrique. See Panegyric, a.] An oration or eulogy in praise of
some person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium; a
laudatory discourse; laudation. See Synonym of Eulogy.
Panegyric, Panegyrical
Pan`e*gyr"ic (?), Pan`e*gyr"ic*al (?), a. [L. panegyricus, Gr.
panhgyrico`s, from pa^, pa^n all + Containing praise or eulogy;
encomiastic; laudatory. "Panegyric strains." Pope. --
Pan`e*gyr"ic*al*ly, adv.
Some of his odes are panegyrical. Dryden.
Panegyris
Pa*neg"y*ris (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Panegyric.] A festival; a public
assembly. [Obs.] S. Harris.
Panegyrist
Pan"e*gyr`ist (?), n. [L. panegyrista, Gr. Panegyric.] One who
delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or praises, either by
writing or speaking.
If these panegyrists are in earnest. Burke.
Panegyrize
Pan"e*gy*rize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Panegyrized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Panegyrizing (?).] [Gr. Panegyrist.] To praise highly; to extol in
a public speech; to write or deliver a panegyric upon; to eulogize.
Panegyrize
Pan"e*gy*rize, v. i. To indulge in panegyrics. Mitford.
Panegyry
Pan"e*gyr`y (?), n. A panegyric. [Obs.] Milton.
Panel
Pan"el (?), n. [Orig., a little piece; OF. panel, pannel, F. panneau,
dim. of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side. See 2d
Pane.]
1. (Arch.) A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or
otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.
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2. (Law) (a) A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names
of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally,
the whole jury. Blackstone. (b) (Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for
trial at the bar of a criminal court. Burrill.
3. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad
beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
4. (Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a
surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
5. (Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. Gwilt.
6. (Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a
picture is painted.
7. (Mining) (a) A heap of dressed ore. (b) One of the districts
divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one
system of extracting coal.
8. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed
at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
9. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts,
as in a bridge truss.
Panel game, a method of stealing money in a panel house. -- Panel
house, a house of prostitution in which the rooms have secret
entrances to facilitate theft by accomplices of the inmates. -- Panel
saw, handsaw with fine teeth, -- used for cutting out panels, etc. --
Panel thief, one who robs in a panel house.
Panel
Pan"el (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paneled (?) or Panelled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Paneling or Panelling.] To form in or with panels; as, to panel a
wainscot.<-- to put panels on (e.g. a wall) --> Paneled back (Arch.),
the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back.
Panelation
Pan`el*a"tion (?), n. The act of impaneling a jury. [Obs.] [Written
also panellation.] Wood.
Paneless
Pane"less (?), a. Without panes.
To patch his paneless window. Shenstone.
Paneling
Pan"el*ing (?), n. A forming in panels; panelwork. [Written also
panelling.]
Panelwork
Pan"el*work` (?), n. (Arch.) Wainscoting.
Paneulogism
Pan*eu"lo*gism (?), n. [See Pan-, Eulogy.] Eulogy of everything;
indiscriminate praise. [R.]
Her book has a trace of the cant of paneulogism. National Rev.
Panful
Pan"ful (?), n.; pl. Panfuls (#). [See 5th Pan.] Enough to fill a pan.
Pang
Pang (?), n. [Prob. for older prange. Cf. Prong.] A paroxysm of
extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as,
the pangs of death. Syn. -- Agony; anguish; distress. See Agony.
Pang
Pang, v. t. To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to
torment. [R.] Shak.
Pangenesis
Pan*gen"e*sis (?), n. [Pan- + genesis.] (Biol.) An hypothesis advanced
by Darwin in explanation of heredity.
NOTE: &hand; Th e th eory re sts on the assumption, that the whole
organization, in the sense of every separate atom or unit,
reproduces itself, the cells throwing off minute granules called
gemmules, which circulate freely throughout the system and multiply
by subdivision. These gemmules collect in the reproductive organs
and products, or in buds, so that the egg or bud contains gemmules
from all parts of the parent or parents, which in development give
rise to cells in the offspring similar to those from which they
were given off in the parent. The hypothesis also assumes that
these gemmules need not in all cases develop into cells, but may
lie dormant, and be transmitted from generation to generation
without producing a noticeable effect until a case of atavism
occurs.
<-- ingenious, but wrong. A hundred years later we are still only
beginning to understand the development process. -->
Pangenetic
Pan`ge*net"ic (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to pangenesis.
Pangful
Pang"ful (?), a. Full of pangs. Richardson.
Pangless
Pang"less, a. Without a pang; painless. Byron.
Pangolin
Pan"go*lin (?), n. [Malay pang.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species
of Manis, Pholidotus, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia.
They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called
also scaly ant-eater.
Pangothic
Pan*goth"ic (?), a. [Pan- + Gothic.] Of, pertaining to, or including,
all the Gothic races. "Ancestral Pangothic stock." Earle.
Panhellenic
Pan`hel*len"ic (?), a. [See Panhellenium.] Of or pertaining to all
Greece, or to Panhellenism; including all Greece, or all the Greeks.
Panhellenism
Pan*hel"len*ism (?), n. A scheme to unite all the Greeks in one
political body.
Panhellenist
Pan*hel"len*ist, n. An advocate of Panhellenism.
Panhellenium
Pan`hel*le"ni*um (?), n. [NL., from Gr. (Gr. Antiq.) An assembly or
association of Greeks from all the states of Greece.
Panic
Pan"ic (?), n. [L. panicum.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Panicum;
panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.
Panic grass (Bot.), any grass of the genus Panicum.
Panic
Pan"ic, a. [Gr. panique.] Extreme or sudden and causeless;
unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror,
alarm. "A panic fright." Dryden.
Panic
Pan"ic, n. [Gr. panigue. See Panic, a.]
1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless
fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of
danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.
2. By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning
financial affairs.
Panical
Pan"ic*al (?), a. See Panic, a. [Obs.] Camden.
Panicle
Pan"i*cle (?), n. [L. panicula a tuft on plants, dim. of panus the
thread wound upon the bobbin in a shuttle; cf. Gr. pane: cf. F.
panicule. See 2d Pane.] (Bot.) A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in
which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler
toward the end. <-- Illustr. of a panicle -->
Panicled
Pan"i*cled (?), a. (Bot.) Furnished with panicles; arranged in, or
like, panicles; paniculate.
Panic-stricken, Panic-struck
Pan"ic-strick`en (?), Pan"ic-struck` (?), a. Struck with a panic, or
sudden fear. Burke.
Paniculate, Paniculated
Pa*nic"u*late (?), Pa*nic"u*la`ted (?), a. [See Panicle.] (Bot) Same
as Panicled.
Panicum
Pan"i*cum (?), n. [L., panic grass.] (Bot.) A genus of grasses,
including several hundred species, some of which are valuable; panic
grass.
Panidiomorphic
Pan*id`i*o*mor"phic (?), a. [Pan- + idiomorphic.] (Geol.) Having a
completely idiomorphic structure; -- said of certain rocks.
Panier
Pan"ier (?), n. See Pannier, 3. [Obs.]
Panification
Pan`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [L. panis bread + -ficare (in comp.) to make:
cf. F. panification.] The act or process of making bread. Ure.
Panim
Pa"nim (?), n. See Painim. [Obs.] Milton.
Panislamism
Pan*is"lam*ism (?), n. [Pan- + Islamism.] A desire or plan for the
union of all Mohammedan nations for the conquest of the world.
Panivorous
Pa*niv"o*rous (?), a. [L. panis bread + vorare to devour.] Eating
bread; subsisting on bread.
Pannade
Pan*nade" (?), n. The curvet of a horse.
Pannage
Pan"nage (?), n. [OF. pasnage, LL. pasnadium, pastinaticum, fr.
pastionare to feed on mast, as swine, fr. L. pastio a pasturing,
grazing. See Pastor.] (O. Eng. Law) (a) The food of swine in the
woods, as beechnuts, acorns, etc.; -- called also pawns. (b) A tax
paid for the privilege of feeding swine in the woods.
Pannary
Pan"na*ry (?), a. See Panary. Loudon.
Pannel
Pan"nel (?), n. [See Panel.]
1. A kind of rustic saddle. Tusser.
2. (Falconry) The stomach of a hawk. Ainsworth.
3. (Mil.) A carriage for conveying a mortar and its bed, on a march.
Farrow.
Pannier
Pan"nier (?), n. [F. panier, fr. L. panarium a bread basket, fr. panis
bread. Cf. Pantry.]
1. A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for
carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass Hudibras.
2. (Mil. Antiq.) A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a
shelter from the enemy's missiles.
3. A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.
4. A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their
dresses; a kind of bustle.
Panniered
Pan"niered (?), a. Bearing panniers. Wordsworth.
Pannikel
Pan"ni*kel (?), n. [See Pan a dish.] The brainpan, or skull; hence,
the crest. [Obs.] Spenser.
Pannikin
Pan"ni*kin (?), n. [Dim. of pan a dish.] A small pan or cup. Marryat.
Thackeray.
Pannose
Pan"nose` (?), a. [See Pannus.] (Bot.) Similar in texture or
appearance to felt or woolen cloth.
Pannus
Pan"nus (?), n. [L., cloth. See 2d Pane.] (Med.) A very vascular
superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of
the eyelids. Foster.
Panoistic
Pan`o*is"tic (?), a. [Pan- + Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Producing ova only; --
said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce
vitelligenous cells.
Panomphean
Pan`om*phe"an (?), a. [L. panomphaeus, Gr. Uttering ominous or
prophetic voices; divining. [R.]
We want no half gods, panomphean Joves. Mrs. Browning.
Panoplied
Pan"o*plied (?), a. Dressed in panoply.
Panoply
Pan"o*ply (?), n. [Gr. Defensive armor in general; a full suit of
defensive armor. Milton.
We had need to take the Christian panoply, to put on the whole
armor of God. Ray.
Panopticon
Pa*nop"ti*con (?), n. [NL. See Pan-, and Optic.]
1. A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of the
prisoners at all times, without being seen.
2. A room for the exhibition of novelties.
Panorama
Pan`o*ra"ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Pan-, and Wary.]
1. A complete view in every direction.
2. A picture presenting a view of objects in every direction, as from
a central point.
3. A picture representing scenes too extended to be beheld at once,
and so exhibited a part at a time, by being unrolled, and made to pass
continuously before the spectator.
Panoramic, Panoramical
Pan`o*ram"ic (?), Pan`o*ram"ic*al (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or like,
a panorama. Panoramic camera. See under Camera.
Panorpian
Pa*nor"pi*an (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus
Panorpa. -- n. Same as Panorpid.
Panorpid
Pa*nor"pid (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any neuropterous insect of the genus
Panorpa, and allied genera. The larv\'91 feed on plant lice.
Panpharmacon
Pan*phar"ma*con (?), n. [NL. See Pan-, and Pharmacon.] A medicine for
all diseases; a panacea. [R.]
Panpresbyterian
Pan`pres`by*te"ri*an (?), a. [Pan- + Presbyterian.] Belonging to, or
representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of
the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council.
Pansclavic, Pansclavism, Pansclavist, Pansclavonian
Pan`sclav"ic (?), Pan`sclav"ism (?), Pan`sclav"ist, Pan`scla*vo"ni*an
(?). See Panslavic, Panslavism, etc.
Panshon
Pan"shon (?), n. An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the
bottom, -- used for holding milk and for various other purposes.
[Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Pansied
Pan"sied (?), a. [From Pansy.] Covered or adorned with pansies. "The
pansied grounds." Darwin.
Panslavic
Pan`slav"ic (?), a. [Pan- + Slavic.] Pertaining to all the Slavic
races.
Panslavism
Pan`slav"ism (?), n. A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races
into one confederacy.
Panslavist
Pan`slav"ist (?), n. One who favors Panslavism.
Panslavonian
Pan`sla*vo"ni*an (?), a. See Panslavic.
Pansophical
Pan*soph"ic*al (?), a. [See Pansophy.] All-wise; claiming universal
knowledge; as, pansophical pretenders. [R.] John Worthington.
Pansophy
Pan"so*phy (?), n. [Pan- + Gr. pansophie.] Universal wisdom; esp., a
system of universal knowledge proposed by Comenius (1592 -- 1671), a
Moravian educator. [R.] Hartlib.
Panspermatist, Panspermist
Pan*sper"ma*tist (?), Pan"sper`mist (?), n. (Biol.) A believer in
panspermy; one who rejects the theory of spontaneous generation; a
biogenist.
Panspermic
Pan`sper"mic (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to panspermy; as, the
panspermic hypothesis.
Panspermy
Pan"sper`my (?), n. [Pan- + Gr. (Biol.) (a) The doctrine of the
widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable
circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop. (b) The doctrine
that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; -- the
opposite of spontaneous generation.
Panstereorama
Pan*ste`re*o*ra"ma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. A model of a town or country,
in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like. Brande &
C.
Pansy
Pan"sy (?), n.; pl. Pansies (#). [F. Pens\'82e thought, pansy, fr.
penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See Pensive.] (Bot.) A
plant of the genus Viola (V. tricolor) and its blossom, originally
purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a
great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease, love-in-idleness,
and many other quaint names.
Pant
Pant (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Panted; p. pr. & vb. n. Panting.] [Cf.
F. panteler to gasp for breath, OF. panteisier to be breathless, F.
pantois out of breath; perh. akin to E. phantom, the verb prob. orig.
meaning, to have the nightmare.]
1. To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or
from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast;
to gasp.
Pluto plants for breath from out his cell. Dryden.
2. Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
As the hart panteth after the water brooks. Ps. xlii. 1.
Who pants for glory finds but short repose. Pope.
3. To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or
throb; -- said of the heart. Spenser.
4. To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [Poetic]
The whispering breeze Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees.
Pope.
Pant
Pant, v. t.
1. To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out.
There is a cavern where my spirit Was panted forth in anguish.
Shelley.
2. To long for; to be eager after. [R.]
Then shall our hearts pant thee. Herbert.
Pant
Pant, n.
1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. Drayton.
2. A violent palpitation of the heart. Shak.
Panta-
Pan"ta- (?). See Pan-.
Pantable
Pan"ta*ble (?), n. See Pantofle. [Obs.]
Pantacosm
Pan"ta*cosm (?), n. [Panta- + Gr. See Cosmolabe.
Pantagraph
Pan"ta*graph (?), n. See Pantograph.
Pantagruelism
Pan*tag"ru*el*ism (?), n. [From Pantagruel, one of the characters of
Rabelais.]
1. The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in
burlesque or ridicule.
2. An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose. [R.]
Donaldson.
Pantalet
Pan`ta*let" (?), n. [Dim. of pantal.] One of the legs of the loose
drawers worn by children and women; particularly, the lower part of
such a garment, coming below the knee, often made in a separate piece;
-- chiefly in the plural.
Pantaloon
Pan`ta*loon" (?), n. [F. pantalon, fr. It. pantalone, a masked
character in the Italian comedy, who wore breeches and stockings that
were all of one piece, from Pantaleone, the patron saint of Venice,
which, as a baptismal name, is very frequent among the Venetians, and
is applied to them by the other Italians as a nickname, fr. Gr.
1. Aridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy;
also, a buffoon in pantomimes. Addison.
The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. Shak.
2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the
waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.
3. pl. In recent times, same as Trousers.
Pantaloonery
Pan`ta*loon"er*y (?), n.
1. The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery. [R.]
Lamb.
2. Materials for pantaloons.
Pantamorph
Pan"ta*morph (?), n. That which assumes, or exists in, all forms.
Pantamorphic
Pan`ta*mor"phic (?), a. [Panta- + Gr. Taking all forms.
Pantascope
Pan"ta*scope (?), n. [Panta- + -scope.] (Photog.) A pantascopic
camera.
Pantascopic
Pan`ta*scop"ic (?), a. Viewing all; taking a view of the whole. See
under Camera.
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Pantastomata
Pan`ta*stom"a*ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) One of the
divisions of Flagellata, including the monads and allied forms.
Pantechnicon
Pan*tech"ni*con (?), n. [NL. See Pan-, and Technic.] A depository or
place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale.
Pantelegraph
Pan*tel"e*graph (?), n. [Pan- + telegraph.] See under Telegraph.
Panter
Pant"er (?), n. One who pants. Congreve.
Panter
Pan"ter (?), n.[F. panetier. See Pantry.] A keeper of the pantry; a
pantler. [Obs.] Tyndale.
Panter
Pan"ter, n. [See Painter a rope.] A net; a noose. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Panteutonic
Pan`teu*ton"ic (?), a. [Pan- + Teutonic.] Of or pertaining to all the
Teutonic races.
Pantheism
Pan"the*ism (?), n. [Pan- + theism.] The doctrine that the universe,
taken or conceived of as a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is
no God but the combined force and laws which are manifested in the
existing universe; cosmotheism.
Pantheist
Pan"the*ist, n. One who holds to pantheism.
Pantheistic, Pantheistical
Pan`the*is"tic (?), Pan`the*is"tic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to
pantheism; founded in, or leading to, pantheism. --
Pan`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv.
Pantheologist
Pan`the*ol"o*gist (?), n. One versed in pantheology.
Pantheology
Pan`the*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Pan- + theology.] A system of theology
embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
Pantheon
Pan*the"on (?), n. [L. pantheon, pantheum, Gr. panth\'82on. See Pan-,
and Theism.]
1. A temple dedicated to all the gods; especially, the building so
called at Rome.
2. The collective gods of a people, or a work treating of them; as, a
divinity of the Greek pantheon.
Panther
Pan"ther (?), n. [OE. pantere, F. panth\'8are, L. panthera, Gr.
pundr\'c6ka a tiger.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some
zo\'94logists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large
ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the
body.
2. (Zo\'94l.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar,
and sometimes to the jaguar. <-- Illustr. of Panther (Felis leopardus,
or pardus) -->
Panther cat (Zo\'94l.), the ocelot. -- Panther cowry (Zo\'94l.), a
spotted East Indian cowry (Cypr\'91a pantherina); -- so called from
its color.
Pantheress
Pan"ther*ess, n. (Zo\'94l.) A female panther.
Pantherine
Pan"ther*ine (?), a. Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine
snake (Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil.
Pantile
Pan"tile` (?), n. [5th pan + tile.] (Arch.) A roofing tile, of
peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S
laid on its side (
Pantingly
Pant"ing*ly (?), adv. With palpitation or rapid breathing. Shak.
Pantisocracy
Pan`ti*soc"ra*cy (?), n. [Panto- + Gr. A Utopian community, in which
all should rule equally, such as was devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and
Southey, in their younger days.
Pantisocrat
Pan*tis"o*crat (?), n. A pantisocratist.
Pantisocratic
Pan`ti*so*crat"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy.
Pantisocratist
Pan`ti*soc"ra*tist (?), n. One who favors or supports the theory of a
pantisocracy. Macaulay.
Pantler
Pan"tler (?), n. [F. panetier. See Panter, Pantry.] The servant or
officer, in a great family, who has charge of the bread and the
pantry. [Obs.] Shak.
Panto-
Pan"to- (?). See Pan-.
Pantochronometer
Pan`to*chro*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Panto- + chronometer.] An instrument
combining a compass, sundial, and universal time dial. Brande & C.
Pantofle
Pan*to"fle (?), n. [F. pantoufle.] A slipper for the foot. [Written
also pantable and pantoble.]
Pantograph
Pan"to*graph (?), n. [Panto- + -graph: cf. F. pantographe.] An
instrument for copying plans, maps, and other drawings, on the same,
or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale. [Written also pantagraph, and
incorrectly pentagraph.] <-- 2. an electrical trolley supported by a
collapsible frame, resembling a pantograph (1). --> Skew pantograph, a
kind of pantograph for drawing a copy which is inclined with respect
to the original figure; -- also called plagiograph.
Pantographic, Pantographical
Pan`to*graph"ic (?), Pan`to*graph"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F.
pantographique.] Of or pertaining to a pantograph; relating to
pantography.
Pantography
Pan*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Cf. F. pantographie.] A general description;
entire view of an object.
Pantological
Pan`to*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to pantology.
Pantologist
Pan*tol"o*gist (?), n. One versed in pantology; a writer of pantology.
Pantology
Pan*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Panto- + -logy.] A systematic view of all
branches of human knowledge; a work of universal information.
Pantometer
Pan*tom"e*ter (?), n. [Panto- + -meter: cf. F. pantom\'8atre.] An
instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances,
etc.
Pantometry
Pan*tom"e*try (?), n. Universal measurement. [R.] -- Pan`to*met"ric
(#), a. [R.]
Pantomime
Pan"to*mime (?), n. [F., fr. L. pantomimus, Gr. pantomimo. See Mimic.]
1. A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any
actor. [Obs.]
2. One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without
speaking; a pantomimist.
[He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the
performance from the action alone. Tylor.
3. A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; hence,
dumb show, generally.
4. A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as
well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin,
etc., are features.
Pantomime
Pan"to*mime, a. Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a
pantomime dance.
Pantomimic, Pantomimical
Pan`to*mim"ic (?), Pan`to*mim"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. pantomimique.] Of
or pertaining to the pantomime; representing by dumb show. "Pantomimic
gesture." Bp. Warburton. -- Pan`to*mim"ic*al*ly, adv.
Pantomimist
Pan"to*mi`mist (?), n. An actor in pantomime; also, a composer of
pantomimes.
Panton
Pan"ton (?), n. [F. patin. See Patten.] (Far.) A horseshoe to correct
a narrow, hoofbound heel.
Pantophagist
Pan*toph"a*gist (?), n. [See Pantophagous.] A person or an animal that
has the habit of eating all kinds of food.
Pantophagous
Pan*toph"a*gous (?), a. [Gr. Eating all kinds of food.
Pantophagy
Pan*toph"a*gy (?), n. [Gr. The habit or power of eating all kinds of
food.
Pantopoda
Pan*top"o*da (?), n. pl. [NL. See Panto-, & -poda.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as
Pycnogonida.
Pantoscopic
Pan`to*scop"ic (?), a. [Panto- + -scope + -ic.] Literally, seeing
everything; -- a term applied to eyeglasses or spectacles divided into
two segments, the upper being designed for distant vision, the lower
for vision of near objects.<-- = bifocal -->
Pantry
Pan"try (?), n.; pl. Pantries (#). [OE. pantrie, F. paneterie, fr.
panetier pantler, LL. panetarius baker, panetus small loaf of bread,
L. panis bread. Cf. Company, Pannier, Pantler.] An apartment or closet
in which bread and other provisions are kept.
Panurgic
Pan*ur"gic (?), a. [Cf. Gr. Skilled in all kinds of work. "The
panurgic Diderot." J. Morley.
Panurgy
Pan"ur*gy (?), n. [Gr. Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft.
[R.] Bailey.
Panyard
Pan"yard (?), n. See Pannier. [Obs.] Pepys.
Panym
Pa"nym (?), n. & a. See Panim. [Obs.]
Panzoism
Pan*zo"ism (?), n. [Pan- + Gr. (Biol.) A term used to denote all of
the elements or factors which constitute vitality or vital energy. H.
Spencer.
Paolo
Pa"o*lo (?), n. [It. Cf. Paul.] An old Italian silver coin, worth
about ten cents.
Pap
Pap (?), n. [Cf. OSw. papp. Cf. Pap soft food.]
1. (Anat.) A nipple; a mammilla; a teat. Dryden.
The paps which thou hast sucked. Luke xi. 27.
2. A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a nipple in
shape; a mamelon. Macaulay.
Pap
Pap, n. [Cf. D. pap, G. pappe, both perh. fr. L. papa, pappa, the word
with which infants call for food: cf. It. pappa.]
1. A soft food for infants, made of bread boiled or softtened in milk
or water.
2. Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap.
[Colloq. & Contemptuous]
3. The pulp of fruit. Ainsworth.
Pap
Pap, v. t. To feed with pap. Beau. & Fl.
Papa
Pa*pa" (?), n. [F. papa, L. papa; cf. Gr. Pope.]
1. A child's word for father.
2. A parish priest in the Greek Church. Shipley.
Papabote
Pa`pa*bo"te (?), n. [Probably of Creole origin.] (Zo\'94l.) The upland
plover. [Local, U. S.]
Papacy
Pa"pa*cy (?), n. [LL. papatia, fr. L. papa a father, bishop. See
Pope.]
1. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal
jurisdiction.
2. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.
3. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of
the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.
Papagay
Pap"a*gay (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Popinjay, 1 (b).
Papain
Pa*pa"in (?), n. [From Papaw.] (Physiol. Chem.) A proteolytic ferment,
like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw
(Carica Papaya) of tropical America.
Papal
Pa"pal (?), a. [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See Papacy.]
1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope;
ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal
edict; the papal benediction. Milman.
2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. "Papal Christians."
Bp. Burnet.
Papal cross. See Illust. 3 of Cross. -- Papal crown, the tiara.
Papalist
Pa"pal*ist (?), n. A papist. [Obs.] Baxter.
Papality
Pa*pal"i*ty (?), n. [LL. papalitas: cf. F. papaut\'82.] The papacy.
[Obs.] Ld. Berners. Milton.
Papalize
Pa"pal*ize (?), v. t. To make papal. [R.]
Papalize
Pa"pal*ize, v. i. To conform to popery. Cowper.
Papally
Pa"pal*ly, adv. In a papal manner; popishly
Papalty
Pa"pal*ty (?), n. The papacy. [Obs.] Milton.
Papaphobia
Pa`pa*pho"bi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. L. papa bishop + Gr. Intense fear or
dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church. [R.]
Paparchy
Pa"par*chy (?), n. [L. papa bishop + -archy.] Government by a pope;
papal rule.
Papaver
Pa*pa"ver (?), n. [L., poppy.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including the
poppy.
Papaveraceous
Pa*pav`er*a"ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a
natural order of plants (Papaverace\'91) of which the poppy, the
celandine, and the bloodroot are well-known examples.
Papaverine
Pa*pav"er*ine (?), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium. It has a
weaker therapeutic action than morphine.
Papaverous
Pa*pav"er*ous (?), a. Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of
the poppy. Sir T. Browne.
Papaw
Pa*paw" (?), n. [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf.
Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.] [Written also
pawpaw.]
1. (Bot.) A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the
order Passiflore\'91. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty
feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed
leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of
making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit,
which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled.<-- juice contains
papain, a protease? -->
2. (Bot.) A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the
western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet
edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. Gray.
Papboat
Pap"boat` (?), n.
1. A kind of sauce boat or dish.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella
rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil
for anointing.
Pape
Pape (?), n. [Cf. F. pape, fr. L. papa. See Pope.] A spiritual father;
specifically, the pope. [Obs.]
Papejay
Pa"pe*jay (?), n. A popinjay. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Paper
Pa"per (?), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the
Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. Papyrus.]
1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be
written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags,
straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced
to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried.
2. A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.
3. A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the like; a
writing; as, a paper read before a scientific society.
They brought a paper to me to be signed. Dryden.
4. A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a journal; as,
a daily paper.
5. Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and
the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper.
6. Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper. See Paper
hangings, below.
7. A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a paper of
pins, tacks, opium, etc.
8. A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external
application; as, cantharides paper.
NOTE: &hand; Pa per is ma nufactured in sheets, the trade names of
which, together with the regular sizes in inches, are shown in the
following table. But paper makers vary the size somewhat.
<-- insert table of paper trade names and sizes -->
NOTE: In th e manufacture of books, etc., a sheet, of whatever size
originally, is termed, when folded once, a folio; folded twice, a
quarto, or 4to; three times, an octavo, or 8vo; four times, a
sextodecimo, or 16mo; five times, a 32mo; three times, with an
offcut folded twice and set in, a duodecimo, or 12mo; four times,
with an offcut folded three times and set in, a 24mo.
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NOTE: &hand; Pa per is of ten us ed adjectively or in combination,
having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper cutter or
paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or paperknife; paper maker,
paper-maker, or papermaker; paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight,
paper-weight, or paperweight, etc.
Business paper, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of
actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper. -- Fly paper,
paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used for catching flies.
-- Laid paper. See under Laid. -- Paper birch (Bot.), the canoe birch
tree (Betula papyracea). -- Paper blockade, an ineffective blockade,
as by a weak naval force. -- Paper boat (Naut.), a boat made of
water-proof paper. -- Paper car wheel (Railroad), a car wheel having a
steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two
plate-iron disks. Forney. -- Paper credit, credit founded upon
evidences of debt, such as promissory notes, duebills, etc. -- Paper
hanger, one who covers walls with paper hangings. -- Paper hangings,
paper printed with colored figures, or otherwise made ornamental,
prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, etc.; wall
paper. -- Paper house, an audience composed of people who have come in
on free passes. [Cant] -- Paper money, notes or bills, usually issued
by government or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money,
and circulated as the representative of coin. -- Paper mulberry.
(Bot.) See under Mulberry. -- Paper muslin, glazed muslin, used for
linings, etc. -- Paper nautilus. (Zo\'94l.) See Argonauta. -- Paper
reed (Bot.), the papyrus. -- Paper sailor. (Zo\'94l.) See Argonauta.
-- Paper stainer, one who colors or stamps wall paper. De Colange. --
Paper wasp (Zo\'94l.), any wasp which makes a nest of paperlike
material, as the yellow jacket. -- Paper weight, any object used as a
weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or
otherwise. -- Parchment paper. See Papyrine. -- Tissue paper, thin,
gauzelike paper, such as is used to protect engravings in books. --
Wall paper. Same as Paper hangings, above. -- Waste paper, paper
thrown aside as worthless or useless, except for uses of little
account. -- Wove paper, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not
ribbed or watermarked.<-- paper tiger, a person or group that appears
to be powerful and dangerous but is in fact weak and ineffectual -->
Paper
Pa"per (?), a. Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling
paper; existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper
army.
Paper
Pa"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Papered(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Papering.]
1. To 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 make a memorandum of. [Obs.]
Paperweight
Pa"per*weight` (?), n. See under Paper, n.
Papery
Pa"per*y (?), a. Like paper; having the thinness or consistence of
paper. Gray.
Papescent
Pa*pes"cent (?), a. [From Pap soft food.] Containing or producing pap;
like pap. [R.] Arbuthnot.
Papess
Pa"pess (?), n. [F. papesse.] A female pope; i. e., the fictitious
pope Joan. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Papeterie
Pa`pe*terie" (?), n. [F., paper manufacture, fr. papier paper.] A case
or box containing paper and materials for writing.
Paphian
Pa"phi*an (?), a. [L. Paphius, Gr. Of or pertaining to Paphos, an
ancient city of Cyprus, having a celebrated temple of Venus; hence,
pertaining to Venus, or her rites.
Paphian
Pa"phi*an, n. A native or inhabitant of Paphos.
Papier-mach\'82
Pa`pier"-ma`ch\'82" (?), n. [F. papier m\'83ch\'82, lit., chewed or
mashed paper.] A hard and strong substance made of a pulp from paper,
mixed with sise or glue, etc. It is formed into various articles,
usually by means of molds.
Papilio
Pa*pil"i*o (?), n. [L., a butterfly.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of
butterflies.
NOTE: &hand; Fo rmerly it in cluded numerous species which are now
placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the
swallow-tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes, or asterias,
and related species.
Papilionaceous
Pa*pil`io*na"ceous (?), a.
1. Resembling the butterfly.
2. (Bot.) (a) Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly,
as in the blossoms of the bean and pea. (b) Belonging to that suborder
of leguminous plants (Papilionace\'91) which includes the bean, pea,
vetch, clover, and locust.
Papiliones
Pa*pil`i*o"nes (?), n. pl. [NL. See Papilio.] (Zo\'94l.) The division
of Lepidoptera which includes the butterflies.
Papilionides
Pa*pil`i*on"i*des (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) The typical
butterflies.
Papilla
Pa*pil"la (?), n.; pl. Papill\'91 (#). [L., a nipple, pimple.] Any
minute nipplelike projection; as, the papill\'91 of the tongue.
Papillar
Pap"il*lar (?), a. [Cf. F. papillaire.] Same as Papillose.
Papillary
Pap"il*la*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. papillaire.] Of, pertaining to, or
resembling, a papilla or papill\'91; bearing, or covered with,
papill\'91; papillose.
Papillate
Pap"il*late (?), v. t. & i. To cover with papill\'91; to take the form
of a papilla, or of papill\'91.
Papillate
Pap"il*late (?), a. Same as Papillose.
Papilliform
Pa*pil"li*form (?), a. [Papilla + -form.] Shaped like a papilla;
mammilliform.
Papilloma
Pap`il*lo"ma (?), n.; pl. Papillomata (#). [NL. See Papilla, and
-Oma.] (Med.) A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papill\'91 of the
skin or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart. Quain.
Papillomatous
Pap`il*lo"ma*tous (?), a. (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of,
papillomata.
Papillose
Pap"il*lose` (?), a. [Cf. F. papilleux.] Covered with, or bearing,
papill\'91; resembling papill\'91; papillate; papillar; papillary.
Papillote
Pap"il*lote (?), n. [F., fr. papillon a butterfly.] a small piece of
paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl; a curl paper.
Papillous
Pap"il*lous (?), a. Papillary; papillose.
Papillulate
Pa*pil"lu*late (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a minute papilla in the
center of a larger elevation or depression.
Papion
Pa"pi*on (?), n. [Prob. from native name: cf. Sp. papion.] (Zo\'94l.)
A West African baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx), allied to the chacma. Its
color is generally chestnut, varying in tint.
Papism
Pa"pism (?), n. [F. papisme. See Pape, Pope.] Popery; -- an offensive
term. Milton.
Papist
Pa"pist (?), n. [F. papiste. See Pape, Pope.] A Roman catholic; one
who adheres to the Church of Rome and the authority of the pope; -- an
offensive designation applied to Roman Catholics by their opponents.
Papistic, Papistical
Pa*pis"tic (?), Pa*pis"tic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. papistique.] Of or
pertaining to the Church of Rome and its doctrines and ceremonies;
pertaining to popery; popish; -- used disparagingly. "The old papistic
worship." T. Warton. -- Pa*pis"tic*al*ly, adv.
Papistry
Pa"pist*ry (?), n. The doctrine and ceremonies of the Church of Rome;
popery. [R.] Whitgift.
Papized
Pa"pized (?), a. [From Pape.] Conformed to popery. [Obs.] "Papized
writers." Fuller.
Papoose
Pa*poose" (?), n. A babe or young child of Indian parentage in North
America.
Pappiform
Pap"pi*form (?), a. (Bot.) Resembling the pappus of composite plants.
Pappoose
Pap*poose" (?), n. Same as Papoose. Pappoose root. (Bot.) See Cohosh.
Pappose
Pap*pose" (?) a. (Bot.) Furnished with a pappus; downy.
Pappous
Pap"pous (?), a. (Bot.) Pappose.
Pappus
Pap"pus (?), n. [L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance
resembling gray hairs, Gr. (Bot.) The hairy or feathery appendage of
the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the
order Composit\'91; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which
represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.
Pappy
Pap"py (?), a. [From Pap soft food.] Like pap; soft; succulent;
tender. Ray.
Papuan
Pap"u*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Papua.
Papuars
Pap"u*ars (?), n. pl.; sing. Papuan (. (Ethnol.) The native black race
of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands.
Papula
Pap"u*la (?), n.; pl. Papul\'91 (#). [L.]
1. (Med.) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the
cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy
of tissue; a papule. Quain.
2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the
integument between the plates of starfishes.
Papular
Pap"u*lar (?), a.
1. Covered with papules.
2. (Med.) Consisting of papules; characterized by the presence of
papules; as, a papular eruption.
Papule
Pap"ule (?), n.; pl. Papules (. Same as Papula.
Papulose
Pap"u*lose` (?), a. (Biol.) Having papul\'91; papillose; as, a
papulose leaf.
Papulous
Pap"u*lous (?), a. [Cf. F. pap.] Covered with, or characterized by,
papul\'91; papulose.
Papyraceous
Pap`y*ra"ceous (?), a. [L. papyraceus made of papyrus.] Made of
papyrus; of the consistency of paper; papery.
Papyrean
Pa*pyr"e*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to papyrus, or to paper;
papyraceous.
Papyrine
Pap"y*rine (?), n. [Cf. F. papyrin made of paper. See Paper.]
Imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric
acid.
Papyrograph
Pa*pyr"o*graph (?), n. [Papyrus + -graph.] An apparatus for
multiplying writings, drawings, etc., in which a paper stencil, formed
by writing or drawing with corrosive ink, is used. The word is also
used of other means of multiplying copies of writings, drawings, etc.
See Copygraph, Hectograph, Manifold.
Papyrography
Pap`y*rog"ra*phy (?), n. The process of multiplying copies of
writings, etc., by means of the papyrograph. -- Pap`y*ro*graph"ic (#),
a.
Papyrus
Pa*py"rus (?), n.; pl. Papyri (#). [L., fr. Gr. Paper.]
1. (Bot.) A tall rushlike plant (Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge family,
formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily,
etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick.
2. The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed
by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which
were gummed together and pressed.
3. A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of
papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum.
P\'83que
P\'83que (?), n. [F. p\'83que.] See Pasch and Easter.
Par
Par (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Parr.
Par
Par, prep. [F., fr. L. per. See Per.] By; with; -- used frequently in
Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes
written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or
paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.
Par
Par (?), n. [L. par, adj., equal. See Peer an equal.]
1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value
expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a
bond or other commercial paper.
2. Equality of condition or circumstances.
At par, at the original price; neither at a discount nor at a premium.
-- Above par, at a premium. -- Below par, at a discount. -- On a par,
on a level; in the same condition, circumstances, position, rank,
etc.; as, their pretensions are on a par; his ability is on a par with
his ambition. -- Par of exchange. See under Exchange. -- Par value,
nominal value; face value.
Para-
Par"a- (?). [Gr. for- in forgive. Cf. For-.]
1. A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss;
as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is
contrary to opinion; parachronism.
2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting: (a) Likeness, similarity, or connection,
or that the substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the
name of which it is prefixed; as paraldehyde, paraconine, etc.; also,
an isomeric modification. (b) Specifically: (Organ. Chem.) That two
groups or radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are opposite, or
in the respective positions 1 and 4; 2 and 5; or 3 and 6, as
paraxylene; paroxybenzoic acid. Cf. Ortho-, and Meta-. Also used
adjectively.
Para
Pa*ra" (?), n. [Turk., fr. Per. p\'berah a piece.] A piece of Turkish
money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one
ninth of a cent.
Parabanic
Par`a*ban"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a
nitrogenous acid which is obtained by the oxidation of uric acid, as a
white crystalline substance (C3N2H2O3); -- also called oxalyl urea.
Parablast
Par"a*blast (?), n. [Cf. Gr. Para-, and -blast.] (Biol.) A portion of
the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, the
cells of which are especially concerned in forming the first blood and
blood vessels. C. S. Minot.
Parablastic
Par`a*blas"tic (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the parablast; as,
the parablastic cells.
Parable
Par"a*ble (?), a. [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.] Procurable.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Parable
Par"a*ble, n. [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. gal to drop. Cf.
Emblem, Gland, Palaver, Parabola, Parley, Parabole, Symbol.] A
comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative
of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of
which a moral is drawn; as, the parables of Christ. Chaucer.
Declare unto us the parable of the tares. Matt. xiii. 36.
Syn. -- See Allegory, and Note under Apologue.
Parable
Par"a*ble, v. t. To represent by parable. [R.]
Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. Milton.
Parabola
Pa*rab"o*la (?), n.; pl. Parabolas (#). [NL., fr. Gr. Parable, and cf.
Parabole.] (Geom.) (a) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections
formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane
parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is
equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed
straight line, called the directrix. See Focus. (b) One of a group of
curves defined by the equation y = axn where n is a positive whole
number or a positive fraction. For the cubical parabola n = 3; for the
semicubical parabola n = . See under Cubical, and Semicubical. The
parabolas have infinite branches, but no rectilineal asymptotes.
Parabole
Pa*rab"o*le (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. Parable.] (Rhet.) Similitude;
comparison.
Parabolic, Parabolical
Par`a*bol"ic (?), Par`a*bol"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. parabolique. See
Parable.]
1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure;
allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.
2. [From Parabola.] (Geom.) (a) Having the form or nature of a
parabola; pertaining to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic
curve. (b) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a line
that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid.
Parabolic conoid, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing curve is a
parabola. See Conoid. -- Parabolic mirror (Opt.), a mirror having a
paraboloidal surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very
distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used in reflecting
telescopes. -- Parabolic spindle, the solid generated by revolving the
portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right angles to the
axis of the curve, about that line as an axis. -- Parabolic spiral, a
spiral curve conceived to be formed by the periphery of a semiparabola
when its axis is wrapped about a circle; also, any other spiral curve
having an analogy to the parabola.
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Parabolically
Par`a*bol"ic*al*ly (?), adv.
1. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner.
2. In the form of a parabola.
Paraboliform
Par`a*bol"i*form (?), a. [Parabola + -form.] Resembling a parabola in
form.
Parabolism
Pa*rab"o*lism (?), n. [From Parabola.] (Alg.) The division of the
terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first
term. [Obs.]
Parabolist
Pa*rab"o*list (?), n. A narrator of parables.
Paraboloid
Pa*rab"o*loid (?), n. [Parabola + -oid: cf. F. parabolo\'8bde.]
(Geom.) The solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its
axis; any surface of the second order whose sections by planes
parallel to a given line are parabolas.
NOTE: &hand; The term paraboloid has sometimes been applied also to
the parabolas of the higher orders.
Hutton.
Paraboloidal
Par`a*bo*loid"al (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a
paraboloid.
Parabronchium
Par`a*bron"chi*um (?), n.; pl. Parabronchia (#). [NL. See Para-,
Bronchia.] (Anat.) One of the branches of an ectobronchium or
entobronchium.
Paracelsian
Par`a*cel"si*an (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the
practice of Paracelsus, a Swiss physician of the 15th century.
Ferrand.
Paracelsian
Par`a*cel"si*an, n. A follower of Paracelsus or his practice or
teachings. Hakewill.
Paracelsist
Par`a*cel"sist (?), n. A Paracelsian.
Paracentesis
Par`a*cen*te"sis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Med.) The perforation of a
cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable
instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.
Paracentric, Paracentrical
Par`a*cen"tric (?), Par`a*cen"tric*al (?), a. [Pref. para- + centric,
-ical: cf. F. paracentrique.] Deviating from circularity; changing the
distance from a center. Paracentric curve (Math.), a curve having the
property that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body descending
along it, by the force of gravity, will approach to, or recede from, a
fixed point or center, by equal distances in equal times; -- called
also a paracentric. -- Paracentric motton OR velocity, the motion or
velocity of a revolving body, as a planet, by which it approaches to,
or recedes from, the center, without reference to its motion in space,
or to its motion as reckoned in any other direction.
Parachordal
Par`a*chor"dal (?), a. [Pref. para- + chordal.] (Anat.) Situated on
either side of the notochord; -- applied especially to the
cartilaginous rudiments of the skull on each side of the anterior part
of the notochord. -- n. A parachordal cartilage.
Parachronism
Pa*rach"ro*nism (?), n. [Pref. para- + Gr. parachronisme.] An error in
chronology, by which the date of an event is set later than the time
of its occurrence. [R.]
Parachrose
Par"a*chrose (?), a. [Gr. (Min.) Changing color by exposure Mohs.
Parachute
Par"a*chute (?), n. [F., fr. paper to ward off, guard + chute a fall.
See Parry, and Chute, Chance.]
1. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of
which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.<-- usu
used for descending to the ground from an airplane, for military
operations (airborne troops), in an emergency, or for sport (sky
diving) -->
2. (Zo\'94l.) A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of
certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.
<-- parachutist; parachuting. parachute = verb -->
Paraclete
Par"a*clete (?), n. [L. paracletus, Gr. An advocate; one called to aid
or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term
applied to the Holy Spirit.
From which intercession especially I conceive he hath the name of
the Paraclete given him by Christ. Bp. Pearson.
Paraclose
Par"a*close (?), n. (Arch.) See Parclose.
Paracmastic
Par`ac*mas"tic (?), a. [Gr. Para-, and Acme.] (Med.) Gradually
decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper. Dunglison.
Paraconic
Par`a*con"ic (?), a. [Pref. para- + aconitic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to,
or designating, an organic acid obtained as a deliquescent white
crystalline substance, and isomeric with itaconic, citraconic, and
mesaconic acids.
Paraconine
Par`a*co"nine (?), n. [Pref. para- + conine.] (Chem.) A base
resembling and isomeric with conine, and obtained as a colorless
liquid from butyric aldehyde and ammonia.
Paracorolla
Par`a*co*rol"la (?), n. [Pref. para- + corolla.] (Bot.) A secondary or
inner corolla; a corona, as of the Narcissus.
Paracrostic
Par`a*cros"tic (?), n. [Pref. para- + acrostic.] A poetical
composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first
letters of all the verses of the poem. Brande & C.
Paracyanogen
Par`a*cy*an"o*gen (?), n. [Pref. para- + cyanogen.] (Chem.) A
polymeric modification of cyanogen, obtained as a brown or black
amorphous residue by heating mercuric cyanide.
Paracymene
Par`a*cy"mene, n. [Pref. para- + cymene.] (Chem.) Same as Cymene.
Paradactylum
Par`a*dac"ty*lum, n.; pl. Paradactyla (#). [NL. See Para-, and
Dactyl.] (Zo\'94l.) The side of a toe or finger.
Parade
Pa*rade" (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an assembling
for exercise, a place where troops are assembled to exercise, fr.
parar to stop, to prepare. See Pare, v. t.]
1. The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are
drilled.
2. (Mil.) An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of troops, in
full equipments, for inspection or evolutions before some superior
officer; a review of troops. Parades are general, regimental, or
private (troop, battery, or company), according to the force
assembled.
3. Pompous show; formal display or exhibition.
Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade. Swift.
4. That which is displayed; a show; a spectacle; an imposing
procession; the movement of any body marshaled in military order; as,
a parade of firemen.
In state returned the grand parade. Swift.
5. Posture of defense; guard. [A Gallicism.]
When they are not in parade, and upon their guard. Locke.
6. A public walk; a promenade.
Dress parade, Undress parade. See under Dress, and Undress. -- Parade
rest, a position of rest for soldiers, in which, however, they are
required to be silent and motionless. Wilhelm. Syn. -- Ostentation;
display; show. -- Parade, Ostentation. Parade is a pompous exhibition
of things for the purpose of display; ostentation now generally
indicates a parade of virtues or other qualities for which one expects
to be honored. "It was not in the mere parade of royalty that the
Mexican potentates exhibited their power." Robertson. "We are dazzled
with the splendor of titles, the ostentation of learning, and the
noise of victories." Spectator.
Parade
Pa*rade" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Parading.]
[Cf. F. parader.]
1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off.
Parading all her sensibility. Byron.
2. To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or march
ceremoniously; as, to parade troops.
Parade
Pa*rade", v. i.
1. To make an exhibition or spectacle of one's self, as by walking in
a public place.
2. To assemble in military order for evolutions and inspection; to
form or march, as in review.
Paradigm
Par"a*digm (?), n. [F. paradigme, L. paradigma, fr. Gr. Para-, and
Diction.]
1. An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] "The paradigms and patterns of
all things." Cudworth.
2. (Gram.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word
in all its different forms of inflection.
3. (Rhet.) An illustration, as by a parable or fable.
Paradigmatic, Paradigmatical
Par`a*dig*mat"ic (?), Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. Exemplary. --
Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Paradigmatic
Par`a*dig*mat"ic, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A writer of memoirs of religious
persona, as examples of Christian excellence.
Paradigmatize
Par`a*dig"ma*tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paradigmatized (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Paradigmatizing (?).] [Gr. Paradigm.] To set forth as a model
or example. [Obs.] Hammond.
Paradisaic, Paradisaical
Par`a*di*sa"ic (?), Par`a*di*sa"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or
resembling, paradise; paradisiacal. "Paradisaical pleasures." Gray.
Paradisal
Par"a*di`sal (?), a. Paradisiacal.
Paradise
Par"a*dise (?), n. [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr.
para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairida&emac;za an inclosure;
pairi around (akin to Gr. diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to
smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]
1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their
creation.
2. The abode of sanctified souls after death.
To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke xxiii. 43.
It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise.
Longfellow.
3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence, a
state of happiness.
The earth Shall be all paradise. Milton.
Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision. Beaconsfield.
4. (Arch.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, as
the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] Oxf. Gloss.
Fool's paradise. See under Fool, and Limbo. -- Grains of paradise.
(Bot.) See Melequeta pepper, under Pepper. -- Paradise bird.
(Zo\'94l.) Same as Bird of paradise. Among the most beautiful species
are the superb (Lophorina superba); the magnificent (Diphyllodes
magnifica); and the six-shafted paradise bird (Parotia sefilata). The
long-billed paradise birds (Epimachin\'91) also include some highly
ornamental species, as the twelve-wired paradise bird (Seleucides
alba), which is black, yellow, and white, with six long breast
feathers on each side, ending in long, slender filaments. See Bird of
paradise in the Vocabulary. -- Paradise fish (Zo\'94l.), a beautiful
fresh-water Asiatic fish (Macropodus viridiauratus) having very large
fins. It is often kept alive as an ornamental fish. -- Paradise
flycatcher (Zo\'94l.), any flycatcher of the genus Terpsiphone, having
the middle tail feathers extremely elongated. The adult male of T.
paradisi is white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested. --
Paradise grackle (Zo\'94l.), a very beautiful bird of New Guinea, of
the genus Astrapia, having dark velvety plumage with brilliant
metallic tints. -- Paradise nut (Bot.), the sapucaia nut. See Sapucaia
nut. [Local, U. S.] -- Paradise whidah bird. (Zo\'94l.) See Whidah.
Paradise
Par"a*dise (?), v. t. To affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to
entrance; to bewitch. [R.] Marston.
Paradisean
Par`a*dis"e*an (?), a. Paradisiacal.
Paradised
Par"a*dised (?), a. Placed in paradise; enjoying delights as of
paradise.
Paradisiac, Paradisiacal
Par`a*dis"i*ac (?), Par`a*di*si"a*cal (?), a. [L. paradisiacus.] Of or
pertaining to paradise; suitable to, or like, paradise. C. Kingsley.
T. Burnet. "A paradisiacal scene." Pope.
The valley . . . is of quite paradisiac beauty. G. Eliot.
Paradisial, Paradisian
Par`a*dis"i*al (?), Par`a*dis"i*an (?), a. Paradisiacal. [R.]
Paradisic
Par`a*dis"ic (?), a. Paradisiacal. [R.] Broome.
Paradisical
Par`a*dis"ic*al (?), a. Paradisiacal. [R.]
Parados
Par`a*dos (?), n.; pl. Paradoses (#). [F., fr. parer to defend + dos
back, L. dorsum.] (Fort.) An intercepting mound, erected in any part
of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet
fire; a traverse. Farrow.
Paradox
Par`a*dox (?), n.; pl. Paradoxes (#). [F. paradoxe, L. paradoxum, fr.
Gr. Para-, and Dogma.] A tenet or proposition contrary to received
opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed
to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet
may be true in fact.
A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it appear in show
not to be altogether unreasonable. Hooker.
This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it proof. Shak.
Hydrostatic paradox. See under Hydrostatic.
Paradoxal
Par"a*dox`al (?), a. Paradoxical. [Obs.]
Paradoxical
Par`a*dox"ic*al (?), a.
1. Of the nature of a paradox.
2. Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received
opinions. Southey. -- Par`a*dox"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Par`a*dox"ic*al*ness, n.
Paradoxer, n., Paradoxist
Par"a*dox`er (?), n., Par"a*dox`ist (, n. One who proposes a paradox.
Paradoxides
Par`a*dox"i*des (?), n. [NL.] (Paleon.) A genus of large trilobites
characteristic of the primordial formations.
Paradoxology
Par`a*dox*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Paradox + -logy.] The use of paradoxes.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Paradoxure
Par`a*dox"ure (?), n. [Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Paradoxurus, a
genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang,
and the luwack or palm cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang.
Paradoxy
Par"a*dox`y (?), n.
1. A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
2. The quality or state of being paradoxical. Coleridge
Paraffin, Paraffine
Par"af*fin (?), Par"af*fine (?), n. [F. paraffine, fr. L. parum too
little + affinis akin. So named in allusion to its chemical
inactivity.] (Chem.) A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti,
tasteless and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar,
petroleum, etc., by distillation. It is used as an illuminant and
lubricant. It is very inert, not being acted upon by most of the
strong chemical reagents. It was formerly regarded as a definite
compound, but is now known to be a complex mixture of several higher
hydrocarbons of the methane or marsh-gas series; hence, by extension,
any substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical
series; thus coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins.
NOTE: &hand; In th e pr esent ch emical us age th is word is spelt
paraffin, but in commerce it is commonly spelt paraffine.
Native paraffin. See Ozocerite. -- Paraffin series. See Methane
series, under Methane.
Parage
Par"age, n. [F., fr. L. par, adj., equal. Cf. Peerage, Peer an equal.]
1. (Old Eng. Law) Equality of condition, blood, or dignity; also,
equality in the partition of an inheritance. Spelman.
2. (Feudal Law) Equality of condition between persons holding unequal
portions of a fee. Burrill.
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3. Kindred; family; birth. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.
We claim to be of high parage. Chaucer.
Paragenesis
Par`a*gen"e*sis (?), n. [Pref. para- + genesis.] (Min.) The science
which treats of minerals with special reference to their origin.
Paragenic
Par`a*gen"ic (?), a. [Pref. para- the root of (Biol.) Originating in
the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an
individual; -- said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.
Paraglobulin
Par`a*glob"u*lin (?), n. [Pref. para- + globulin.] (Physiol. Chem.) An
albuminous body in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins.
See Fibrinoplastin.
Paraglossa
Par`a*glos"sa (?), n.; pl. Paragloss\'91 (#). [NL., from Gr.
(Zo\'94l.) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium
of certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera.
Paragnath
Par"ag*nath (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Paragnathus.
Paragnathous
Pa*rag"na*thous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having both mandibles of equal
length, the tips meeting, as in certain birds.
Paragnathus
Pa*rag"na*thus (?), n.; pl. Paragnathi (#). [NL. See Para-, and
Gnathic.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) One of the two lobes which form the lower
lip, or metastome, of Crustacea. (b) One of the small, horny,
toothlike jaws of certain annelids.
Paragoge
Par`a*go"ge (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Gram.) The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word,
as withouten for without.
2. (Med.) Coaptation. [Obs.] Dunglison.
Paragogic, Paragogical
Par`a*gog"ic (?), Par`a*gog"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. paragogique.] Of,
pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or
serving to lengthen, a word. Paragogic letters, in the Semitic
languages, letters which are added to the ordinary forms of words, to
express additional emphasis, or some change in the sense.
Paragon
Par"a*gon (?), n. [OF. paragon, F. parangon; cf. It. paragone, Sp.
paragon, parangon; prob. fr. Gr.
1. A companion; a match; an equal. [Obs.] Spenser.
Philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister. Sir P. Sidney.
2. Emulation; rivalry; competition. [Obs.]
Full many feats adventurous Performed, in paragon of proudest men.
Spenser.
3. A model or pattern; a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a
paragon of beauty or eloquence. Udall.
Man, . . . the paragon of animals ! Shak.
The riches of sweet Mary's son, Boy-rabbi, Israel's paragon.
Emerson.
4. (Print.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See
the Note under Type.
Paragon
Par"a*gon, v. t. [Cf. OF. paragonner, F. parangonner.]
1. To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with.
[Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
2. To compare with; to equal; to rival. [R.] Spenser.
In arms anon to paragon the morn, The morn new rising. Glover.
3. To serve as a model for; to surpass. [Obs.]
He hath achieved a maid That paragons description and wild fame.
Shak.
Paragon
Par"a*gon, v. i. To be equal; to hold comparison. [R.]
Few or none could . . . paragon with her. Shelton.
Paragonite
Pa*rag"o*nite (?), n. [From Gr. (Min.) A kind of mica related to
muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic
of the paragonite schist of the Alps.
Paragram
Par"a*gram (?), n. [Gr. Paragraph.] A pun.
Puns, which he calls paragrams. Addison.
Paragrammatist
Par`a*gram"ma*tist (?), n. A punster.
Paragrandine
Pa`ra*gran"di*ne (?), n. [It., from parare to parry + grandine hail.]
An instrument to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. See Paragr.
Knight.
Paragraph
Par"a*graph (?), n. [F. paragraphe, LL. paragraphus, fr. Gr. Para-,
and Graphic, and cf. Paraph.]
1. Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call
attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now,
the character
NOTE: &hand; This character is merely a modification of a capital P
(the initial of the word paragraph), the letter being reversed, and
the black part made white and the white part black for the sake of
distinctiveness.
2. A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or
subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular
point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is
sometimes noted by the mark
3. A brief composition complete in one typographical section or
paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines
forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial
paragraph.
Paragraph
Par"a*graph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paragraphed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Paragraphing.]
1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character ¶.
2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an
article.
3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs
Paragrapher
Par"a*graph`er (?), n. A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist.
Paragraphic, Paragraphical
Par`a*graph"ic (?), Par`a*graph"ic*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or
consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs. -- Par`a*graph"ic*al*ly,
adv.
Paragraphist
Par"a*graph`ist (?), n. A paragrapher.
Paragraphistical
Par`a*gra*phis"tic*al (?), a. Of or relating to a paragraphist. [R.]
Beau. & Fl.
Para grass
Pa*ra" grass` (?). (Bot.) A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode)
introduced into the Southern United States from Brazil.
Paragr\'88le
Pa`ra`gr\'88le" (?), n. [F., fr. parer to guard + gr\'88le hail.] A
lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for drawing off the
electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent hailstorms. [France]
Knight.
Paraguayan
Par`a*guay"an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Paraguay. -- n. A native or
inhabitant of Paraguay.
Paraguay tea
Pa`ra*guay" tea" (?). See Mate, the leaf of the Brazilian holly.
Parail
Par"ail (?), n. See Apparel. [Obs.] "In the parail of a pilgrim."
Piers Plowman.
Parakeet
Par"a*keet` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Parrakeet.
Paralactic
Par`a*lac"tic (?), a. [Pref. para- + lactic.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Designating an acid called paralactic acid. See Lactic acid, under
Lactic.
Paralbumin
Par`al*bu"min (?), n. [Pref. para- + albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A
proteidlike body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and elsewhere.
It is generally associated with a substance related to, if not
identical with, glycogen.
Paraldehyde
Par*al"de*hyde (?), n. [Pref. para- + aldehyde.] (Chem.) A polymeric
modification of aldehyde obtained as a white crystalline substance.
Paraleipsis
Par`a*leip"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent
omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by
what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, "I
do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his
brutal conduct, his treachery and malice." [Written also paralepsis,
paralepsy, paralipsis.]
Paralepsis
Par`a*lep"sis (?), n. [NL.] See Paraleipsis.
Paralian
Pa*ra"li*an (?), n. [Gr. A dweller by the sea. [R.]
Paralipomenon
Par`a*li*pom"e*non (?), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. paraleipome`nwn of things
omitted, pass. p. pr. (neuter genitive plural) fr. A title given in
the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles.
NOTE: &hand; In th e Se ptuagint th ese bo oks ar e ca lled
Paraleipome`nwn prw^ton and dey`teron, which is understood, after
Jerome's explanation, as meaning that they are supplementary to the
Books of Kings W. Smith.
Paralipsis
Par`a*lip"sis (?), n. [NL.] See Paraleipsis.
Parallactic, Parallactical
Par`al*lac"tic (?), Par`al*lac"tic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. parallactique.]
Of or pertaining to a parallax.
Parallax
Par"al*lax (?), n. [Gr. parallaxe. Cf. Parallel.]
1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object,
as seen from two different stations, or points of view.
2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the
sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as
seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the
sun.
Annual parallax, the greatest value of the heliocentric parallax, or
the greatest annual apparent change of place of a body as seen from
the earth and sun; as, the annual parallax of a fixed star. --
Binocular parallax, the apparent difference in position of an object
as seen separately by one eye, and then by the other, the head
remaining unmoved. -- Diurnal, OR Geocentric, parallax, the parallax
of a body with reference to the earth's center. This is the kind of
parallax that is generally understood when the term is used without
qualification. -- Heliocentric parallax, the parallax of a body with
reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body by lines
drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the heliocentric parallax of a
planet. -- Horizontal parallax, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly
body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the body by the
earth's radius. -- Optical parallax, the apparent displacement in
position undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.
Brande & C. -- Parallax of the cross wires (of an optical instrument),
their apparent displacement when the eye changes its position, caused
by their not being exactly in the focus of the object glass. --
Stellar parallax, the annual parallax of a fixed star.
Parallel
Par"al*lel (?), a. [F. parall\'8ale, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. alius. See
Allien.]
1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally
distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.
Revolutions . . . parallel to the equinoctial. Hakluyt.
NOTE: &hand; Cu rved lines or curved planes are said to be parallel
when they are in all parts equally distant.
2. Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being
in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and
with.
When honor runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it
can not be too much cherished. Addison.
3. Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in
all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel
passage. Addison.
Parallel bar. (a) (Steam Eng.) A rod in a parallel motion which is
parallel with the working beam. (b) One of a pair of bars raised about
five feet above the floor or ground, and parallel to each other, --
used for gymnastic exercises. -- Parallel circles of a sphere, those
circles of the sphere whose planes are parallel to each other. --
Parallel columns, OR Parallels (Printing), two or more passages of
reading matter printed side by side, for the purpose of emphasizing
the similarity or discrepancy between them. -- Parallel forces
(Mech.), forces which act in directions parallel to each other. --
Parallel motion. (a) (Mach.) A jointed system of links, rods, or bars,
by which the motion of a reciprocating piece, as a piston rod, may be
guided, either approximately or exactly in a straight line. Rankine.
(b) (Mus.) The ascending or descending of two or more parts at fixed
intervals, as thirds or sixths. -- Parallel rod (Locomotive Eng.), a
metal rod that connects the crank pins of two or more driving wheels;
-- called also couping rod, in distinction from the connecting rod.
See Illust. of Locomotive, in App. -- Parallel ruler, an instrument
for drawing parallel lines, so constructed as to have the successive
positions of the ruling edge parallel to each other; also, one
consisting of two movable parts, the opposite edges of which are
always parallel. -- Parallel sailing (Naut.), sailing on a parallel of
latitude. -- Parallel sphere (Astron. & Geog.), that position of the
sphere in which the circles of daily motion are parallel to the
horizon, as to an observer at either pole. -- Parallel vise, a vise
having jaws so guided as to remain parallel in all positions.
Parallel
Par"al*lel (?), n.
1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from
another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
Who made the spider parallels design, Sure as De Moivre, without
rule or line ? Pope.
2. Direction conformable to that of another line,
Lines that from their parallel decline. Garth.
3. Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential
points; resemblance; similarity.
Twixt earthly females and the moon All parallels exactly run.
Swift.
4. A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's
parallel between Dryden and Pope.
5. Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential
particulars; a counterpart.
None but thyself can be thy parallel. Pope.
6. (Geog.) One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth,
parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding
line on a globe or map.
7. (Mil.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a
besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops
supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the
line of outer defenses of the fortress.
8. (Print.) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines
(thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked
note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
Limiting parallels. See under Limit, v. t. -- Parallel of altitude
(Astron.), one of the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the
horizon; an almucantar. -- Parallel of declination (Astron.), one of
the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the equator. -- Parallel
of latitude. (a) (Geog.) See def. 6. above. (b) (Astron.) One of the
small circles of the sphere, parallel to the ecliptic.
Parallel
Par"al*lel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralleled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Paralleling (?).]
1. To place or set so as to be parallel; to place so as to be parallel
to, or to conform in direction with, something else.
The needle . . . doth parallel and place itself upon the true
meridian. Sir T. Browne.
2. Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive,
aim, or the like.
His life is paralleled Even with the stroke and line of his great
justice. Shak.
3. To equal; to match; to correspond to. Shak.
4. To produce or adduce as a parallel. [R.] Locke.
My young remembrance can not parallel A fellow to it. Shak.
Parallel
Par"al*lel, v. i. To be parallel; to correspond; to be like. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Parallelable
Par"al*lel`a*ble (?), a. Capable of being paralleled, or equaled. [R.]
Bp. Hall.
Parallelism
Par"al*lel*ism (?), n. [Gr. parall\'82lisme.]
1. The quality or state of being parallel.
2. Resemblance; correspondence; similarity.
A close parallelism of thought and incident. T. Warton.
3. Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by
side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight
modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --
At her feet he bowed, he fell: Where he bowed, there he fell down
dead. Judg. v. 27.
Parallelistic
Par`al*lel*is"tic (?), a. Of the nature of a parallelism; involving
parallelism.
The antithetic or parallelistic form of Hebrew poetry is entirely
lost. Milman.
Parallelize
Par"al*lel*ize (?), v. t. To render parallel. [R.]
Parallelless
Par"al*lel*less, a. Matchless. [R.]
Parallelly
Par"al*lel*ly, adv. In a parallel manner; with parallelism. [R.] Dr.
H. More.
Parallelogram
Par`al*lel"o*gram (?), n. [Gr. parall\'82logramme. See Parallel, and
-gram.] (Geom.) A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite
sides are parallel, and consequently equal; -- sometimes restricted in
popular usage to a rectangle, or quadrilateral figure which is longer
than it is broad, and with right angles. Parallelogram of velocities,
forces, accelerations, momenta, etc. (Mech.), a parallelogram the
diagonal of which represents the resultant of two velocities, forces,
accelerations, momenta, etc., both in quantity and direction, when the
velocities, forces, accelerations, momenta, etc., are represented in
quantity and direction by the two adjacent sides of the parallelogram.
Parallelogrammatic
Par`al*lel`o*gram*mat"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a parallelogram;
parallelogrammic.
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Parallelogrammic, Parallelogrammical
Par`al*lel`o*gram"mic (?), Par`al*lel`o*gram"mic*al (?), a. Having the
properties of a parallelogram. [R.]
Parallelopiped
Par`al*lel`o*pi"ped (?), n. [Gr. parall\'82lopip\'8ade.] (Geom.) A
solid, the faces of which are six parallelograms, the opposite pairs
being parallel, and equal to each other; a prism whose base is a
parallelogram.
Parallelopipedon
Par`al*lel`o*pip"e*don (?), n. [NL.] A parallelopiped. Hutton.
Paralogical
Par`a*log"ic*al (?), a. Containing paralogism; illogical. "Paralogical
doubt." Sir T. Browne.
Paralogism
Pa*ral"o*gism (?), n. [Gr. paralogisme.] (Logic) A reasoning which is
false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or
formul\'91; a formal fallacy, or pseudo-syllogism, in which the
conclusion does not follow from the premises.
Paralogize
Pa*ral"o*gize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paralogized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Paralogizing (?).] [Gr. To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not
warranted by the premises. [R.]
Paralogy
Pa*ral"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. False reasoning; paralogism.
Paralyse
Par"a*lyse (?), v. t. Same as Paralyze.
Paralysis
Pa*ral"y*sis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. Para-, and Loose, and cf. Palsy.]
(Med.) Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the
loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of
sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See Hemiplegia, and
Paraplegia. Also used figuratively. "Utter paralysis of memory." G.
Eliot.
Mischievous practices arising out of the paralysis of the powers of
ownership. Duke of Argyll (1887).
Paralytic
Par`a*lyt"ic (?), a. [L. paralyticus, Gr. paralytique.]
1. Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.
2. Affected with paralysis, or palsy.
The cold, shaking, paralytic hand. Prior.
3. Inclined or tending to paralysis.
Paralytic secretion (Physiol.), the fluid, generally thin and watery,
secreted from a gland after section or paralysis of its nerves, as the
pralytic saliva.
Paralytic
Par`a*lyt"ic, n. A person affected with paralysis.
Paralytical
Par`a*lyt"ic*al (?), a. See Paralytic.
Paralyzation
Par`a*ly*za"tion (?), n. The act or process of paralyzing, or the
state of being paralyzed.
Paralyze
Par"a*lyze (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralyzed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Paralyzing (?).] [F. paralyser. See Paralysis.]
1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render
ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency
paralyzed his efforts.
Param
Par"am (?), n. (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance
(C2H4N4); -- called also dicyandiamide.
Paramagnetic
Par`a*mag*net"ic (?), a. [Pref. para- + magnetic.] Magnetic, as
opposed to diamagnetic. -- n. A paramagnetic substance. Faraday. --
Par`a*mag*net"ic*al*ly (#), adv.
Paramagnetism
Par`a*mag"net*ism (?), n. Magnetism, as opposed to diamagnetism.
Faraday.
Paramaleic
Par`a*ma*le"ic (?), a. [Pref. para- + maleic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to,
or designating, an acid obtained from malic acid, and now called
fumaric acid. [Obs.]
Paramalic
Par`a*ma"lic (?), a. [Pref. para- + malic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
designating, an organic acid metameric with malic acid.
Paramastoid
Par`a*mas"toid (?), a. [Pref. para- + mastoid.] (Anat.) Situated
beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone;
paroccipital; -- applied especially to a process of the skull in some
animals.
Paramatta
Par`a*mat"ta (?), n. [So named from Paramatta, in Australia.] A light
fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino. Beck
(Draper's Dict.)
Parament
Par"a*ment (?), n. [Sp. paramento, from parar to prepare, L. parare.]
Ornamental hangings, furniture, etc., as of a state apartment; rich
and elegant robes worn by men of rank; -- chiefly in the plural.
[Obs.]
Lords in paraments on their coursers. Chaucer.
Chamber of paraments, presence chamber of a monarch.
Paramento
Pa`ra*men"to (?), n. [Sp.] Ornament; decoration. Beau. & Fl.
Paramere
Par"a*mere (?), n. [Pref. para- + -mere.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the
symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or spheromeres, of a
radiate animal, as a starfish.
Parameter
Pa*ram"e*ter (?), n. [Pref. para- + -meter: cf. F. param\'8atre.]
1. (a) (Math.) A term applied to some characteristic magnitude whose
value, invariable as long as one and the same function, curve,
surface, etc., is considered, serves to distinguish that function,
curve, surface, etc., from others of the same kind or family. Brande &
C. (b) Specifically (Conic Sections), in the ellipse and hyperbola, a
third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the
parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate.
NOTE: &hand; The parameter of the principal axis of a conic section
is called the latus rectum.
2. (Crystallog.) The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which
determines the position of any plane; also, the fundamental axial
ratio for a given species.
Parametritis
Par`a*me*tri"tis (?), n. [NL. See Para-, and Metritis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the cellular tissue in the vicinity of the uterus.
Paramiographer
Par`a*mi*og"ra*pher (?), n. [Gr. -graph + -er.] A collector or writer
of proverbs. [R.]
Paramitome
Par`a*mi"tome (?), n. [Pref. para- + mitome.] (Biol.) The fluid
portion of the protoplasm of a cell.
Paramo
Pa"ra*mo (?), n.; pl. Paramos (#). [Sp. p\'91ramo.] A high, bleak
plateau or district, with stunted trees, and cold, damp atmosphere, as
in the Andes, in South America.
Paramorph
Par"a*morph (?), n. [Pref. para- + Gr. (Min.) A kind of pseudomorph,
in which there has been a change of physical characters without
alteration of chemical composition, as the change of aragonite to
calcite.
Paramorphism
Par`a*mor"phism (?), n. (Min.) The change of one mineral species to
another, so as to involve a change in physical characters without
alteration of chemical composition.
Paramorphous
Par`a*mor"phous (?), a. (Min.) Relating to paramorphism; exhibiting
paramorphism.
Paramount
Par"a*mount (?), a. [OF. par amont above; par through, by (L. per) +
amont above. See Amount.] Having the highest rank or jurisdiction;
superior to all others; chief; supreme; pre\'89minent; as, a paramount
duty. "A traitor paramount." Bacon. Lady paramount (Archery), the lady
making the best score. -- Lord paramount, the king. Syn. Superior;
principal; pre\'89minent; chief.
Paramount
Par"a*mount, n. The highest or chief. Milton.
Paramountly
Par"a*mount`ly, adv. In a paramount manner.
Paramour
Par"a*mour (?), n. [F. par amour, lit., by or with love. See 2d Par,
and Amour.]
1. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good
sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without
possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; -- used of a man or a
woman.
The seducer appeared with dauntless front, accompanied by his
paramour Macaulay.
2. Love; gallantry. [Obs.] "For paramour and jollity." Chaucer.
Paramour, Paramours
Par"a*mour`, Par"a*mours` (?), adv. By or with love, esp. the love of
the sexes; -- sometimes written as two words. [Obs.]
For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. Chaucer.
Paramylum
Par*am"y*lum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Chem.) A substance resembling
starch, found in the green frothy scum formed on the surface of
stagnant water.
Paranaphthalene
Par`a*naph"tha*lene (?), n. [Pref. para- + naphthalene.] (Chem.)
Anthracene; -- called also paranaphthaline. [Obs.]
Paranoia
Par`a*noi"a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) Mental derangement; insanity.
Paranthracene
Par*an"thra*cene (?), n. [Pref. para- + anthracene.] (Chem.) An inert
isomeric modification of anthracene.
Paranucleus
Par`a*nu"cle*us (?), n. [Pref. para- + nucleus.] (Biol.) Some as
Nucleolus.
Para nut
Pa*ra" nut` (?). (Bot.) The Brazil nut.
Paranymph
Par"a*nymph (?), n. [L. paranymphus, Gr. paranymphe.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) (a) A friend of the bridegroom who went with him in
his chariot to fetch home the bride. Milton. (b) The bridesmaid who
conducted the bride to the bridegroom.
2. Hence: An ally; a supporter or abettor. Jer. Taylor.
Paranymphal
Par`a*nym"phal (?), a. Bridal; nuptial. [R.]
At some paranymphal feast. Ford.
Parapectin
Par`a*pec"tin (?), n. [Pref. para- + pectin.] (Chem.) A gelatinous
modification of pectin.
Parapegm
Par"a*pegm (?), n. [L. parapegma, Gr. parapegme.] An engraved tablet,
usually of brass, set up in a public place.
NOTE: &hand; Pa rapegms we re us ed fo r th e pu blication of laws,
proclamations, etc., and the recording of astronomical phenomena or
calendar events.
Parapeptone
Par`a*pep"tone (?), n. [Pref. para- + peptone.] (Phisiol. Chem.) An
albuminous body formed in small quantity by the peptic digestion of
proteids. It can be converted into peptone by pancreatic juice, but
not by gastric juice.
Parapet
Par"a*pet (?), n. [F., fr. It. parapetto, fr. parare to ward off,
guard (L. parare to prepare, provide) + petto the breast, L. pectus.
See Parry, and Pectoral.]
1. (Arch.) A low wall, especially one serving to protect the edge of a
platform, roof, bridge, or the like.
2. (Fort.) A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for covering
soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See Illust. of Casemate.
Parapetalous
Par`a*pet"al*ous (?), a. [Pref. para- + petal.] (Bot.) Growing by the
side of a petal, as a stamen.
Parapeted
Par"a*pet`ed, a. Having a parapet.
Paraph
Par"aph (?), n. [F. paraphe, parafe, contr. fr. paragraphe.] A
flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle
Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery. Brande &
C.
Paraph
Par"aph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraphed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paraphing.]
[Cf. F. parapher, parafer.] To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the
initials.
Parapherna
Par`a*pher"na (?), n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Law) The property of a woman
which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained
her own.
Paraphernal
Par`a*pher"nal (?), a. [Cf. F. paraphernal.] Of or pertaining to
paraphernalia; as, paraphernal property. Kent.
Paraphernalia
Par`a*pher*na"li*a (?), n. pl. [LL. paraphernalia bona, fr. L.
parapherna, pl., parapherna, Gr. fe`rein to bring. See 1st Bear.]
1. (Law) Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being
chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.
2. Appendages; ornaments; finery; equipments.
Paraphimosis
Par`a*phi*mo"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) A condition in which the
prepuce, after being retracted behind the glans penis, is constricted
there, and can not be brought forward into place again.
Paraphosphoric
Par`a*phos*phor"ic (?), a. [Pref. para- + phosphoric.] (Chem.)
Pyrophosphoric. [Obs.]
Paraphagma
Par`a*phag"ma (?), n.; pl. Paraphragmata (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)
One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea. --
Par`a*phrag"mal (#), a.
Paraphrase
Par"a*phrase (?), n. [L. paraphrasis, Gr. paraphrase. See Para-, and
Phrase.] A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the
meaning of the original in another form, generally for the sake of its
clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth the signification of a
text in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; --
opposed to metaphrase.
In paraphrase, or translation with latitude, the author's words are
not so strictly followed as his sense. Dryden.
Excellent paraphrases of the Psalms of David. I. Disraeli.
His sermons a living paraphrase upon his practice. Sowth.
The Targums are also called the Chaldaic or Aramaic Paraphrases.
Shipley.
Paraphrase
Par"a*phrase, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraphrased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Paraphrasing (?).] To express, interpret, or translate with latitude;
to give the meaning of a passage in other language.
We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words. Bp.
Stillingfleet.
Paraphrase
Par"a*phrase, v. i. To make a paraphrase.
Paraphraser
Par"a*phra`ser (?), n. One who paraphrases.
Paraphrasian
Par`a*phra"sian (?), n. A paraphraser. [R.]
Paraphrast
Par"a*phrast (?), n. [L. paraphrastes, Gr. paraphraste.] A
paraphraser. T. Warton.
Paraphrastic, Paraphrastical
Par`a*phras"tic (?), Par`a*phras"tic*al (?), a. [Gr.paraphrastique.]
Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating
in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not literal;
free. -- Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly, adv.
Paraphysis
Pa*raph"y*sis (?), n.; pl. Paraphyses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.) A
minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of
mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.
Paraplegia, Paraplegy
Par`a*ple"gi*a (?), Par"a*ple`gy (?), n. [NL. paraplegia, fr. Gr.
parapl\'82gie.] (Med.) Palsy of the lower half of the body on both
sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord. -- Par`a*pleg"ic
(#), a.
Parapleura
Par`a*pleu"ra (?), n.; pl. Parapleur\'91 (#). [NL. See Para-, and 2d
Pleura.] (Zo\'94l.) A chitinous piece between the metasternum and the
pleuron of certain insects.
Parapodium
Par`a*po"di*um (?), n.; pl. Parapodia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)
One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot
tubercle.
NOTE: &hand; Th ey ma y se rve fo r lo comotion, re spiration, an d
sensation, and often contain spines or set\'91. When well
developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a ventral part, or
neuropodium, are distinguished.
Parapophysis
Par`a*poph"y*sis (?), n.; pl. Parapophyses (#). [NL. See Para-, and
Apophysis.] (Anat.) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a
vertebra. See Vertebra. -- Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al (#), a.
Parapterum
Pa*rap"te*rum (?), n.; pl. Paraptera (#). [NL. See Para-, and Pteron.]
(Zo\'94l.) A special plate situated on the sides of the mesothorax and
metathorax of certain insects.
Paraquet, Paraquito
Par`a*quet" (?), Par`a*qui"to (?), n. [See Paroquet.] (Zo\'94l.) See
Parrakeet.
Parasang
Par"a*sang (?), n. [L. parasanga, Gr. farsang.] A Persian measure of
length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia,
or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in
different times and places, and, as now used, is estimated at from
three and a half to four English miles.
Parascenium
Par`a*sce"ni*um (?), n.; pl. Parascenia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. (Greek &
Rom. Antiq.) One of two apartments adjoining the stage, probably used
as robing rooms.
Parasceve
Par`a*sce"ve (?), n. [L., from Gr.
1. Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath. [Obs.] Mark xv. 42
(Douay ver.)
2. A preparation. [R.] Donne.
Paraschematic
Par`a*sche*mat"ic (?), a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to a change from the
right form, as in the formation of a word from another by a change of
termination, gender, etc. Max M\'81ller.
Paraselene
Par`a*se*le"ne (?), n.; pl. Paraselen\'91 (#). [NL., from Gr.
paras\'82l\'8ane.] (Meteor.) A mock moon; an image of the moon which
sometimes appears at the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf.
Parhelion.
Parasita
Par`a*si"ta (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) An artificial group
formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc. (b) A
division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the
lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also
Siphonostomata.
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Parasital
Par"a*si`tal (?), a. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to parasites;
parasitic.
Parasite
Par"a*site (?), n. [F., fr. L. parasitus, Gr.
1. One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's
expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a
sycophant.
Thou, with trembling fear, Or like a fawning parasite, obey'st.
Milton.
Parasites were called such smell-feasts as would seek to be free
guests at rich men's tables. Udall.
2. (Bot.) (a) A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other
plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; --
sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte. (b) A plant living on or
within an animal, and supported at its expense, as many species of
fungi of the genus Torrubia.
3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) An animal which lives during the whole or part of
its existence on or in the body of some other animal, feeding upon its
food, blood, or tissues, as lice, tapeworms, etc. (b) An animal which
steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager. (c) An animal
which habitually uses the nest of another, as the cowbird and the
European cuckoo.
Parasitic, Parasitical
Par`a*sit"ic (?), Par`a*sit"ic*al (?), a. [L. parasiticus, Gr.
parasitique.]
1. Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors;
sycophantic. "Parasitic preachers." Milton.
2. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or
deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See
Parasite, 2 & 3.
Parasitic gull, Parasitic jager. (Zo\'94l.) See Jager. --
Par`a*sit"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Par`a*sit"ic*al*ness, n.
Parasiticide
Par`a*sit"i*cide (?), n. [Parasite + L. caedere to kill.] Anything
used to destroy parasites. Quain.
Parasitism
Par"a*si`tism (?), n. [Cf. F. parasitisme.]
1. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. "Court
parasitism." Milton.
2. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.)The state of being parasitic.
Parasol
Par"a*sol` (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. or Pg. parasol, or It. parasole; It.
parare to ward off, Sp. & Pg. parar (L. parare to prepare) + It. sole
sun, Sp. & Pg. sol (L. sol). See Parry, Solar.] A kind of small
umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun.
Parasol
Par"a*sol`, v. t. To shade as with a parasol. [R.]
Parasolette
Par`a*sol*ette" (?), n. A small parasol.
Parasphenoid
Par`a*sphe"noid (?), a. [Pref. para- + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Near the
sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone situated immediately
beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many animals. -- n.
The parasphenoid bone.
Parastichy
Pa*ras"ti*chy (?), n. [Pref. para- + Gr. (Bot.) A secondary spiral in
phyllotaxy, as one of the evident spirals in a pine cone.
Parasynaxis
Par`a*syn*ax"is (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Civil Law) An unlawful meeting.
Parasynthetic
Par`a*syn*thet"ic (?), a. [Gr. Para-, and Synthetic.] Formed from a
compound word. "Parasynthetic derivatives." Dr. Murray.
Paratactic
Par`a*tac"tic (?), a. (Gram.) Of pertaining to, or characterized by,
parataxis.
Parataxis
Par`a*tax"is (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Gram.) The mere ranging of
propositions one after another, without indicating their connection or
interdependence; -- opposed to syntax. Brande & C.
Parathesis
Pa*rath"e*sis (?), n.; pl. Paratheses (#). [NL., from Gr.
1. (Gram.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case;
apposition.
2. (Rhet.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward
expanded. Smart.
3. (Print.) The matter contained within brackets.
4. (Eccl.) A commendatory prayer. Shipley.
Parathetic
Par`a*thet"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to parathesis.
Paratonnerre
Pa`ra`ton`nerre" (?), n. [F., fr. parer to parry + tonnerre
thunderbolt.] A conductor of lightning; a lightning rod.
Paraunter
Par*aun"ter (?), adv. [Par + aunter.] Peradventure. See Paraventure.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Parauque
Pa*rauque" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A bird (Nyctidromus albicollis) ranging
from Texas to South America. It is allied to the night hawk and
goatsucker.
Paravail
Par`a*vail" (?), a. [OF. par aval below; par through (L. per) + aval
down; a- (L. ad) + val (L. vallis) a valley. Cf. Paramount.] (Eng.
Law) At the bottom; lowest. Cowell.
NOTE: &hand; In fe udal la w, th e te nant pa ravail is the lowest
tenant of the fee, or he who is immediate tenant to one who holds
over of another.
Wharton.
Paravant, Paravant
Par"a*vant` (?), Par"a*vant` (?), adv. [OF. par avant. See Par, and
lst Avaunt.]
1. In front; publicly. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Beforehand; first. [Obs.] Spenser.
Paraventure
Par`a*ven"ture (?), adv. [Par + aventure.] Peradventure; perchance.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Paraxanthin
Par`a*xan"thin (?), n. [Pref. Para- + xanthin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A
crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present in small
quantity in urine.
Paraxial
Par*ax"i*al (?), a. [Pref. para- + axial.] (Anat.) On either side of
the axis of the skeleton.
Paraxylene
Par`a*xy"lene (?), n. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series
obtained as a colorless liquid by the distillation of camphor with
zinc chloride. It is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf. Metamer,
and Xylene.
Parboil
Par"boil` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parboiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Parboiling.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook well; par through
(see Par) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire. The sense has been
influenced by E. part. See lst Boil.]
1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.<-- the only def. in
MW10. Also, used figuratively for "do (something) partly,
incompletely" -->
Parbreak
Par"break` (?), v. i. & t. [Par + break.] To throw out; to vomit.
[Obs.] Skelton.
Parbreak
Par"break`, n. Vomit. [Obs.] Spenser.
Parbuckle
Par"buc`kle (?), n. (a) A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a
cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast
aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the
loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out. (b) A
double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc.
Parbuckle
Par"buc`kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parbuckled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Parbuckling (?).] To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle. Totten.
Parc\'91
Par"c\'91 (?), n. pl. [L.] The Fates. See Fate, 4.
Parcase
Par*case" (?), adv. [Par + case.] Perchance; by chance. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Parcel
Par"cel (?), n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed) LL.
particella, dim. of L. pars. See Part, n., and cf. Particle.]
1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a
part. [Archaic] "A parcel of her woe." Chaucer.
Two parcels of the white of an egg. Arbuthnot.
The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of
self-government. J. A. Symonds.
2. (Law) A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of land is
part and parcel of another piece.
3. An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a
collection; a group.
This youthful parcel Of noble bachelors stand at my disposing.
Shak.
4. A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle; a
package; a packet.
'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage. Cowper.
Bill of parcels. See under 6th Bill. -- Parcel office, an office where
parcels are received for keeping or forwarding and delivery. -- Parcel
post, that department of the post office concerned with the collection
and transmission of parcels. -- Part and parcel. See under Part.
Parcel
Par"cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parceled (?) or Parcelled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Parceling or Parcelling.]
1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or
into. "Their woes are parceled, mine are general." Shak.
These ghostly kings would parcel out my power. Dryden.
The broad woodland parceled into farms. Tennyson.
2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]
That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my disgraces by
Addition of his envy. Shak.
3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the
machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.
To parcel a rope (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas tightly
arround it. Totten. -- To parcel a seam (Naut.), to cover it with a
strip of tarred canvas.
Parcel
Par"cel, a. & adv. Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [Sometimes
hyphened with the word following.]
The worthy dame was parcel-blind. Sir W. Scott.
One that . . . was parcel-bearded [partially bearded]. Tennyson.
Parcel poet, a half poet; a poor poet. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Parceling
Par"cel*ing, n. [Written also parcelling.]
1. The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts.
2. (Naut.) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound
about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used, also, in
mousing on the stayes, etc.
Parcel-mele
Par"cel-mele` (?), adv. [See Parcel, and Meal a part.] By parcels or
parts. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Parcenary
Par"ce*na*ry (?), n. [See Parcener, partner.] (Law) The holding or
occupation of an inheritable estate which descends from the ancestor
to two or more persons; coheirship.
NOTE: &hand; It differs in many respects from joint tenancy, which
is created by deed or devise. In the United States there is no
essential distinction between parcenary and tenancy in common.
Wharton. Kent.
Parcener
Par"ce*ner (?), n. [Of. paronnier, parsonnier, fr. parzon, par,
parcion, part, portion, fr. L. partitio a division. See Partition, and
cf. Partner.] (Law) A coheir, or one of two or more persons to whom an
estate of inheritance descends jointly, and by whom it is held as one
estate.
Parch
Parch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Parching.]
[OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF.
perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See Pierce.]
1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry
grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.
Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn. Lev. xxiii. 14.
2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched
from fever.
The ground below is parched. Dryden.
Parch
Parch, v. i. To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very
dry. "Parch in Afric sun." Shak.
Parchedness
Parch"ed*ness, n. The state of being parched.
Parchesi
Par*che"si (?), n. See Pachisi.
Parching
Parch"ing (?), a. Scorching; burning; drying. "Summer's parching
heat." Shak. -- Parch"ing*ly, adv.
Parchment
Parch"ment (?), n. [OE. parchemin, perchemin, F. parchemin, LL.
pergamenum, L. pergamena, pergamina, fr. L. Pergamenus of or belonging
to Pergamus an ancient city of Mysia in Asia Minor, where parchment
was first used.]
1. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal,
prepared for writing on. See Vellum.
But here's a parchment with the seal of C\'91sar. Shak.
2. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.
Parchment paper. See Papyrine.
Parcity
Par"ci*ty (?), n. [L. parcitas, fr. parcus sparing.] Sparingless.
[Obs.]
Parclose
Par"close (?), n. [OF. See Perclose.] (Eccl. Arch.) A screen
separating a chapel from the body of the church. [Written also
paraclose and perclose.] Hook.
Pard
Pard (?), n. [L. pardus, Gr. p tiger, panther.] (Zo\'94l.) A leopard;
a panther.
And more pinch-spotted make them Than pard or cat o'mountain. Shak.
Pardale
Par"dale (?), n. [L. pardalis, Gr. Pard.] (Zo\'94l.) A leopard. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Parde, Pardie
Par*de" (?), Par*die" (?), adv. OR interj. [F. pardi, for par Dieu by
God.] Certainly; surely; truly; verily; -- originally an oath.
[Written also pardee, pardieux, perdie, etc.] [Obs.]
He was, parde, an old fellow of yours. Chaucer.
Pardine
Par"dine (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Spotted like a pard. Pardine lynx
(Zo\'94l.), a species of lynx (Felis pardina) inhabiting Southern
Europe. Its color is rufous, spotted with black.
Pardo
Par"do (?), n. [Pg. pardao, fr. Skr. prat\'bepa splendor, majesty.] A
money of account in Goa, India, equivalent to about 2s. 6d. sterling.
or 60 cts.
Pardon
Par"don (?), n. [F., fr. pardonner to pardon. See Pardon, v. t.]
1. The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an
offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.
Pardon, my lord, for me and for my tidings. Shak.
But infinite in pardon was my judge. Milton.
Used in expressing courteous denial or contradiction; as, I crave your
pardon; or in indicating that one has not understood another; as, I
beg pardon.
2. An official warrant of remission of penalty.
Sign me a present pardon for my brother. Shak.
3. The state of being forgiven. South.
4. (Law) A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction,
from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amenesty,
which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of
past offenses. Syn. -- Forgiveness; remission. See Forgiveness.
Pardon
Par"don, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pardoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pardoning.]
[Either fr. pardon, n., or from F. pardonner, LL. perdonare; L. per
through, thoroughly, perfectly + donare to give, to present. See Par-,
and Donation.]
1. To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of
crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender.
In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant. 2 Kings v. 18.
I pray you, pardon me; pray heartily, pardom me. Shak.
2. To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to
forgive; -- applied to offenses.
I pray thee, pardon my sin. 1 S
Apollo, pardon My great profaneness 'gainst thine oracle Shak.
3. To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it. Shak.
4. To give leave (of departure) to. [Obs.]
Even now about it! I will pardon you. Shak.
Pardon me, forgive me; excuse me; -- a phrase used also to express
courteous denial or contradiction. Syn. -- To forgive; absolve;
excuse; overlook; remit; asquit. See Excuse.
Pardonable
Par"don*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. pardonnable.] Admitting of pardon; not
requiring the excution of penalty; venial; excusable; -- applied to
the offense or to the offender; as, a pardonable fault, or culprit.
Pardonableness
Par"don*a*ble*ness, n. The quality or state of being pardonable; as,
the pardonableness of sin. Bp. Hall.
Pardonably
Par"don*a*bly, adv. In a manner admitting of pardon; excusably.
Dryden.
Pardoner
Par"don*er (?), n.
1. One who pardons. Shak.
2. A seller of indulgences. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Pardoning
Par"don*ing, a. Relating to pardon; having or exercising the right to
pardon; willing to pardon; merciful; as, the pardoning power; a
pardoning God.
Pare
Pare (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paring.] [F.
parer to pare, as a horse's hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to
clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ward off, fr. L. parare to
prepare. Cf. Empire, Parade, Pardon, Parry, Prepare.]
1. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities
of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.
2. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or
outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare
off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.
3. Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen.
The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy. Bacon.
Paregoric
Par`e*gor"ic (?) a. [L. paregoricus, Gr. par\'82gorique. See
Allegory.] Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric
elixir.
Paregoric
Par`e*gor"ic, n. (Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne;
specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric
elexir.
Parelcon
Pa*rel"con (?), n. [Gr. (Gram.) The addition of a syllable or particle
to the end of a pronoun, verb, or adverb.
Parelectronomic
Par`e*lec`tro*nom"ic (?), a. (Physiol.) Of or relating to
parelectronomy; as, the parelectronomic part of a muscle.
Parelectronomy
Par*e`lec*tron"o*my (?), n. [Pref. para- + electro- + Gr. (Physiol.) A
condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which
the electrical action of the muscle is reversed.
Parella, Parelle
Pa*rel"la (?), Pa`relle (?), n. [Cf. F. parelle.] (Bot.) (a) A name
for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and R. Hydrolapathum). (b) A
kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the
preparation of litmus.
Parembole
Pa*rem"bo*le (, n. [NL., from Gr. Para-, and Embolus.] (Rhet.) A kind
of parenthesis.
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Parement
Pare"ment (?), n. See Parament. [Obs.]
Paremptosis
Par`emp*to"sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. Same as Parembole.
Parenchyma
Pa*ren"chy*ma (?), n. [NL., from Gr. parenchyme.] (Biol.) The soft
celluar substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp
of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the like.
Parenchymal
Pa*ren"chy*mal (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of,
parenchyma.
Parenchymatous, Parenchymous
Par`en*chym"a*tous (?), Pa*ren"chy*mous (?), a. [Cf. F.
parenchymateux.] Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the parenchyma
of a tissue or an organ; as, parenchymatous degeneration.
Parenesis
Pa*ren"e*sis (?), n. [L. paraenesis, Gr. Exhortation. [R.]
Parenetic, Parenetioal
Par`e*net"ic (?), Par`e*net"io*al (?), a. [Gr. par\'82n\'82tique.]
Hortatory; encouraging; persuasive. [R.] F. Potter.
Parent
Par"ent (?), n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf.
Gr. parent. Cf. Part.]
1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord. Eph. vi. 1.
2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness
is the parent of vice.
Regular industry is the parent of sobriety. Channing.
Parent cell. (Biol.) See Mother cell, under Mother, also Cytula. --
Parent nucleus (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division, divides,
and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis, and
Cell division, under Division.
Parentage
Par"ent*age (?), n. [Cf. F. parentage relationship.] Descent from
parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to
their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble
parentage. "Wilt thou deny thy parentage?" Shak.
Though men esteem thee low of parentage. Milton.
Parental
Pa*ren"tal (?), a. [L. parentalis.]
1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority;
parental obligations.
2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate;
devoted; as, parental care.
The careful course and parental provision of nature. Sir T. Browne.
Parentally
Pa*ren"tal*ly, adv. In a parental manner.
Parentation
Par`en*ta"tion (?), n. [L. parentatio, fr. parentare to offer a solemn
sacrifice in honor of deceased parents. See Parent.] Something done or
said in honor of the dead; obsequies. [Obs.] Abp. Potter.
Parentele
Par"en`tele` (?), n. [F. parent\'8ale, L. parentela.] Kinship;
parentage. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Parenthesis
Pa*ren"the*sis (?), n.; pl. Parentheses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. Para-, En-,
2, and Thesis.]
1. A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation,
inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically
complete without it. It is usually inclosed within curved lines (see
def. 2 below), or dashes. "Seldom mentioned without a derogatory
parenthesis." Sir T. Browne.
Don't suffer every occasional thought to carry you away into a long
parenthesis. Watts.
2. (Print.) One of the curved lines () which inclose a parenthetic
word or phrase.
NOTE: &hand; Pa renthesis, in technical grammar, is that part of a
sentence which is inclosed within the recognized sign; but many
phrases and sentences which are punctuated by commas are logically
parenthetical. In def. 1, the phrase "by way of comment or
explanation" is inserted for explanation, and the sentence would be
grammatically complete without it. The present tendency is to avoid
using the distinctive marks, except when confusion would arise from
a less conspicuous separation.
Parenthesize
Pa*ren"the*size (?), v. t. To make a parenthesis of; to include within
parenthetical marks. Lowell.
Parenthetic, Patenthetical
Par`en*thet"ic (?), Pat`en*thet"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. Gr.
1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or
as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic
remark.
A parenthetical observation of Moses himself. Hales.
2. Using or containing parentheses.
Parenthetically
Par`en*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. In a parenthetical manner; by way of
parenthesis; by parentheses.
Parenthood
Par"ent*hood (?), n. The state of a parent; the office or character of
a parent.
Parentticide
Pa*rent"ti*cide (?), n. [L. parenticida a parricide; parens parent +
caedere to kill.]
1. The act of one who kills one's own parent. [R.]
2. One who kills one's own parent; a parricide. [R.]
Parentless
Par"ent*less (?), a. Deprived of parents.
Parepididymis
Par*ep`i*did"y*mis (?), n. [NL. See Para-, and Epididymis.] (Anat.) A
small body containing convoluted tubules, situated near the epididymis
in man and some other animals, and supposed to be a remnant of the
anterior part of the Wolffian body.
Parer
Par"er (?), n. [From Pare, v. t.] One who, or that which, pares; an
instrument for paring.
Parergon
Pa*rer"gon (?), n. [L.] See Parergy.
Parergy
Par"er*gy (?), n. [L. parergon, Gr. Something unimportant, incidental,
or superfluous. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Paresis
Par"e*sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. (Med.) Incomplete paralysis,
affecting motion but not sensation.
Parethmoid
Par*eth"moid (?), a. [Pref. para- + ethmoid.] (Anat.) Near or beside
the ethmoid bone or cartilage; -- applied especially to a pair of
bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in
some higher animals. -- n. A parethmoid bone.
Paretic
Pa*ret"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to paresis; affected with paresis.
Parfay
Par*fay" (?), interj. [Par + fay.] By my faith; verily. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Parfit
Par"fit (?), a. Perfect. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Parfitly
Par"fit*ly, adv. Perfectly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Parforn, Parfourn
Par*forn" (?), Par*fourn" (?), v. t. To perform. [Obs.] Chaucer. Piers
Plowman.
Pargasite
Par"gas*ite (?), n. [So called from Pargas, in Finland.] (Min.) A dark
green aluminous variety of amphibole, or hornblende.
Pargeboard
Parge"board` (?), n. See Bargeboard.
Parget
Par"get (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pargeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pargeting.]
[OE. pargeten, also spargeten, sparchen; of uncertain origin.]
1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior of
flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses. Sir T. Herbert.
The pargeted ceiling with pendants. R. L. Stevenson.
2. To paint; to cover over. [Obs.]
Parget
Par"get, v. i.
1. To lay on plaster.
2. To paint, as the face. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Parget
Par"get, n.
1. Gypsum or plaster stone.
2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork.
Knight.
3. Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] Drayton.
Pargeter
Par"get*er (?), n. A plasterer. Johnson.
Pargeting
Par"get*ing, n. [Written also pargetting.] Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A
kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly
used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) In modern
architecture, the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give
a smooth surface and help the draught.
Pargetory
Par"get*o*ry (?), n. Something made of, or covered with, parget, or
plaster. [Obs.] Milton.
Parhelic
Par*he"lic (?), a. Of or pertaining to parhelia.
Parhelion
Par*hel"ion (?), n.; pl. Parhelia (#). [L. parelion, Gr. A mock sun
appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and
tinged with colors like the rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the
sun. The latter is usually called an anthelion. Often several mock
suns appear at the same time. Cf. Paraselene.
Parhelium
Par*he"li*um (?), n. See Parhelion.
Pari-
Par"i- (?). [L. par, paris, equal.] A combining form signifying equal;
as, paridigitate, paripinnate.
Pariah
Pa"ri*ah (?), n. [From Tamil paraiyan, pl. paraiyar, one of the low
caste, fr. parai a large drum, because they beat the drums at certain
festivals.]
1. One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four
castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs
of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
2. An outcast; one despised by society.
Pariah dog (Zo\'94l.), a mongrel race of half-wild dogs which act as
scavengers in Oriental cities. -- Pariah kite (Zo\'94l.), a species of
kite (Milvus govinda) which acts as a scavenger in India.
Parial
Pa*ri"al (?), n. See Pair royal, under Pair, n.
Parian
Pa"ri*an (?), a. [L. Parius.] Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in
the \'92gean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian
marble. Parian chronicle, a most ancient chronicle of the city of
Athens, engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among the
Arundelian marbles.
Parian
Pa"ri*an, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Paros.
2. A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of which are
made statuettes, ornaments, etc.
Paridigitata
Par`i*dig`i*ta"ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pari-, and Digitate.]
(Zo\'94l.) Same as Artiodactyla.
Parjdigitate
Par`j*dig"i*tate (?), a. (Anat.) Having an evennumber of digits on the
hands or the feet. Qwen.
Paries
Pa"ri*es (?), n.; pl. Parietes (#). [See Parietes.] (Zo\'94l.) The
triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.
Parietal
Pa*ri"e*tal (?), a. [L. parietalis, fr. paries, -ietis, a wall: cf. F.
pari\'82tal. Cf. Parietary, Pellitory.]
1. Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the
care of them.
2. Resident within the walls or buildings of a college.
At Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls
constitute a permanent standing committee, called the Parietal
Committee. B. H. Hall (1856).
3. (Anat.) (a) Of pertaining to the parietes. (b) Of, pertaining to,
or in the region of, the parietal bones, which form the upper and
middle part of the cranium, between the frontals and occipitals.
4. (Bot.) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis;
-- said of a placenta.
Parietal
Pa*ri"e*tal, n.
1. (Anat.) One of the parietal bones.
2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back
of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.
Parietary
Pa*ri"e*ta*ry (?), a. See Parietal, 2.
Parietary
Pa*ri"e*ta*ry, n. [L. parietaria, fr. parietarius parietal. Cf.
Pellitory, Parietal.] (Bot.) Any one of several species of Parietaria.
See 1st Pellitory.
Parietes
Pa*ri"e*tes (?), n. pl. [L. paries a wall.]
1. (Anat.) The walls of a cavity or an organ; as, the abdominal
parietes; the parietes of the cranium.
2. (Bot.) The sides of an ovary or of a capsule.
Parietic
Pa`ri*et"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid
found in the lichen Parmelia parietina, and called also chrysophanic
acid.
Parietine
Pa*ri"e*tine (?), n. [L. parietinus parietal: cf. parietinae ruined
walls.] A piece of a fallen wall; a ruin. [Obs.] Burton.
Parieto-
Pa*ri"e*to- (. (Anat.) A combining form used to indicate connection
with, or relation to, the parietal bones or the parietal segment of
the skull; as, the parieto-mastoid suture.
Parigenin
Pa*rig"e*nin (?), n. [Parillin + -gen + -in.] (Chem.) A curdy white
substance, obtained by the decomposition of parillin.
Parillin
Pa*ril"lin (?), n. [Shortened fr. sarsaparillin.] (Chem.) A glucoside
resembling saponin, found in the root of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc.,
and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also
smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin.
Paring
Par"ing (?), n. [From Pare, v. t.]
1. The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything.
2. That which is pared off. Pope.
Pare off the surface of the earth, and with the parings raise your
hills. Mortimer.
Paripinnate
Par`i*pin"nate (?), a. [Pari- + pinnate.] (Bot.) Pinnate with an equal
number of leaflets on each side; having no odd leaflet at the end.
Paris
Par"is (?), n. [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.) A plant common
in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used
as a narcotic.
NOTE: &hand; It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but has
usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.
Paris
Par"is, n. The chief city of France. Paris green. See under Green, n.
-- Paris white (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting;
Spanish white.
Parish
Par"ish (?), n. [OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF. paroisse,
parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia, corrupted fr. paroecia,
Gr. vicus village. See Vicinity, and cf. Parochial.]
1. (Eccl. & Eng. Law) (a) That circuit of ground committed to the
charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls
therein. Cowell. (b) The same district, constituting a civil
jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the
poor, taxes, etc.
NOTE: &hand; Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under
various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical districts
for spiritual purposes.
Mozley & W.
2. An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial
limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the
charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely,
the territory in which the members of a congregation live. [U. S.]
3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other
States.
Parish
Par"ish, a. Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish
church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as,
parish poor. Dryden. Parish clerk. (a) The clerk or recording officer
of a parish. (b) A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise
assists in the service of the Church of England. -- Parish court, in
Louisiana, a court in each parish.
Parishen
Par"ish*en (?), n. A parishioner. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Parishional
Pa*rish"ion*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial. [R.]
Bp. Hall.
Parishioner
Pa*rish"ion*er (?), n. [F. paroissien, LL. parochianus.] One who
belongs to, or is connected with, a parish.
Parisian
Pa*ri"sian (?), n. [Cf. F. parisen.] A native or inhabitant of Paris,
the capital of France.
Parisian
Pa*ri"sian, a. Of or pertaining to Paris.
Parisienne
Pa`ri`si`enne" (?), n. [F.] A female native or resident of Paris.
Parisology
Par`i*sol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. -logy.] The use of equivocal or ambiguous
words. [R.]
Parisyllabic, Parisyllabical
Par`i*syl*lab"ic (?), Par`i*syl*lab"ic*al (?), a. [Pari- + syllabic,
-ical: cf. F. parisyllabique.] Having the same number of syllables in
all its inflections.
Paritor
Par"i*tor (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. apparitor: cf. L. paritor a servant,
attendant.] An apparitor. "Summoned by an host of paritors." Dryden.
Paritory
Par"i*to*ry (?), n. Pellitory. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Parity
Par"i*ty (?), n. [L. paritas, fr. par, paris, equal: cf. F. parit\'82.
See Pair, Peer an equal.] The quality or condition of being equal or
equivalent; A like state or degree; equality; close correspondence;
analogy; as, parity of reasoning. "No parity of principle." De
Quincey.
Equality of length and parity of numeration. Sir T. Browne.
Park
Park (?), n. [AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F. parc; both being of
the same origin; cf. LL. parcus, parricus, Ir. & Gael. pairc, W. park,
parwg. Cf. Paddock an inclosure, Parrock.]
1. (Eng. Law) A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of
the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.
Mozley & W.
2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a
residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or
the like. Chaucer.
While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend my passion, and
forget to fear. Waller.
3. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for
ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New
York.
4. (Mil.) A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and
materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital
stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects
themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery.
5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown. [Written
also parc.]
Park of artillery. See under Artillery. -- Park phaeton, a small, low
carriage, for use in parks.
Park
Park, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Parking.]
1. To inclose in a park, or as in a park.
How are we parked, and bounded in a pale. Shak.
2. (Mil.) To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park
the artillery, the wagons, etc.
Parker
Park"er (?), n, The keeper of a park. Sir M. Hale.
Parkeria
Par*ke"ri*a (?), n. [NL. So named from W. K. Parker, a British
zo\'94logist.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of large arenaceous fossil
Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular,
or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball.
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Parkesine
Parkes"ine (?), n. [So called from Mr. Parkes, the inventor.] A
compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later
from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized
India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile.
Parkleaves
Park"leaves` (?), n. (Bot.) A European species of Saint John's-wort;
the tutsan. See Tutsan.
Parlance
Par"lance (?), n. [OF., fr. F. parler to speak. See Parley.]
Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance;
in common parlance.
A hate of gossip parlance and of sway. Tennyson.
Parlando, Parlante
Par*lan"do (?), Par*lan"te (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Speaking; in a
speaking or declamatory manner; to be sung or played in the style of a
recitative.
Parle
Parle (?), v. i. [F. parler. See Parley.] To talk; to converse; to
parley. [Obs.] Shak.
Finding himself too weak, began to parle. Milton.
Parle
Parle, n. Conversation; talk; parley. [Obs.]
They ended parle, and both addressed for fight. Milton.
Parley
Par"ley (?), n.; pl. Parleys (#). [F. parler speech, talk, fr. parler
to speak, LL. parabolare, fr. L. parabola a comparison, parable, in
LL., a word. See Parable, and cf. Parliament, Parlor.] Mutual
discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral conference with
an enemy, as with regard to a truce.
We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. Dryden.
To beat a parley (Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a trumpet, as a
signal for holding a conference with the enemy.
Parley
Par"ley, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Parleyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Parleying.]
To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual concern; to
discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer orally with an enemy;
to treat with him by words, as on an exchange of prisoners, an
armistice, or terms of peace.
They are at hand, To parley or to fight; therefore prepare. Shak.
Parliament
Par"lia*ment (?), n. [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr. parler to
speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See Parley.]
1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.]
But first they held their parliament. Rom. of R.
2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council; esp., an
assembly of representatives of a nation or people having authority to
make laws.
They made request that it might be lawful for them to summon a
parliament of Gauls. Golding.
3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and
the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House of Lords and
the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when summoned by
the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to
enact and repeal laws.
NOTE: &hand; Th ought th e so vereign is a constituting branch of
Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the three estates
named above.
4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several
principal judicial courts.
Parliament heel, the inclination of a ship when made to careen by
shifting her cargo or ballast. -- Parliament hinge (Arch.), a hinge
with so great a projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door
or shutter to swing back flat against the wall. -- Long Parliament,
Rump Parliament. See under Long, and Rump.
Parliamental
Par`lia*men"tal (?), a. Parliamentary. [Obs.]
Parliamentarian
Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Parliament. Wood.
Parliamentarian
Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an, n.
1. (Eng. Hist.) One who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to
King Charles I. Walpole.
2. One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or similar
deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished parliamentarian.
Parliamentarily
Par`lia*men"ta*ri*ly (?), adv. In a parliamentary manner.
Parliamentary
Par`lia*men"ta*ry (?), a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. Bacon.
2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. Sir M.
Hale.
3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative
bodies; as, a parliamentary motion.
Parliamentary agent, a person, usually a solicitor, professionally
employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills,
etc., under consideration of Parliament. [Eng.] -- Parliamentary
train, one of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway
companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class
passengers at a reduced rate. [Eng.]
Parlor
Par"lor (?), n. [OE. parlour, parlur, F. parloir, LL. parlatorium. See
Parley.] [Written also parlour.] A room for business or social
conversation, for the reception of guests, etc. Specifically: (a) The
apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates are permitted to
meet and converse with each other, or with visitors and friends from
without. Piers Plowman. (b) In large private houses, a sitting room
for the family and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal uses
than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the dining room of a
house having few apartments, as a London house, where the dining
parlor is usually on the ground floor. (c) Commonly, in the United
States, a drawing-room, or the room where visitors are received and
entertained.
NOTE: &hand; "I n En gland people who have a drawing-room no longer
call it a parlor, as they called it of old and till recently."
Fitzed. Hall. Parior car. See Palace car, under Car.
Parlous
Par"lous (?), a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]
1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] "A
parlous snuffing." Beau. & Fl.
2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] "A parlous boy." Shak.
"A parlous wit." Dryden. -- Par"lous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Par"lous*ness,
n. [Obs.]
Parmesan
Par`me*san" (?), a. [F. parmesan, It. parmigiano.] Of or pertaining to
Parma in Italy. Parmesan cheese, a kind of cheese of a rich flavor,
though from skimmed milk, made in Parma, Italy.
Parnassia
Par*nas"si*a (?), n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs growing in wet
places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus.
Parnassian
Par*nas"sian (?), a. [L. Parnassius.] Of or pertaining to Parnassus.
Parnassian
Par*nas"sian, n. [See Parnassus.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous
species of butterflies belonging to the genus Parnassius. They inhabit
the mountains, both in the Old World and in America.
Parnassus
Par*nas"sus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.) A mountain
in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of
Apollo and for the Castalian spring. Grass of Parnassus. (Bot.) See
under Grass, and Parnassia. -- To climb Parnassus, to write poetry.
[Colloq.]
Paroccipital
Par`oc*cip"i*tal (?), a. [Pref. para- + occipital.] (Anat.) Situated
near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone;
paramastoid; -- applied especially to a process of the skull in some
animals.
Parochial
Pa*ro"chi*al (?), a. [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia. See Parish.]
Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial
duties. "Parochial pastors." Bp. Atterbury. Hence, limited; narrow.
"The parochial mind." W. Black.
Parochialism
Pa*ro"chi*al*ism (?), n. The quality or state of being parochial in
form or nature; a system of management peculiar to parishes.
Parochiality
Pa*ro`chi*al"i*ty (?), n. The state of being parochial. [R.] Sir J.
Marriot.
Parochialize
Pa*ro"chi*al*ize (?), v. t. To render parochial; to form into
parishes.
Parochially
Pa*ro"chi*al*ly, adv. In a parochial manner; by the parish, or by
parishes. Bp. Stillingfleet.
Parochian
Pa*ro"chi*an (?), a. [See Parochial, Parishioner.] Parochial. [Obs.]
"Parochian churches." Bacon.
Parochian
Pa*ro"chi*an, n. [LL. parochianus.] A parishioner. [Obs.] Ld.
Burleigh.
Parodic, Parodical
Pa*rod"ic (?), Pa*rod"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. parodique.] Having the
character of parody.
Very paraphrastic, and sometimes parodical. T. Warton.
Parodist
Par"o*dist (?), n. [Cf. F. parodiste.] One who writes a parody; one
who parodies. Coleridge.
Parody
Par"o*dy (?), n.; pl. Parodies (#). [L. parodia, Gr. parodie. See
Para-, and Ode.]
1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is
mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is
written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of
burlesque; travesty.
The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's "Hind and
Panther" was received with great applause. Macaulay.
2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]
Parody
Par"o*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parodied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Parodying.] [Cf. F. parodier.] To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. Pope.
Paroket
Par"o*ket` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Paroquet.
Parol
Pa*rol" (?), n. [See Parole, the same word.]
1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]
2. (Law) Oral declaration; word of mouth; also, a writing not under
seal. Blackstone.
Parol
Pa*rol", a. Given or done by word of mouth; oral; also, given by a
writing not under seal; as, parol evidence. Parol arrest (Law), an
arrest in pursuance of a verbal order from a magistrate. -- Parol
contract (Law), any contract not of record or under seal, whether oral
or written; a simple contract. Chitty. Story.
Parole
Pa*role" (?), n. [F. parole. See Parley, and cf. Parol.]
1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]
2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.),
promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as
not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the
like.
This man had forfeited his military parole. Macaulay.
3. (Mil.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; --
distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards.
4. (Law) Oral declaration. See lst Parol, 2.
Parole
Pa*role", a. See 2d Parol.
Parole
Pa*role", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paroled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paroling.]
(Mil.) To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.
Paromology
Par`o*mol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. fr. Homologous.] (Rhet.) A concession to
an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument.
Paronomasia
Par`o*no*ma"si*a (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.) A play upon words; a
figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words
similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give
antithetical force to the sentence; punning. Dryden.
Paronomastic, Paronomastical
Par`o*no*mas"tic (?), Par`o*no*mas"tic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to
paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words.
Paronomasy
Par`o*nom"a*sy (?), n. [Cf. F. paronomasie.] Paronomasia. [R.] B.
Jonson.
Paronychia
Par`o*nych"i*a (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. (Med.) A whitlow, or felon.
Quincy.
Paronym
Par"o*nym (?), n. A paronymous word. [Written also paronyme.]
Paronymous
Pa*ron"y*mous (?), a. [Gr.
1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; -- said of
certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc.
2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different
meaning; -- said of certain words, as al and awl; hair and hare, etc.
Paronymy
Pa*ron"y*my, n. The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of
paronymous words.
Paro\'94phoron
Par`o*\'94ph"o*ron (?), n. [NL., from Gr. Para-) + (Anat.) A small
mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with
the parepididymis of the male.
Paroquet
Par"o*quet` (?), n. [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both prob. orig.
meaning, little Peter. See Parrot.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Parrakeet.
[Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet.] Paroquet auk OR
auklet (Zo\'94l.), a small auk (Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting
the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under
parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk.
Parorchis
Pa*ror"chis (?), n. [NL. See Para-, and Orchis.] (Anat.) The part of
the epididymis; or the corresponding part of the excretory duct of the
testicle, which is derived from the Wolffian body.
Parosteal
Pa*ros"te*al (?), (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to parostosis; as,
parosteal ossification.
Parostosis
Par`os*to"sis (?), n. [NL. See Para-, and Ostosis.] (Physiol.)
Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation
of bone outside of the periosteum.
Parostotic
Par`os*tot"ic (?), a. Pertaining to parostosis.
Parotic
Pa*rot"ic (?), a. [See Parotid.] (Anat.) On the side of the auditory
capsule; near the external ear. Parotic region (Zo\'94l.), the space
around the ears.
Parotid
Pa*rot"id (?), a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. parotide. ] (Anat.) (a)
Situated near the ear; -- applied especially to the salivary gland
near the ear. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid
gland. Parotid gland (Anat.), one of the salivary glands situated just
in front of or below the ear. It is the largest of the salivary glands
in man, and its duct opens into the interior of the mouth opposite the
second molar of the upper jaw.
Parotid
Pa*rot"id, n. (Anat.) The parotid gland.
Parotitis
Par`o*ti"tis (?), n. [NL. See Parotid, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation
of the parotid glands. Epidemic, OR Infectious, parotitis, mumps.
Parotoid
Par"o*toid (?), a. [Parotid + -oid.] (Anat.) Resembling the parotid
gland; -- applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above
the ear in many toads and frogs. -- n. A parotoid gland.
Parousia
Pa*rou"si*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Parusia.] (a) The nativity of our
Lord. (b) The last day. Shipley.
Parovarium
Par`o*va"ri*um (?), n. [NL. See Para-, and Ovarium.] (Anat.) A group
of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary
or oviduct; the epo\'94phoron.
Paroxysm
Par"ox*ysm (?), n. [F. paroxysme, Gr.
1. (Med.) The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs
at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions. Arbuthnot.
2. Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a
convulsion; a fit.
The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair. South.
Paroxysmal
Par`ox*ys"mal (?), a. Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or
accompanied by paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper. --
Par`ox*ys"mal*ly, adv.
Paroxytone
Par*ox"y*tone (?), n. [Gr. a. See Para-, and Oxytone.] (Gr. Gram.) A
word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.
Parquet
Par*quet" (?), n. [F. See Parquetry.]
1. A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater nearest the
orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole lower floor of a theater,
from the orchestra to the dress circle; the pit.
2. Same as Parquetry.
Parquetage
Par"quet*age (?), n. See Parquetry.
Parqueted
Par"quet*ed, a. Formed in parquetry; inlaid with wood in small and
differently colored figures.
One room parqueted with yew, which I liked well. Evelyn.
Parquetry
Par"quet*ry (?), n. [F. parqueterie, fr. parquet inlaid flooring, fr.
parquet, dim. of parc an inclosure. See Park.] A species of joinery or
cabinet-work consisting of an inlay of geometric or other patterns,
generally of different colors, -- used especially for floors.
Parquette
Par*quette" (?), n. See Parquet.
Parr
Parr (?), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A young
salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse bands; -- called also
samlet, skegger, and fingerling. (b) A young leveret.
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Parrakeet, Parakeet
Par"ra*keet` (?), Par"a*keet`, n. [See Paroquet.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one
of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is
frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet.
NOTE: &hand; Ma ny of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to
the genus Paleornis; others belong to Polytelis, Platycercus,
Psephotus, Euphema, and allied genera. The American parrakeets
mostly belong to the genus Conurus, as the Carolina parrakeet (C.
Carolinensis).
Parral, Parrel
Par"ral (?), Par"rel (?), n. [F. appareil. See Apparel, n.]
1. (Naut.) The rope or collar by which a yard or spar is held to the
mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered at pleasure.
Totten.
2. A chimney-piece. Halliwell.
Parraqua
Par*ra"qua (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A curassow of the genus Ortalida, allied
to the guan.
Parrhesia
Par*rhe"si*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.) Boldness or freedom of
speech.
Parricidal
Par"ri*ci`dal (?), a. [L. parricidalis, parricidialis. See Parricide.]
Of or pertaining to parricide; guilty of parricide.
Parricide
Par"ri*cide (?), n. [F., fr. L. parricida; pater father + caedere to
kill. See Father, Homicide, and cf. Patricide.]
1. Properly, one who murders one's own father; in a wider sense, one
who murders one's father or mother or any ancestor.
2. [L. parricidium.] The act or crime of murdering one's own father or
any ancestor.
Parricidious
Par`ri*cid"i*ous (?), a. Parricidal. [Obs.]
Parrock
Par"rock (?), n. [AS. pearruc, pearroc. See Park.] A croft, or small
field; a paddock. [Prov. Eng.]
Parrot
Par"rot (?), n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F.
pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. Paroquet, Petrel,
Petrify.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other
genera of the family Psittacid\'91, as distinguished from the
parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even
tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako
(P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or
green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as
cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and
phrases.
Carolina parrot (Zo\'94l.), the Carolina parrakeet. See Parrakeet. --
Night parrot, OR Owl parrot. (Zo\'94l.) See Kakapo. -- Parrot coal,
cannel coal; -- so called from the crackling and chattering sound it
makes in burning. [Eng. & Scot.] -- Parrot green. (Chem.) See
Scheele's green, under Green, n. -- Parrot weed (Bot.), a
suffrutescent plant (Bocconia frutescens) of the Poppy family, native
of the warmer parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid
leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers. -- Parrot wrasse,
Parrot fish (Zo\'94l.), any fish of the genus Scarus. One species (S.
Cretensis), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and
was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Parrot
Par"rot, v. t. To repeat by rote, as a parrot.
Parrot
Par"rot, v. i. To chatter like a parrot.
Parroter
Par"rot*er (?), n. One who simply repeats what he has heard. [R.] J.
S. Mill.
Parrotry
Par"rot*ry (?), n. Servile imitation or repetition. [R.] Coleridge.
"The supine parrotry." Fitzed. Hall.
Parrot's-bill
Par"rot's-bill` (?), n. [So called from the resemblance of its curved
superior petal to a parrot's bill.] (Bot.) The glory pea. See under
Glory.
Parry
Par"ry (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Parrying.] [F. par\'82, p. p. of parer. See Pare, v. t.]
1. To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a
blow, or anything that means or threatens harm. Locke.
Vice parries wide The undreaded volley with a sword of straw.
Cowper.
2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
The French government has parried the payment of our claims. E.
Everett.
Parry
Par"ry, v. i. To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow,
argument, etc. Locke.
Parry
Par"ry, n.; pl. Parries (. A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in
sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a
defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.
Parse
Parse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Parsing.]
[L. pars a part; pars orationis a part of speech. See Part, n.]
(Gram.) To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the
several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by
government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically.
Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it over
perfectly. Ascham.
Parsee
Par"see (?), n. [Hind. & Per. p\'bers\'c6 a Persian, a follower of
Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian.]
1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian
religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India; a fire
worshiper; a Gheber.
2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the
Parsees.
Parseeism
Par"see*ism (?), n. The religion and customs of the Parsees.
Parser
Pars"er (?), n. One who parses.
Parsimonious
Par`si*mo"ni*ous (?), a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See Parsimony.]
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to
excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. -- Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. --
Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness, n.
A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious. Bacon.
Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the expense of
many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war will drain us of more
men and money. Addison.
Syn. -- Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving; mean;
stingy; frugal. See Avaricious.
Parsimony
Par"si*mo*ny (?), n. [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare,
parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.] Closeness or sparingness in the
expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive
frugality; niggardliness. Bacon.
Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. Thackeray.
Syn. -- Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness;
stinginess. See Economy.
Parsley
Pars"ley (?), n. [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L. petroselinum rock
parsley, Gr. Celery.] (Bot.) An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum
Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery
and as a garnish.
As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit. Shak.
Fool's parsley. See under Fool. -- Hedge parsley, Milk parsley, Stone
parsley, names given to various weeds of similar appearance to the
parsley. -- Parsley fern (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling
parsley (Cryptogramme crispa). -- Parsley piert (Bot.), a small herb
(Alchemilla arvensis) formerly used as a remedy for calculus.
Parsnip
Pars"nip (?), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L. pastinaca;
cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade,
pastenaque.] (Bot.) The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the
cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous
plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant
itself. Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip. -- Meadow parsnip, the European
cow parsnip. -- Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip. --
Water parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium, the species
of which are poisonous.
Parson
Par"son (?), n. [OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne
person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L. persona a person. See
Person.]
1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A person who represents a parish in its
ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or
incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the
rights thereof, with the cure of souls.
2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in
orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.
He hears the parson pray and preach. Longfellow.
Parson bird (Zo\'94l.), a New Zealand bird (Prosthemadera
Nov\'91seelandi\'91) remarkable for its powers of mimicry and its
ability to articulate words. Its color is glossy black, with a curious
tuft of long, curly, white feathers on each side of the throat. It is
often kept as a cage bird.
Parsonage
Par"son*age (?), n.
1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings,
for the maintenance of the parson of a parish.
2. The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or
ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of
the incumbent or settled pastor.
3. Money paid for the support of a parson. [Scot.]
What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage and vicarage,
for? Sir W. Scott.
Parsoned
Par"soned (?), a. Furnished with a parson.
Parsonic, Parsonical
Par*son"ic (?), Par*son"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a parson;
clerical.
Vainglory glowed in his parsonic heart. Colman.
-- Par*son"ic*al*ly, adv.
Parsonish
Par"son*ish (?), a. Appropriate to, or like, a parson; -- used in
disparagement. [Colloq.]
Part
Part (?), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring
forth, produce. Cf. Parent, Depart, Parcel, Partner, Party, Portion.]
1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is
divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a
number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as going to make up,
with others, a larger number, quantity, mass, etc., whether actually
separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a
member; a constituent.
And kept back part of the price, . . . and brought a certain part
and laid it at the apostles'feet. Acts v. 2.
Our ideas of extension and number -- do they not contain a secret
relation of the parts ? Locke.
I am a part of all that I have met. Tennyson.
2. Hence, specifically: (a) An equal constituent portion; one of
several or many like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is
divided, or of which it is composed; proportional division or
ingredient.
An homer is the tenth part of an ephah. Ex. xvi. 36.
A thought which, quartered, hath but one part wisdom, And ever
three parts coward. Shak.
(b) A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole; a member; an
organ; an essential element.
All the parts were formed . . . into one harmonious body. Locke.
The pulse, the glow of every part. Keble.
(c) A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent;
-- usually in the plural with a collective sense. "Men of considerable
parts." Burke. "Great quickness of parts." Macaulay.
Which maintained so politic a state of evil, that they will not
admit any good part to intermingle with them. Shak.
(d) Quarter; region; district; -- usually in the plural. "The
uttermost part of the heaven." Neh. i. 9.
All parts resound with tumults, plaints, and fears. Dryden.
(e) (Math.) Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a certain
number of times, will exactly make that quantity; as, 3 is a part of
12; -- the opposite of multiple. Also, a line or other element of a
geometrical figure.
3. That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or which
falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share; portion; lot;
interest; concern; duty; office.
We have no part in David. 2 Sam. xx. 1.
Accuse not Nature! she hath done her part; Do thou but thine.
Milton.
Let me bear My part of danger with an equal share. Dryden.
4. Hence, specifically: (a) One of the opposing parties or sides in a
conflict or a controversy; a faction.
For he that is not against us is on our part. Mark ix. 40.
Make whole kingdoms take her brother's part. Waller.
(b) A particular character in a drama or a play; an assumed
personification; also, the language, actions, and influence of a
character or an actor in a play; or, figuratively, in real life. See
To act a part, under Act.
That part Was aptly fitted and naturally performed. Shak.
It was a brute part of him to kill so capital a calf. Shak.
Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there
all the honor lies. Pope.
(c) (Mus.) One of the different melodies of a concerted composition,
which heard in union compose its harmony; also, the music for each
voice or instrument; as, the treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin
part, etc. For my part, so far as concerns me; for my share. -- For
the most part. See under Most, a. -- In good part, as well done;
favorably; acceptably; in a friendly manner. Hooker. In ill part,
unfavorably; with displeasure. -- In part, in some degree; partly. --
Part and parcel, an essential or constituent portion; -- a
reduplicative phrase. Cf. might and main, kith and kin, etc. "She was
. . . part and parcel of the race and place." Howitt. -- Part of
speech (Gram.), a sort or class of words of a particular character;
thus, the noun is a part of speech denoting the name of a thing; the
verb is a part of speech which asserts something of the subject of a
sentence. -- Part owner (Law), one of several owners or tenants in
common. See Joint tenant, under Joint. -- Part singing, singing in
which two or more of the harmonic parts are taken. -- Part song, a
song in two or more (commonly four) distinct vocal parts. "A part song
differs from a madrigal in its exclusion of contrapuntual devices;
from a glee, in its being sung by many voices, instead of by one only,
to each part." Stainer & Barrett. Syn. -- Portion; section; division;
fraction; fragment; piece; share; constituent. See Portion, and
Section.
Part
Part (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parted; p. pr. & vb. n. Parting.] [F.
partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p. partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a
part. See Part, n.]
1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into two or
more parts or pieces; to sever. "Thou shalt part it in pieces." Lev.
ii. 6.
There, [celestial love] parted into rainbow hues. Keble.
2. To divide into shares; to divide and distribute; to allot; to
apportion; to share.
To part his throne, and share his heaven with thee. Pope.
They parted my raiment among them. John xix. 24.
3. To separate or disunite; to cause to go apart; to remove from
contact or contiguity; to sunder.
The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee
and me. Ruth i. 17.
While he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into
heaven. Luke xxiv. 51.
The narrow seas that part The French and English. Shak.
4. Hence: To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene betwixt, as
combatants.
The stumbling night did part our weary powers. Shak.
5. To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion;
as, to part gold from silver.
The liver minds his own affair, . . . And parts and strains the
vital juices. Prior.
6. To leave; to quit. [Obs.]
Since presently your souls must part your bodies. Shak.
To part a cable (Naut.), to break it. -- To part company, to separate,
as travelers or companions.
Part
Part, v. i.
1. To be broken or divided into parts or pieces; to break; to become
separated; to go asunder; as, rope parts; his hair parts in the
middle.
2. To go away; to depart; to take leave; to quit each other; hence, to
die; -- often with from.
He wrung Bassanio's hand, and so they parted. Shak.
He owned that he had parted from the duke only a few hours before.
Macaulay.
His precious bag, which he would by no means part from. G. Eliot.
3. To perform an act of parting; to relinquish a connection of any
kind; -- followed by with or from.
Celia, for thy sake, I part With all that grew so near my heart.
Waller.
Powerful hands . . . will not part Easily from possession won with
arms. Milton.
It was strange to him that a father should feel no tenderness at
parting with an only son. A. Trollope.
4. To have a part or share; to partake. [Obs.] "They shall part
alike." 1 Sam. xxx. 24.
Part
Part, adv. Partly; in a measure. [R.] Shak.
Partable
Part"a*ble (?), a. See Partible. Camden.
Partage
Part"age (?), n. [F. See Part, v. & n.]
1. Division; the act of dividing or sharing. [Obs.] Fuller.
2. Part; portion; share. [Obs.] Ford.
Partake
Par*take" (?), v. i. [imp. Partook (?); p. p. Partaken (; p. pr. & vb.
n. Partaking.] [Part + take.]
1. To take a part, portion, lot, or share, in common with others; to
have a share or part; to participate; to share; as, to partake of a
feast with others. "Brutes partake in this faculty." Locke.
When I against myself with thee partake. Shak.
2. To have something of the properties, character, or office; --
usually followed by of.
The attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster partakes partly of a judge,
and partly of an attorney-general. Bacon.
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Partake
Par*take" (?), v. t.
1. To partake of; to have a part or share in; to share.
Let every one partake the general joy. Driden.
2. To admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a part to.
[Obs.] Spencer.
3. To distribute; to communicate. [Obs.] Shak.
Partaker
Par*tak"er (?), n.
1. One who partakes; a sharer; a participator.
Partakers of their spiritual things. Rom. xv. 27.
Wish me partaker in my happiness. Shark.
2. An accomplice; an associate; a partner. [Obs.]
Partakers wish them in the blood of the prophets. Matt. xxiii. 30.
Partan
Par"tan (?), n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. partan.] (Zo\'94l.) An edible British
crab. [Prov. Eng.]
Parted
Part"ed (?), a.
1. Separated; devided.
2. Endowed with parts or abilities. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
3. (Bot.) Cleft so that the divisions reach nearly, but not quite, to
the midrib, or the base of the blade; -- said of a leaf, and used
chiefly in composition; as, three-parted, five-parted, etc. Gray.
Parter
Part"er (?), n. One who, or which, parts or separates. Sir P. Sidney.
Parterre
Par*terre" (?), n. [F., fr. par on, by (L. per)+terre earth, ground,
L. terra. See Terrace.]
1. (Hort.) An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots,
in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or
turf for walking on.
2. The pit of a theater; the parquet. [France]
Partheniad
Par*the"ni*ad (?), n. [See Parthenic.] A poem in honor of a virgin.
[Obs.]
Parthenic
Par*then"ic (?), a. [Gr. Of or pertaining to the Spartan Partheni\'91,
or sons of unmarried women.
Parthenogenesis
Par`the*no*gen"e*sis (?), n. [Gr. parqe`nos a virgin + E. genesis.]
1. (Biol.) The production of new individuals from virgin females by
means of ova which have the power of developing without the
intervention of the male element; the production, without
fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the
phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis.
2. (Bot.) The production of seed without fertilization, believed to
occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the
embrionic vesicle.
Parthenogenetic
Par`the*no*ge*net"ic, a. (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or produced by,
parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms. --
Par`the*no*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.
Parthenogenitive
Par`the*no*gen"i*tive (?), a. (Biol.) Parthenogenetic.
Parthenogeny
Par`the*nog"e*ny (?), n. (Biol.) Same as Parthenogenesis.
Parthenon
Par"the*non (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos a virgin, i.
e., Athene, the Greek goddess called also Pallas.] A celebrated marble
temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric
order, and has had an important influence on art.
Partenope
Par*ten"o*pe (?), n. [L., the name of a Siren, fr. Gr.
1. (Gr. Myth.) One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the sea, in
despair at not being able to beguile Ulysses by her songs.
2. One of the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, descovered by M. de
Gasparis in 1850.
Parthian
Par"thi*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to ancient Parthia, in Asia. -- n.
A native Parthia. Parthian arrow, an arrow discharged at an enemy when
retreating from him, as was the custom of the ancient Parthians;
hence, a parting shot.
Partial
Par"tial (?), a. [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen. partis, a
part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See Part, n.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or
universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.
"Partial dissolutions of the earth." T. Burnet.
2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question,
more then the other; baised; not indifferent; as, a judge should not
be partial.
Ye have been partial in the law. Mal. ii. 9.
3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably;
foolishly fond. "A partial parent." Pope.
Not partial to an ostentatious display. Sir W. Scott.
4. (Bot.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is
made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a
partial petiole.
Partial differentials, Partial differential coefficients, Partial
differentiation, etc. (of a function of two or more variables), the
differentials, differential coefficients, differentiation etc., of the
function, upon the hypothesis that some of the variables are for the
time constant. -- Partial fractions (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals
a given fraction. -- Partial tones (Music), the simple tones which in
combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or harmonics, which,
blending with a fundamental tone, cause its special quality of sound,
or timbre, or tone color. See, also, Tone.
Partialism
Par"tial*ism (?), n. Partiality; specifically (Theol.), the doctrine
of the Partialists.
Partialist
Par"tial*ist n.
1. One who is partial. [R.]
2. (Theol.) One who holds that the atonement was made only for a part
of mankind, that is, for the elect.
Partiality
Par`ti*al"i*ty (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. partialit\'82.]
1. The quality or state of being partial; inclination to favor one
party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue bias of
mind.
2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others;
special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting.
Roget.
Partialize
Par"tial*ize (?), v. t. & i. To make or be partial. [R.]
Partially
Par"tial*ly adv.
1. In part; not totally; as, partially true; the sun partially
eclipsed. Sir T. Browne.
2. In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with unjust favor or
dislike; as, to judge partially. Shak.
Partibility
Part`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. [From Partible.] The quality or state of being
partible; divisibility; separability; as, the partibility of an
inherttance.
Partible
Part"i*ble (?), a. [L. partibilis, fr. partire to part, divide, fr. L.
pars: cf. F. partible. See Part.] Admitting of being parted;
divisible; separable; susceptible of severance or partition; as, an
estate of inheritance may be partible. "Make the molds partible."
Bacon.
Participable
Par*tic"i*pa*ble (?), a. Capable of being participated or shared. [R.]
Norris.
Participant
Par*tic"i*pant (?), a. [L. participans, p.pr. of participare: cf. F.
participant. See Participate.] Sharing; participating; having a share
of part. Bacon.
Participant
Par*tic"i*pant, n. A participator; a partaker.
Participants in their . . . mysterious rites. Bp. Warburton.
Participantly
Par*tic"i*pant*ly, adv. In a participant manner.
Participate
Par*tic"i*pate (?), a. [L. participatus, p.p. of participare to
participate; pars, partis, part + capere to take. See Part, and
Capacious.] Acting in common; participating. [R.] Shak.
Participate
Par*tic"i*pate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Participated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Participating.] Tj have a share in common with others; to take a
part; to partake; -- followed by in, formely by of; as, to participate
in a debate. Shak.
So would he participateof their wants. Hayward.
Mine may come when men With angels may participate. Milton.
Participate
Par*tic"i*pate, v. t.
1. To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [R.]
Fit to participate all rational delight. Milton.
2. To impart, or give, or share of. [Obs.] Drayton.
Participation
Par*tic`i*pa"tion (?), n. [F. participation, L. participatio.]
1. The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with
others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows.
These deities are so by participation. Bp. Stillingfleet.
What an honor, that God should admit us into such a blessed
participation of himself! Atterbury.
2. Distribution; division into shares. [Obs.] Raleigh.
3. community; fellowship; association. [Obs.] Shak.
Participative
Par*tic"i*pa*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. participatif.] Capable of
participating.
Participator
Par*tic"i*pa`tor (?), n. [L.] One who participates, or shares with
another; a partaker.
Participial
Par`ti*cip"i*al (?), a. [L. participialis: cf. E. participal. See
Participle.] Having, or partaking of, the nature and use of a
participle; formed from a participle; as, a participial noun. Lowth.
Participial
Par`ti*cip"i*al, n. A participial word.
Participialize
Par`ti*cip"i*al*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p.p Participialized (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Participializing.] To form into, or put in the form of, a
participle. [R.]
Participially
Par`ti*cip"i*al*ly, adv. In the sense or manner of a participle.
Participle
Par"ti*ci*ple (?), n. [F. participe, L. participium, fr. particeps
sharing, participant; pars, gen. partis, a part + capere to take. See
Participate.]
1. (Gram.) A part of speech partaking of the nature both verb and
adjective; a form of a verb, or verbal adjective, modifying a noun,
but taking the adjuncts of the verb from which it is derived. In the
sentences: a letter is written; being asleep he did not hear;
exhausted by toil he will sleep soundly, -- written, being, and
exhaustedare participles.
By a participle, [I understand] a verb in an adjectival aspect.
Earle.
NOTE: &hand; Pr esent pa rticiples, ca lled al so im perfect, or
incomplete, participles, end in -ing. Past participles, called also
perfect, or complete, participles, for the most part end in -ed,
-d, -t, -en, or -n. A participle when used merely as an attribute
of a noun, without reference to time, is called an adjective, or a
participial adjective; as, a written constitution; a rolling stone;
the exhausted army. The verbal noun in -ing has the form of the
present participle. See Verbal noun, under Verbal, a.
2. Anything that partakes of the nature of different things. [Obs.]
The participles or confines between plants and living creatures.
Bacon.
Particle
Par"ti*cle (?), n. [L. particula, dim of pars, gen partis, a part: cf.
F. particule. See Part, and cf. Parcel.]
1. A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little bit; an
atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of dust.
The small size of atoms which unite To make the smallest particle
of light. Blackmore.
2. Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as, he has
not a particle of patriotism or virtue.
The houses had not given their commissioners authority in the least
particle to recede. Clarendon.
3. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A crumb or little piece of concecrated host. (b)
The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the laity. Bp.
Fitzpatrick.
4. (Gram.) A subordinate word that is never inflected (a preposition,
conjunction, interjection); or a word that can not be used except in
compositions; as, ward in backward, ly in lovely. <-- elementary
particle (Physics) -->
Particolored
Par"ti*col`ored, a. Same as Party-colored.
Particular
Par*tic"u*lar (?), a. [OE. particuler, F. particulier, L.
particularis. See Particle.]
1. Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a part
separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate; sole;
single; individual; specific; as, the particular stars of a
constellation. Shak.
[/Make] each particular hair to stand an end, Like quills upon the
fretful porpentine. Shak.
Seken in every halk and every herne Particular sciences for to
lerne. Chaucer.
2. Of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing; belonging to
one only; not general; not common; hence, personal; peculiar;
singular. "Thine own particular wrongs." Shak.
Wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular juice out of the
earth. Bacon.
3. Separate or distinct by reason of superiority; distinguished;
important; noteworthy; unusual; special; as, he brought no particular
news; she was the particular belle of the party.
4. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial;
precise; as, a full and particular account of an accident; hence,
nice; fastidious; as, a man particular in his dress.
5. (Law) (a) Containing a part only; limited; as, a particular estate,
or one precedent to an estate in remainder. (b) Holding a particular
estate; as, a particular tenant. Blackstone.
6. (Logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension;
affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as, a particular
proposition; -- opposed to universal: e. g. (particular affirmative)
Some men are wise; (particular negative) Some men are not wise.
Particular average. See under Average. -- Particular Baptist, one of a
branch of the Baptist denomination the members of which hold the
doctrine of a particular or individual election and reprobation. --
Particular lien (Law), a lien, or a right to retain a thing, for some
charge or claim growing out of, or connected with, that particular
thing. -- Particular redemption, the doctrine that the purpose, act,
and provisions of redemption are restricted to a limited number of the
human race. See Calvinism. Syn. -- Minute; individual; respective;
appropriate; peculiar; especial; exact; specific; precise; critical;
circumstantial. See Minute.
Particular
Par*tic"u*lar (?), n.
1. A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a whole; an
individual fact, point, circumstance, detail, or item, which may be
considered separately; as, the particulars of a story.
Particulars which it is not lawful for me to reveal. Bacon.
It is the greatest interest of particulars to advance the good of
the community. L'Estrange.
2. Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character;
individuality; interest, etc. [Obs.]
For his particular I'll receive him gladly. Shak.
If the particulars of each person be considered. Milton.
Temporal blessings, whether such as concern the public . . . or
such as concern our particular. Whole Duty of Man.
3. (Law) One of the details or items of grounds of claim; -- usually
in the pl.; also, a bill of particulars; a minute account; as, a
particular of premises.
The reader has a particular of the books wherein this law was
written. Ayliffe.
Bill of particulars. See under Bill. -- In particular, specially;
peculiarly. "This, in particular, happens to the lungs." Blackmore. --
To go into particulars, to relate or describe in detail or minutely.
Particularism
Par*tic"u*lar*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. particularisme.]
1. A minute description; a detailed statement. [R.]
2. (Theol.) The doctrine of particular election.
3. (German Politics) Devotion to the interests of one's own kingdom or
province rather than to those of the empire.
Particularist
Par*tic"u*lar*ist, n. [Cf. F. particulariste.] One who holds to
particularism. -- Par*tic`u*lar*is"tic, a.
Particularity
Par*tic`u*lar"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Particularities (#). [Cf. F.
particularit\'82.]
1. The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness;
circumstantiality; minuteness in detail.
2. That which is particular; as: (a) Peculiar quality; individual
characteristic; peculiarity. "An old heathen altar with this
particularity." Addison. (b) Special circumstance; minute detail;
particular. "Even descending to particularities." Sir P. Sidney. (c)
Something of special or private concern or interest.
Let the general trumpet blow his blast, Particularities and petty
sounds To cease! Shak
.
Particularization
Par*tic`u*lar*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of particularizing. Coleridge.
Particularize
Par*tic"u*lar*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Particularized (?); p. pr.
& vb. n. Particularizing (?).] [Cf. F. particulariser.] To give as a
particular, or as the particulars; to mention particularly; to give
the particulars of; to enumerate or specify in detail.
He not only boasts of his parentage as an Israelite, but
particularizes his descent from Benjamin. Atterbury.
Particularize
Par*tic"u*lar*ize, v. i. To mention or attend to particulars; to give
minute details; to be circumstantial; as, to particularize in a
narrative.
Particularly
Par*tic"u*lar*ly, adv.
1. In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific reference or
interest; in particular; distinctly.
2. In an especial manner; in a high degree; as, a particularly
fortunate man; a particularly bad failure.
The exact propriety of Virgil I particularly regarded as a great
part of his character. Dryden.
Particularment
Par*tic"u*lar*ment (?), n. A particular; a detail. [Obs.]
Particulate
Par*tic"u*late (?), v. t. & i. [See Particle.] To particularize.
[Obs.]
Particulate
Par*tic"u*late (?), a.
1. Having the form of a particle.
2. Referring to, or produced by, particles, such as dust, minute
germs, etc. [R.]
The smallpox is a particulate disease. Tyndall.
Parting
Par"ting (?), a. [From Part, v.]
1. Serving to part; dividing; separating.
2. Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. "Give
him that parting kiss." Shak.
3. Departing. "Speed the parting guest." Pope.
4. Admitting of being parted; partible.
Parting fellow, a partner. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Parting pulley. See
under Pulley. -- Parting sand (Founding), dry, nonadhesive sand,
sprinkled upon the partings of a mold to facilitate the separation. --
Parting strip (Arch.), in a sash window, one of the thin strips of
wood let into the pulley stile to keep the sashes apart; also, the
thin piece inserted in the window box to separate the weights. --
Parting tool (Mach.), a thin tool, used in turning or planing, for
cutting a piece in two.
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Parting
Par"ting (?), n.
1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted;
division; separation. "The parting of the way." Ezek. xxi. 21.
2. A separation; a leave-taking. Shak.
And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out
young hearts. Byron.
3. A surface or line of separation where a division occurs.
4. (Founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mold where
it meets that of another section.
5. (Chem.) The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the
separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
6. (Geol.) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
7. (Naut.) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
8. (Min.) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some
other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamell\'91.
Partisan
Par"ti*san (?), n. [F., fr. It. partigiano. See Party, and cf.
Partisan a truncheon.] [Written also partizan.]
1. An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and
passionately devoted to a party or an interest. "The violence of a
partisan." Macaulay.
Both sides had their partisans in the colony. Jefferson.
2. (Mil.) (a) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged
in making forays and harassing an enemy. (b) Any member of such a
corps.
Partisan
Par"ti*san, a. [Written also partizan.]
1. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of
blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded
by partisan zeal.
2. (Mil.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan
officer or corps.
Partisan ranger (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps.
Partisan
Par"ti*san, n. [F. pertuisane, prob. fr. It. partigiana, influenced in
French by OF. pertuisier to pierce. It was prob. so named as the
weapon of some partisans, or party men. Cf. Partisan one of a corps of
light troops.] A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff.
And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave. Shak.
Partisanship
Par"ti*san*ship, n. The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a
party; feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan.
Partita
Par*ti"ta (?), n. [It.] (Mus.) A suite; a set of variations.
Partite
Par"tite (?), a. [L. partitus, p.p. of partire to part, divide, from
pars. See Part, and cf. Party, a.] (Bot.) Divided nearly to the base;
as, a partite leaf is a simple separated down nearly to the base.
Partition
Par*ti"tion (?), n. [F. partition, L. partitio. See Part, v.]
1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted;
separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
And good from bad find no partition. Shak.
2. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or
distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary;
dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one
part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another;
as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions.
No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass.
Dryden.
3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.]
"Lodged in a small partition." Milton.
4. (Law.) The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly
in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by
compulsion of law.
5. (Mus.) A score.
Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts
subject to given conditions. Brande & C.
Partition
Par*ti"tion (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Partitioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Partitioning.]
1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to
partition an estate among various heirs.
2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to
partition a house.
Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. Bacon.
Partitionment
Par*ti"tion*ment (?), n. The act of partitioning.
Partitive
Par"ti*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. partitif.] (Gram.) Denoting a part; as, a
partitive genitive.
Partitive
Par"ti*tive, n. (Gram.) A word expressing partition, or denoting a
part.
Partitively
Par"ti*tive*ly, adv. In a partitive manner.
Partlet
Part"let (?), n. [Dim. of part.]
1. A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and
breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a
ruff. [Obs.] Fuller.
2. A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers. "Dame
Partlett, the hen." Shak.
Partly
Part"ly, adv. In part; in some measure of degree; not wholly. "I
partly believe it." 1 Cor. xi. 18.
Partner
Part"ner (?), n. [For parcener, influenced by part.]
1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an
associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." Shak. Hence: (a) A
husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who dance together. (c)
One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in
the gains and losses, of a business.
My other self, the partner of my life. Milton.
2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a
partnership. See Partnership.
3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a
deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or
the like.
Dormant, OR Silent, partner. See under Dormant, a. Syn. -- Associate;
colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker; participator; companion;
comrade; mate.
Partner
Part"ner, v. t. To associate, to join. [Obs.] Shak.
Partnership
Part"ner*ship, n.
1. The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be in partnership
with another; to have partnership in the fortunes of a family or a
state.
2. A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or interest.
Rome, that ne'er knew three lordly heads before, First fell by
fatal partnership of power. Rowe.
He does possession keep, And is too wise to hazard partnership.
Dryden.
3. An alliance or association of persons for the prosecution of an
undertaking or a business on joint account; a company; a firm; a
house; as, to form a partnership.
4. (Law) A contract between two or more competent persons for joining
together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or any or all of them,
under an understanding that there shall be a communion of profit
between them, and for the purpose of carrying on a legal trade,
business, or adventure. Kent. Story.
NOTE: &hand; Community of profit is absolutely essential to, though
not necessary the test of, a partnership.
5. (Arith.) See Fellowship, n., 6.
Limited partnership, a form of partnership in which the firm consists
of one or more general partners, jointly and severally responsible as
ordinary partners, and one or more special partners, who are not
liable for the debts of the partnership beyond the amount of cash they
contribute as capital. -- Partnership in commendam, the title given to
the limited partnership (F. soci\'82t\'82 en commandit\'82) of the
French law, introduced into the code of Louisiana. Burrill. -- Silent
partnership, the relation of partnership sustained by a person who
furnishes capital only.
Partook
Par*took" (?), imp. of Partake.
Partridge
Par"tridge (?), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F.
perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)
1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the
genus Perdix and several related genera of the family Perdicid\'91, of
the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird.
Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. Chaucer.
NOTE: &hand; Th e co mmon Eu ropean, or gr ay, pa rtridge (P erdix
cinerea) and the red-legged partridge (Caccabis rubra) of Southern
Europe and Asia are well-known species.
2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to
Colinus, and allied genera. [U.S.]
NOTE: &hand; Am ong th em are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of
the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge (Oreortyx
pictus) of California; the Massena partridge (Cyrtonyx
Montezum\'91); and the California partridge (Callipepla
Californica).
3. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). [New Eng.]
Bamboo partridge (Zo\'94l.), a spurred partridge of the genus
Bambusicola. Several species are found in China and the East Indies.
-- Night partridge (Zo\'94l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.] -- Painted
partridge (Zo\'94l.), a francolin of South Africa (Francolinus
pictus). -- Partridge berry. (Bot.) (a) The scarlet berry of a
trailing american plant (Mitchella repens) of the order Rubiace\'91,
having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant flowers sometimes
tinged with purple, growing in pairs with the ovaries united, and
producing the berries which remain over winter; also, the plant
itself. (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen (Gaultheria
procumbens); also, the plant itself. -- Partridge dove (Zo\'94l.) Same
as Mountain witch, under Mountain. -- Partridge pea (Bot.), a
yellow-flowered leguminous herb (Cassia Cham\'91crista), common in
sandy fields in the Eastern United States. -- Partridge shell
(Zo\'94l.), a large marine univalve shell (Dolium perdix), having
colors variegated like those of the partridge. -- Partridge wood (a) A
variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It is obtained from
tropical America, and one source of it is said to be the leguminous
tree Andira inermis. Called also pheasant wood. (b) A name sometimes
given to the dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm,
which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. -- Sea
partridge (Zo\'94l.), an Asiatic sand partridge (Ammoperdix Bonhami);
-- so called from its note. -- Snow partridge (Zo\'94l.), a large
spurred partridge (Lerwa nivicola) which inhabits the high mountains
of Asia. -- Spruce partridge. See under Spruce. -- Wood partridge, OR
Hill partridge (Zo\'94l.), any small Asiatic partridge of the genus
Arboricola.
Parture
Par"ture (?), n. Departure. [Obs.] Spenser.
Parturiate
Par*tu"ri*ate (?), v. i. [See Parturient.] To bring forth young.
[Obs.]
Parturiency
Par*tu"ri*en*cy (?), n. Parturition.
Parturient
Par*tu"ri*ent (?), a. [L. parturiens, p.pr. of parturire to desire to
bring forth, fr. parere, partum, to bring forth. See Parent.] Bringing
forth, or about to bring forth, young; fruitful. Jer. Tailor.
Parturifacient
Par*tu`ri*fa"cient (?), n. [L. parturire to desire to bring forth +
facere to make.] (Med.) A medicine tending to cause parturition, or to
give relief in childbearing. Dunglison.
Parturious
Par*tu"ri*ous (?), a. Parturient. [Obs.] Drayton.
Parturition
Par`tu*ri"tion (?), n. [L. parturitio, fr. parturire: cf. F.
parturition. See Parturient.]
1. The act of bringing forth, or being delivered of, young; the act of
giving birth; delivery; childbirth.
2. That which is brought forth; a birth. [Obs.]
Parturitive
Par*tu"ri*tive (?), a. Pertaining to parturition; obstetric. [R.]
Party
Par"ty (?), n.; pl. Parties (#). [F. parti and partie, fr. F. partir
to part, divide, L. partire, partiri. See Part, v.]
1. A part or portion. [Obs.] "The most party of the time." Chaucer.
2. A number of persons united in opinion or action, as distinguished
from, or opposed to, the rest of a community or association; esp., one
of the parts into which a people is divided on questions of public
policy.
Win the noble Brutus to our party. Shak.
The peace both parties want is like to last. Dryden.
3. A part of a larger body of company; a detachment; especially
(Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on special service.
4. A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a select
company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as, to
give a party.
5. One concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes part with
others; a participator; as, he was a party to the plot; a party to the
contract.
6. The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an individual,
a firm, or corporation; a litigant.
The cause of both parties shall come before the judges. Ex. xxii.
9.
7. Hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed or
antagonistic to another.
It the jury found that the party slain was of English race, it had
been adjudged felony. Sir J. Davies.
8. Cause; side; interest.
Have you nothing said Upon this Party 'gainst the Duke of Albany?
Shak.
9. A person; as, he is a queer party. [Now accounted a vulgarism.]
NOTE: "For se veral ge nerations, ou r an cestors la rgely employed
party for person; but this use of the word, when it appeared to be
reviving, happened to strike, more particularly, the fancy of the
vulgar; and the consequence has been, that the polite have chosen
to leave it in their undisputed possession." Fitzed. Hall.
Party jury (Law), a jury composed of different parties, as one which
is half natives and half foreigners. -- Party man, a partisan. Swift.
-- Party spirit, a factious and unreasonable temper, not uncommonly
shown by party men. Whately. -- Party verdict, a joint verdict. Shak.
-- Party wall. (a) (Arch.) A wall built upon the dividing line between
two adjoining properties, usually having half its thickness on each
property. (b) (Law) A wall that separates adjoining houses, as in a
block or row.
Party
Par"ty, a. [F. parti divided, fr. partir to divide. See Part, v., and
cf. Partite.]
1. (Her.) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the
ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale.
2. Partial; favoring one party.<-- partisan -->
I will be true judge, and not party. Chaucer.
Charter party. See under Charter.
Party
Par"ty, adv. Partly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Party-coated
Par"ty-coat`ed (?), a. Having a motley coat, or coat of divers colors.
Shak.
Party-colored, Parti-colored
Par"ty-col`ored, Par"ti-col`ored (?), a. Colored with different tints;
variegated; as, a party-colored flower. "Parti-colored lambs." Shak.
Partyism
Par"ty*ism (?), n. Devotion to party.
Parumbilical
Par`um*bil"ic*al (?), a. [Pref. para- + umbilical.] (Anat.) Near the
umbilicus; -- applied especially to one or more small veins which, in
man, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front
wall of the abdomen.
Parusia
Pa*ru"si*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which
the present tense is used instead of the past or the future, as in the
animated narration of past, or in the prediction of future, events.
Parvanimity
Par`va*nim"i*ty (?), n. [L. parvus little + animus mind.] The state or
quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness; --
opposed to magnanimity. De Quincey.
Parvenu
Par"ve*nu` (?), n. [F., prop. p.p. of parvenir to attain to, to
succeed, to rise to high station, L. pervenire to come to; per through
+ venire to come. See Par, prep., and Come.] An upstart; a man newly
risen into notice.
Parvis, Parvise
Par"vis, Par"vise (?), n. [F. parvis, fr. LL. paravisus, fr. L.
paradisus. See Paradise.] a court of entrance to, or an inclosed space
before, a church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as
place of meeting, as for lawyers. Chaucer.
Parvitude, Parvity
Par"vi*tude (?), Par"vi*ty (?), n. [L. parvitas, fr. parvus little:
cf. OF. parvit\'82.] Littleness. [Obs.] Glanvill. Ray.
Parvolin
Par"vo*lin (?), n. (Physiol. Chem.) A nonoxygenous ptomaine, formed in
the putrefaction of albuminous matters, especially of horseflesh and
mackerel.
Parvoline
Par"vo*line (?), n. (Chem.) A liquid base, C
Pas
Pas (?), n. [F. See Pace.]
1. A pace; a step, as in a dance. Chaucer.
2. Right of going foremost; precedence. Arbuthnot.
Pasan
Pa"san (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The gemsbok.
Pasch, Pascha
Pasch (?), Pas"cha (?), n. [AS. pascha, L. pascha, Gr. pesach, fr.
p\'besach to pass over: cf. OF. pasque, F. p\'83que. Cf. Paschal,
Paas, Paque.] The passover; the feast of Easter. Pasch egg. See Easter
egg, under Easter. -- Pasch flower. See Pasque flower, under Pasque.
Paschal
Pas"chal (?), a. [L. paschalis: cf. F. pascal. See Pasch.] Of or
pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal
eggs. Longfellow. Paschal candle (R. C. Ch.), a large wax candle,
blessed and placed on the altar on Holy Saturday, or the day before
Easter. -- Paschal flower. See Pasque flower, under Pasque.
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Paseng
Pa*seng" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The wild or bezoar goat. See Goat.
Pash
Pash (?), v. t. [Prob. of imitative origin, or possibly akin to box to
fight with the fists.] To strike; to crush; to smash; to dash in
pieces. [Obs.] P. Plowman. "I'll pash him o'er the face." Shak.
Pash
Pash, n. [Scot., the pate. Cf. Pash, v. t.]
1. The head; the poll. [R.] "A rough pash." Shak.
2. A crushing blow. [Obs.]
3. A heavy fall of rain or snow. [Prov. Eng.]
Pasha
Pa*sha" (?), n. [Turk. p\'besh\'be, b\'besh\'be; cf. Per. b\'besh\'be,
b\'bedsh\'beh; perh. a corruption of Per. p\'bedish\'beh. Cf. Bashaw,
Padishah, Shah.] An honorary title given to officers of high rank in
Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The
earlier form was bashaw. [Written also pacha.]
NOTE: &hand; Th ere ar e th ree cl asses of pa shas, whose rank is
distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on their
standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of three tails being
the highest.
Pashalic
Pa*sha"lic (?), n. [Written also pachalic.] [Turk.] The jurisdiction
of a pasha.
Pashaw
Pa*shaw" (?), n. See Pasha.
Pasigraphic, Pasigraphical
Pas`i*graph"ic (?), Pas`i*graph"ic*al (?) a. Of or pertaining to
pasigraphy.
Pasigraphy
Pa*sig"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. -graphy.] A system of universal writing, or
a manner of writing that may be understood and used by all nations.
Good.
Pasilaly
Pas"i*la`ly (?), n. [Gr. A form of speech adapted to be used by all
mankind; universal language.
Pask
Pask (?), n. [See Pasque.] See Pasch.
Paspy
Pas"py (?), n. [F. passe-pied.] A kind of minuet, in triple time, of
French origin, popular in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and for some
time after; -- called also passing measure, and passymeasure. Percy
Smith.
Pasque
Pasque (?), n. [OF. pasque.] See Pasch. Pasque flower (Bot.), a name
of several plants of the genus Anemone, section Pulsatilla. They are
perennial herbs with rather large purplish blossoms, which appear in
early spring, or about Easter, whence the common name. Called also
campana.
Pasquil
Pas"quil (?), n. [It. pasquillo.] See Pasquin. [R.]
Pasquil
Pas"quil, v. t. [R.] See Pasquin.
Pasquilant
Pas"quil*ant (?), n. A lampooner; a pasquiler. [R.] Coleridge.
Pasquiler
Pas"quil*er (?), n. A lampooner. [R.] Burton.
Pasquin
Pas"quin (?), n. [It. pasquino a mutilated statue at Rome, set up
against the wall of the place of the Orsini; -- so called from a witty
cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the statue was dug up. On this
statue it was customary to paste satiric papers.] A lampooner; also, a
lampoon. See Pasquinade.
The Grecian wits, who satire first began, Were pleasant pasquins on
the life of man. Dryden.
Pasquin
Pas"quin, v. t. To lampoon; to satiraze. [R.]
To see himself pasquined and affronted. Dryden.
Pasquinade
Pas`quin*ade" (?), n. [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.] A lampoon or
satirical writing. Macaulay.
Pasquinade
Pas`quin*ade", v. t. To lampoon, to satirize.
Pass
Pass (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Passed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Passing.]
[F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum,
to spread out, lay open. See Pace.]
1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one
point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following
adverb or adverbal phrase defining the kind or manner of motion; as,
to pass on, by, out, in, etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly,
etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the
field, beyond the border, etc. "But now pass over [i.e., pass on]."
Chaucer.
On high behests his angels to and fro Passed frequent. Milton.
Sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths, And from their
bodies passed. Coleridge.
2. To move or be transferred from one state or condition to another;
to change possession, condition, or circumstances; to undergo
transition; as, the business has passed into other hands.
Others, dissatisfied with what they have, . . . pass from just to
unjust. Sir W. Temple.
3. To move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge; to pass
away; hence, to disappear; to vanish; to depart; specifically, to
depart from life; to die.
Disturb him not, let him pass paceably. Shak.
Beauty is a charm, but soon the charm will pass. Dryden.
The passing of the sweetest soul That ever looked with human eyes.
Tennyson.
4. To move or to come into being or under notice; to come and go in
consciousness; hence, to take place; to occur; to happen; to come; to
occur progressively or in succession; to be present transitorly.
So death passed upon all men. Rom. v. 12.
Our own consciousness of what passes within our own mind. I. Watts.
5. To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as, their
vacation passed pleasantly.
Now the time is far passed. Mark vi. 35
6. To go from one person to another; hence, to be given and taken
freely; as, clipped coin will not pass; to obtain general acceptance;
to be held or regarded; to circulate; to be current; -- followed by
for before a word denoting value or estimation. "Let him pass for a
man." Shak.
False eloquence passeth only where true is not understood. Felton.
This will not pass for a fault in him. Atterbury.
7. To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or
effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power to sanction
or reject; to receive legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the
resolution passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress.
8. To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be approved
or accepted; as, he attempted the examination, but did not expect to
pass.
9. To be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to continue; to
live alogn. "The play may pass." Shak.
10. To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance or
opposition; as, we let this act pass.
11. To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess. [Obs.] "This
passes, Master Ford." Shak.
12. To take heed; to care. [Obs.]
As for these silken-coated slaves, I pass not. Shak.
13. To go through the intestines. Arbuthnot.
14. (Law) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other
instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a certain clause in
a deed. Mozley & W.
15. (Fencing) To make a lunge or pass; to thrust.
16. (Card Playing) To decline to play in one's turn; in euchre, to
decline to make the trump.
She would not play, yet must not pass. Prior.
To bring to pass, To come to pass. See under Bring, and Come. -- To
pass away, to disappear; to die; to vanish. "The heavens shall pass
away." 2 Pet. iii. 10. "I thought to pass away before, but yet alive I
am." Tennyson. -- To pass by, to go near and beyond a certain person
or place; as, he passed by as we stood there. -- To pass into, to
change by a gradual transmission; to blend or unite with. -- To pass
on, to proceed. -- To pass on OR upon. (a) To happen to; to come upon;
to affect. "So death passed upon all men." Rom. v. 12. "Provided no
indirect act pass upon our prayers to define them." Jer. Taylor. (b)
To determine concerning; to give judgment or sentence upon. "We may
not pass upon his life." Shak. -- To pass off, to go away; to cease;
to disappear; as, an agitation passes off. -- To pass over, to go from
one side or end to the other; to cross, as a river, road, or bridge.
Pass
Pass (?), v. t.
1. In simple, transitive senses; as: (a) To go by, beyond, over,
through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to
pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc. (b) Hence: To go from one
limit to the other of; to spend; to live through; to have experience
of; to undergo; to suffer. "To pass commodiously this life." Milton.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed. Shak.
(c) To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note
of; to disregard.
Please you that I may pass This doing. Shak.
I pass their warlike pomp, their proud array. Dryden.
(d) To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.
And strive to pass . . . Their native music by her skillful art.
Spenser.
Whose tender power Passes the strength of storms in their most
desolate hour. Byron.
(e) To go successfully through, as an examination, trail, test, etc.;
to obtain the formal sanction of, as a legislative body; as, he passed
his examination; the bill passed the senate.
2. In causative senses: as: (a) To cause to move or go; to send; to
transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit;
to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed bisquit and
cheese; the torch was passed from hand to hand.
I had only time to pass my eye over the medals. Addison.
Waller passed over five thousand horse and foot by Newbridge.
Clarendon.
(b) To cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce; hence, to
promise; to pledge; as, to pass sentence. Shak.
Father, thy word is passed. Milton.
(c) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with
success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to
give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as
valid and just; as, he passed the bill through the committee; the
senate passed the law. (e) To put in circulation; to give currency to;
as, to pass counterfeit money. "Pass the happy news." Tennyson. (f) To
cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance; as, to pass a
person into a theater, or over a railroad.
3. To emit from the bowels; to evacuate.
4. (Naut.) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a
sail in furling, and make secure.
5. (Fencing) To make, as a thrust, punto, etc. Shak.
Passed midshipman. See under Midshipman. -- To pass a dividend, to
omit the declaration and payment of a dividend at the time when due.
-- To pass away, to spend; to waste. "Lest she pass away the flower of
her age." Ecclus. xlii. 9.<-- (b) to die --> -- To pass by. (a) To
disregard; to neglect. (b) To excuse; to spare; to overlook. -- To
pass off, to impose fraudulently; to palm off. "Passed himself off as
a bishop." Macaulay. -- To pass (something) on OR upon (some one), to
put upon as a trick or cheat; to palm off. "She passed the child on
her husband for a boy." Dryden. -- To pass over, to overlook; not to
note or resent; as, to pass over an affront.
Pass
Pass, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer to pass. See
Pass, v. i.]
1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one
through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a
passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain pass.
"Try not the pass!" the old man said. Longfellow.
2. (Fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an
adversary. Shak.
3. A movement of the hand over or along anything; the manipulation of
a mesmerist.
4. (Rolling Metals) A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc.,
between the rolls.
5. State of things; condition; predicament.
Have his daughters brought him to this pass. Shak.
Matters have been brought to this pass. South.
6. Permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a psssport; a
ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad or theater
pass; a military pass.
A ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy. Kent.
7. Fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit. Shak.
8. Estimation; character. [Obs.]
Common speech gives him a worthy pass. Shak.
9. [Cf. Passus.] A part; a division. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Pass boat (Naut.), a punt, or similar boat. -- Pass book. (a) A book
in which a trader enters articles bought on credit, and then passes or
sends it to the purchaser. (b) See Bank book. -- Pass box (Mil.), a
wooden or metallic box, used to carry cartridges from the service
magazine to the piece. -- Pass check, a ticket of admission to a place
of entertainment, or of readmission for one who goes away in
expectation of returning.
Passable
Pass"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. passable.]
1. Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed,
penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is
passablein boats.
His body's a passable carcass if it be not hurt; it is a
throughfare for steel. Shak.
2. Capable of being freely circulated or disseminated; acceptable;
generally receivable; current.
With men as with false money -- one piece is more or less passable
than another. L'Estrange.
Could they have made this slander passable. Collier.
3. Such as may be allowed to pass without serious objection;
tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre.
My version will appear a passable beauty when the original muse is
absent. Dryden.
Passableness
Pass"a*ble*ness, n. The quality of being passable.
Passably
Pass"a*bly, adv. Tolerably; moderately.
Passacaglia, Passacaglio
Pas`sa*ca*glia (?), Pas`sa*ca*glio (?), n. [Sp. pasacalle a certain
tune on the guitar, prop., a tune played in passing through the
streets.] (Mus.) An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow
three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a
chaconne.
Passade, Passado
Pas*sade" (?), Pas*sa"do (?), n. [F. passade; cf. Sp. pasada. See
Pass, v. i.]
1. (Fencing) A pass or thrust. Shak.
2. (Man.) A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same
spot of ground.
Passage
Pas"sage (?), n. [F. passage. See Pass, v. i.]
1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement
from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the
passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the
passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels
of the body.
What! are my doors opposed against my passage! Shak.
2. Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water, carriage,
car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or means, of passing;
conveyance.
The ship in which he had taken passage. Macaulay.
3. Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one's passage.
4. Removal from life; decease; departure; death. [R.] "Endure thy
mortal passage." Milton.
When he is fit and season'd for his passage. Shak.
5. Way; road; path; channel or course through or by which one passes;
way of exit or entrance; way of access or transit. Hence, a common
avenue to various apartments in a building; a hall; a corridor.
And with his pointed dart Explores the nearest passage to his
heart. Dryden.
The Persian army had advanced into the . . . passages of Cilicia.
South.
6. A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected or
continuous series; as, the passage of time.
The conduct and passage of affairs. Sir J. Davies.
The passage and whole carriage of this action. Shak.
7. A separate part of a course, process, or series; an occurrence; an
incident; an act or deed. "In thy passages of life." Shak.
The . . . almost incredible passage of their unbelief. South.
8. A particular portion constituting a part of something continuous;
esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical composition; a
paragraph; a clause.
How commentators each dark passage shun. Young.
9. Reception; currency. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.
10. A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms.
No passages of love Betwixt us twain henceforward evermore.
Tennyson.
11. A movement or an evacuation of the bowels.
12. In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition
(bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration
and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was
amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other
proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp.,
the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence,
adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading
was delayed. "The passage of the Stamp Act." D. Hosack.
The final question was then put upon its passage. Cushing.
In passage, in passing; cursorily. "These . . . have been studied but
in passage." Bacon. -- Middle passage, Northeast passage, Northwest
passage. See under Middle, Northeast, etc. -- Of passage, passing from
one place, region, or climate, to another; migratory; -- said
especially of birds "Birds of passage." Longfellow. -- Passage hawk, a
hawk taken on its passage or migration. -- Passage money, money paid
for conveyance of a passenger, -- usually for carrying passengers by
water.
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Syn. -- Vestibule; hall; corridor. See Vestibule.
Passager
Pas"sa*ger (?), n. [See Passenger.] A passenger; a bird or boat of
passage. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.
Passageway
Pas"sage*way` (?), n. A way for passage; a hall. See Passage, 5.
Passant
Pas"sant (?), a. [F., p.pr. of passer. See Pass, v. i.]
1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current. [Obs.]
Many opinions are passant. Sir T. Browne.
2. Curs [Obs.]
On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop. Sir P. Pett.
3. Surpassing; excelling. [Obs.] Chaucer.
4. (Her.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is
represented as walking with the dexter paw raised.
Pass\'82, masc. Pass\'82e
Pas`s\'82", masc. Pas`s\'82"e, fem. (?), a. [F.] Past; gone by; hence,
past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a pass\'82e belle. Ld. Lytton.
Passegarde
Passe"garde` (?), n. [F.] (Anc. Armor) A ridge or projecting edge on a
shoulder piece to turn the blow of a lance or other weapon from the
joint of the armor.
Passement
Passe"ment (?), n. [F.] Lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment.
Sir W. Scott.
Passementerie
Passe*men"terie (?), n. [F.] Beaded embroidery for women's dresses.
Passenger
Pas"sen*ger (?), n. [OE. & F. passager. See Passage, and cf.
Messenger.]
1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. Shak.
2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat,
railroad train, etc.
Passenger falcon (Zo\'94l.), a migratory hawk. Ainsworth. -- Passenger
pigeon (Zo\'94l.), the common wild pigeon of North America (Ectopistes
migratorius), so called on account of its extensive migrations.<-- now
extinct! -->
Passe partout
Passe" par`tout" (?), n. [F., from passer to pass + partout
everywhere.]
1. That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct. [Obs.] Dryden.
2. A master key; a latchkey.
3. A light picture frame or mat of cardboard, wood, or the like,
usually put between the picture and the glass, and sometimes serving
for several pictures.
Passer
Pass"er (?), n. One who passes; a passenger.
Passer-by
Pass`er-by" (?), n. One who goes by; a passer.
Passeres
Pas"se*res (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. passer a sparrow.] (Zo\'94l.) An
order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the
known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines), together with
many other small perching birds.
Passeriform
Pas*ser"i*form (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Like or belonging to the Passeres.
Passerine
Pas"ser*ine (?), a. [L. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.] (Zo\'94l.)
Of or pertaining to the Passeres.
The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit
trees. Sydney Smith.
Passerine
Pas"ser*ine, n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Passeres.
Passibility
Pas`si*bil"i*ty (?), n. [L. passibilitas: cf. F. passibilit\'82.] The
quality or state of being passible; aptness to feel or suffer;
sensibility. Hakewill.
Passible
Pas"si*ble (?), a. [L. passibilis, fr. pati, to suffer: cf. F.
passible. See Passion.] Susceptible of feeling or suffering, or of
impressions from external agents.
Apolinarius, which held even deity itself passible. Hooker.
Passibleness
Pas"si*ble*ness, n. Passibility. Brerewood.
Passiflora
Pas"si*flo"ra (?), n. [NL., from L. passio passion (fr. pati, passus,
to suffer) + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) A genus of plants,
including the passion flower. It is the type of the order
Passiflore\'91, which includes about nineteen genera and two hundred
and fifty species.
Passim
Pas"sim (?), adv. [L.] Here and there; everywhere; as, this word
occurs passim in the poem.
Passing
Pass"ing (?), n. The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of
going by or away. Passing bell, a tolling of a bell to announce that a
soul is passing, or has passed, from its body (formerly done to invoke
prayers for the dying); also, a tolling during the passing of a
funeral procession to the grave, or during funeral ceremonies. Sir W.
Scott. Longfellow.
Passing
Pass"ing, a.
1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through,
or away; departing.
2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. Chaucer. "Her passing deformity."
Shak.
Passing note (Mus.), a character including a passing tone. -- Passing
tone (Mus.), a tone introduced between two other tones, on an
unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake of smoother melody, but
forming no essential part of the harmony.
Passing
Pass"ing, adv. Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing
fair; passing strange. "You apprehend passing shrewdly." Shak.
Passingly
Pass"ing*ly, adv. Exceedingly. Wyclif.
Passion
Pas"sion (?), n. [F., fr. L. passio, fr. pati, passus, to suffer. See
Patient.]
1. A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering
or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of
Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the
garden upon the cross. "The passions of this time." Wyclif (Rom. viii.
18).
To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many
infallible proofs. Acts i. 3.
2. The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or
influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action.
A body at rest affords us no idea of any active power to move, and,
when set is motion, it is rather a passion than an action in it.
Locke.
3. Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of
impressions from external agents. [R.]
Moldable and not moldable, scissible and not scissible, and many
other passions of matter. Bacon.
4. The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and
influenced by something external to itself; the state of any
particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely
sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment
(specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling
activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or
susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the
passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear,
etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion
as well as rhetorical skill. "A passion fond even to idolatry."
Macaulay. "Her passion is to seek roses." Lady M. W. Montagu.
We also are men of like passions with you. Acts xiv. 15.
The nature of the human mind can not be sufficiently understood,
without considering the affections and passions, or those
modifications or actions of the mind consequent upon the
apprehension of certain objects or events in which the mind
generally conceives good or evil. Hutcheson.
The term passion, and its adverb passionately, often express a very
strong predilection for any pursuit, or object of taste -- a kind
of enthusiastic fondness for anything. Cogan.
The bravery of his grief did put me Into a towering passion. Shak.
The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers
reason still. Pope.
Who walked in every path of human life, Felt every passion.
Akenside.
When statesmen are ruled by faction and interest, they can have no
passion for the glory of their country. Addison.
5. Disorder of the mind; madness. [Obs.] Shak.
6. Passion week. See Passion week, below. R. of Gl.
Passion flower (Bot.), any flower or plant of the genus Passiflora; --
so named from a fancied resemblance of parts of the flower to the
instruments of our Savior's crucifixion.
NOTE: &hand; Th e fl owers ar e sh owy, an d the fruit is sometimes
highly esteemed (see Granadilla, and Maypop). The roots and leaves
are generally more or less noxious, and are used in medicine. The
plants are mostly tendril climbers, and are commonest in the warmer
parts of America, though a few species are Asiatic or Australian.
Passion music (Mus.), originally, music set to the gospel narrative of
the passion of our Lord; after the Reformation, a kind of oratorio,
with narrative, chorals, airs, and choruses, having for its theme the
passion and crucifixion of Christ. -- Passion play, a mystery play, in
which the scenes connected with the passion of our Savior are
represented dramatically. -- Passion Sunday (Eccl.), the fifth Sunday
in Lent, or the second before Easter. -- Passion Week, the last week
but one in Lent, or the second week preceding Easter. "The name of
Passion week is frequently, but improperly, applied to Holy Week."
Shipley. Syn. -- Passion, Feeling, Emotion. When any feeling or
emotion completely masters the mind, we call it a passion; as, a
passion for music, dress, etc.; especially is anger (when thus
extreme) called passion. The mind, in such cases, is considered as
having lost its self-control, and become the passive instrument of the
feeling in question.
Passion
Pas"sion (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Passioned (?); p.pr & vb. n.
Passioning.] To give a passionate character to. [R.] Keats.
Passion
Pas"sion, v. i. To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to
be extremely agitated. [Obs.] "Dumbly she passions, frantically she
doteth." Shak.
Passional
Pas"sion*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to passion or the passions;
exciting, influenced by, or ministering to, the passions. -- n. A
passionary.
Passionary
Pas"sion*a*ry (?), n. [L. passionarius: cf. F. passionaire.] A book in
which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs. T. Warton.
Passionate
Pas"sion*ate (?), a. [LL. passionatus: cf. F. passionn\'82.]
1. Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily
moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger;
irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature.
Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate. Prior.
2. Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or
desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship. "The passionate
Pilgrim." Shak.
3. Suffering; sorrowful. [Obs.] Shak.
Passionate
Pas"sion*ate (?), v. i.
1. To affect with passion; to impassion. [Obs.]
Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard, The godly kind and queen
did passionate. Spenser.
2. To express feelingly or sorrowfully. [Obs.] Shak.
Passionately
Pas"sion*ate*ly (?), adv.
1. In a passionate manner; with strong feeling; ardently.
Sorrow expresses itself . . . loudly and passionately. South.
2. Angrily; irascibly. Locke.
Passionateness
Pas"sion*ate*ness, n. The state or quality of being passionate.
Passionist
Pas"sion*ist, n. (R. C. Ch.) A member of a religious order founded in
Italy in 1737, and introduced into the United States in 1852. The
members of the order unite the austerities of the Trappists with the
activity and zeal of the Jesuits and Lazarists. Called also Barefooted
Clerks of the Most Holy Cross.
Passionless
Pas"sion*less (?), a. Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not
easily excited; calm. "Self-contained and passionless." Tennyson.
Passiontide
Pas"sion*tide` (?), n. [Passion + tide time.] The last fortnight of
Lent.
Passive
Pas"sive (?), a. [L. passivus: cf. F. passif. See Passion.]
1. Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or
influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.
The passive air Upbore their nimble tread. Milton.
The mind is wholly passive in the reception of all its simple
ideas. Locke.
2. Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active
resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing;
unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission.
The best virtue, passive fortitude. Massinger.
3. (Chem.) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red
phosphorus is comparatively passive.
4. (Med.) Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or
dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with
deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues.
Passive congestion (Med.), congestion due to obstruction to the return
of the blood from the affected part. -- Passive iron (Chem.), iron
which has been subjected to the action of heat, of strong nitric acid,
chlorine, etc. It is then not easily acted upon by acids. -- Passive
movement (Med.), a movement of a part, in order to exercise it, made
without the assistance of the muscles which ordinarily move the part.
-- Passive obedience (as used by writers on government), obedience or
submission of the subject or citizen as a duty in all cases to the
existing government. -- Passive prayer, among mystic divines, a
suspension of the activity of the soul or intellectual faculties, the
soul remaining quiet, and yielding only to the impulses of grace. --
Passive verb, OR Passive voice (Gram.), a verb, or form of a verb,
which expresses the effect of the action of some agent; as, in Latin,
doceor, I am taught; in English, she is loved; the picture is admired
by all; he is assailed by slander. Syn. -- Inactive; inert; quiescent;
unresisting; unopposing; suffering; enduring; submissive; patient.
Passively
Pas"sive*ly, adv.
1. In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.
2. As a passive verb; in the passive voice.
Passiveness
Pas"sive*ness, n. The quality or state of being passive; unresisting
submission.
To be an effect implies passiveness, or the being subject to the
power and action of its cause. J. Edwards.
Passivity
Pas*siv"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. passivit\'82.]
1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Physics) The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either
of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia. Cheyne.
3. (Chem.) The quality or condition of any substance which has no
inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.
Pass-key
Pass"-key` (?), n. A key for opening more locks than one; a master
key.
Passless
Pass"less, a. Having no pass; impassable. Cowley.
Passman
Pass"man (?), n.; pl. Passmen (. One who passes for a degree, without
honors. See Classman, 2. [Eng. Univ.]
Passover
Pass"o`ver (?), n. [Pass + over. See Pasch.] (Jewish Antiq.) (a) A
feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the sparing of the
Hebrews in Egypt, when God, smiting the firstborn of the Egyptians,
passed over the houses of the Israelites which were marked with the
blood of a lamb. (b) The sacrifice offered at the feast of the
passover; the paschal lamb. Ex. xii.
Pass-parole
Pass`-pa*role" (?), n. [F. passe-parole.] (Mil.) An order passed from
front to rear by word of mouth.
Passport
Pass"port (, n. [F. passeport, orig., a permission to leave a port or
to sail into it; passer to pass + port a port, harbor. See Pass, and
Port a harbor.]
1. Permission to pass; a document given by the competent officer of a
state, permitting the person therein named to pass or travel from
place to place, without molestation, by land or by water.
Caution in granting passports to Ireland. Clarendon.
2. A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to
certify their nationality and protect them from belligerents; a sea
letter.
3. A license granted in time of war for the removal of persons and
effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct. Burrill.
4. Figuratively: Anything which secures advancement and general
acceptance. Sir P. Sidney.
His passport is his innocence and grace. Dryden.
Passus
Pas"sus (?), n.; pl. L. Passus, E. Passuses (. [L., a step, a pace.
See Pace.] A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers
Plowman. See 2d Fit.
Password
Pass"word` (?), n. A word to be given before a person is allowed to
pass; a watchword; a countersign. Macaulay.
Passymeasure
Pas"sy*meas`ure (?), n. [Corrupted fr. It. passamezzo.] [Obs.] See
Paspy. Shak.
Past
Past (?), a. [From Pass, v.] Of or pertaining to a former time or
state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as,
past troubles; past offences. "Past ages." Milton. Past master. See
under Master.
Past
Past, n. A former time or state; a state of things gone by. "The past,
at least, is secure." D. Webster.
The present is only intelligible in the light of the past, often a
very remote past indeed. Trench.
Past
Past, prep.
1. Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or
influence of. "Who being past feeling." Eph. iv. 19. "Galled past
endurance." Macaulay.
Until we be past thy borders. Num. xxi. 22.
Love, when once past government, is consequently past shame.
L'Estrange.
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2. Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.
Is it not past two o'clock? Shak.
3. Above; exceeding; more than. [R.]
Not past three quarters of a mile. Shak.
Bows not past three quarters of a yard long. Spenser.
Past
Past (?), adv. By; beyond; as, he ran past.
The alarum of drums swept past. Longfellow.
Paste
Paste (?), n. [OF. paste, F. p\'83te, L. pasta, fr. Gr. Pasty, n.,
Patty.]
1. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or milk, or of
earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making potter's
ware.
2. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies
and the like; pastry dough.
3. A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water, or the
like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in
bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for
mordant or color.
4. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used
in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.
5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice,
or the like, with sugar, etc.
6. (Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded.
Paste eel (Zo\'94l.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar.
Paste
Paste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pasting.] To unite
with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.
Pasteboard
Paste"board` (?), n.
1. A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several single sheets
pasted one upon another, or of paper macerated and pressed into molds,
etc.
2. (Cookery) A board on which pastry dough is rolled; a molding board.
Pastel
Pas"tel (?), n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. Pastil.]
1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water.
[Sometimes incorrectly written pastil.] "Charming heads in pastel." W.
Black.
2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria);
also, the dye itself. <--3. a drawing using pastel, or of a pastel
shade. 4. the art or process of drawing with pastels. 5. any of
various light or pale colors. 6. a light literary work, as a sketch.
-->
Paster
Past"er (?), n.
1. One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.
2. A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be pasted by
the voter, as a substitute, over another name on a printed ballot.
[Cant, U.S.]
Pastern
Pas"tern (?), n. [Of. pasturon, F. p\'83turon, fr. OF. pasture a
tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See Pasture.]
1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the
fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse.
NOTE: &hand; Th e upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the
great pastern bone; the second, the small pastern bone; and the
third, in the hoof, the coffin bone.
Pastern joint, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals,
between the great and small pastern bones.
2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. Knight.
3. A patten. [Obs.] Dryden.
Pasteurism
Pas*teur"ism (?), n. [Fr. Pasteur, a French scientist.]
1. A method of treatment, devised by Pasteur, for preventing certain
diseases, as hydrophobia, by successive inoculations with an
attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
2. Pasteurization.
Pasteurization
Pas*teur`i*za"tion (?), n. A process devised by Pasteur for preventing
or checking fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by
exposure to a temperature of 140° F., thus destroying the vitality of
the contained germs or ferments.
Pasteurize
Pas*teur"ize (?), v. t.
1. To subject to pasteurization.
2. To treat by pasteurizm.
Pasticcio
Pas*tic"ci*o (?), n. [It., fr. pasta. See Paste.]
1. A medley; an olio. [R.] H. Swinburne.
2. (Fine Arts) (a) A work of art imitating directly the work of
another artist, or of more artists than one. (b) A falsified work of
art, as a vase or statue made up of parts of original works, with
missing parts supplied.
Pastil, Pastille
Pas"til (?), Pas*tille" (?), n. [F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus
food. See Pasture, and cf. Pastel.]
1. (Pharmacy) A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin,
cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the
air of a room.
2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge; a troche.
3. See Pastel, a crayon.
Pastime
Pas"time` (?), n. [Pass + time: cf. F. passetemps.] That which amuses,
and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion.
Pastime
Pas"time`, v. i. To sport; to amuse one's self. [R.]
Pastor
Pas"tor (?), n. [L., fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed. Cf.
Pabulum, Pasture, Food.]
1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.
2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the
charge of a church and parish.
3. (Zo\'94l.) A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the
plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and
glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon
locusts.
Pastorage
Pas"tor*age (?), n. The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor;
pastorate.
Pastoral
Pas"tor*al (?), a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See Pastor.]
1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and
scenes; as, a pastoral life.
2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as,
pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.
Pastoral staff (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a shepherd's
crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop, abbot, abbess, or
other prelate privileged to carry it. See Crook, and Crosier. --
Pastoral Theology, that part of theology which treats of the duties of
pastors.
Pastoral
Pas"tor*al (?), n.
1. A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in
which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a
bucolic.
A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion is represented
by its effects on a country life. Rambler.
2. (Mus.) A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for
instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical
composition the subject of which is taken from rural life. Moore
(Encyc. of Music).
3. (Eccl.) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter
addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a letter
of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.
Pastorale
Pas`to*ra"le (?), n. [It.]
1. (Mus.) A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or
12-8 time.
2. A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance.
Pastorally
Pas"tor*al*ly (?), adv.
1. In a pastoral or rural manner.
2. In the manner of a pastor.
Pastorate
Pas"tor*ate (?), n. [Cf. F. pastorat. See Pastor.] The office, state,
or jurisdiction of a pastor.
Pastorless
Pas"tor*less, a. Having no pastor.
Pastorling
Pas"tor*ling (?), n. An insignificant pastor. [R.]
Pastorly
Pas"tor*ly, a. Appropriate to a pastor. Milton.
Pastorship
Pas"tor*ship, n. Pastorate. Bp. Bull.
Pastry
Pas"try (?), n.; pl. Pastries (.
1. The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of paste, as
pies, tarts, etc.
Pastry cook, one whose occupation is to make pastry; as, the pastry
cook of a hotel.
Pasturable
Pas"tur*a*ble (?), a. Fit for pasture.
Pasturage
Pas"tur*age (?), n. [OF. pasturage, F. p\'83turage. See Pasture.]
1. Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture.
2. Grass growing for feed; grazing.
3. The business of feeding or grazing cattle.
Pasture
Pas"ture (?), n. [OF. pasture, F. p\'83ture, L. pastura, fr. pascere,
pastum, to pasture, to feed. See Pastor.]
1. Food; nourishment. [Obs.]
Toads and frogs his pasture poisonous. Spenser.
2. Specifically: Grass growing for the food of cattle; the food of
cattle taken by grazing.
3. Grass land for cattle, horses, etc.; pasturage.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. Ps. xxiii. 2.
So graze as you find pasture. Shak.
Pasture
Pas"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pastured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Pasturing.] To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as
food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will pasture
forty cows.
Pasture
Pas"ture, v. i. To feed on growing grass; to graze.
Pastureless
Pas"ture*less, a. Destitute of pasture. Milton.
Pasturer
Pas"tur*er (?), n. One who pastures; one who takes cattle to graze.
See Agister.
Pasty
Pas"ty (?), a. Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness. "A pasty
complexion." G. Eliot.
Pasty
Pas"ty, n.; pl. Pasties (#). [OF. past\'82, F. p\'83t\'82. See Paste,
and cf. Patty.] A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded
with a crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a dish;
a meat pie. "If ye pinch me like a pasty." Shak. "Apple pasties."
Dickens.
A large pasty baked in a pewter platter. Sir W. Scott.
Pat
Pat (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Patting.]
[Cf. G. patschen, Prov. G. patzen, to strike, tap.] To strike gently
with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog.
Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite. Pope.
Pat
Pat, n.
1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.
2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats.
It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter. Dickens.
Pat
Pat, a. [Cf. pat a light blow, D. te pas convenient, pat, where pas is
fr. F. passer to pass.] Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely.
"Pat allusion." Barrow.
Pat
Pat, adv. In a pat manner.
I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter. Sterne.
Pataca
Pa*ta"ca (?), n. [Sp.] The Spanish dollar; -- called also patacoon.
[Obs.]
Patache
Pa`tache" (?), n. [F. & Sp. patache, P. patacho.] (Naut.) A tender to
a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure. [Spain
& Portugal]
Patacoon
Pa`ta*coon" (?), n. [Sp.] See Pataca.
Patagium
Pa*ta"gi*um (?), n.; pl. Patagia (#). [L., an edge or border.]
1. (Anat.) In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore
limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form
the wing; in birds, the similar fold of integument uniting the fore
limb with the body.
2. (Zo\'94l.) One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the
bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. See Illust. of
Butterfly.
Patagonian
Pat`a*go"ni*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Patagonia. -- n. A native
of Patagonia.
Patamar
Pat"a*mar (?), n. [From the native name.] (Naut.) A vessel resembling
a grab, used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon. [Written also
pattemar.]
Patas
Pa*tas" (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A West African long-tailed monkey
(Cercopithecus ruber); the red monkey.
Patavinity
Pat`a*vin"i*ty (?), n. [L. patavinitas, fr. Patavium: cf. F.
patavinit\'82] The use of local or provincial words, as in the
peculiar style or diction of Livy, the Roman historian; -- so called
from Patavium, now Padua, the place of Livy's nativity.
Patch
Patch (?), n. [OE. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for placche; cf.
Prov. E. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.]
1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise
fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old
garment to cover a hole.
Patches set upon a little breach. Shak.
2. Hence: A small piece of anything used to repair a breach; as, a
patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
3. A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a
defect, or to heighten beauty.
Your black patches you wear variously. Beau. & Fl.
4. (Gun.) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a
rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
5. Fig.: Anything regarded as a patch; a small piece of ground; a
tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or growing corn.
Employed about this patch of ground. Bunyan.
6. (Mil.) A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect
of dispart, in sighting.
7. A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool. [Obs. or Colloq.] "Thou
scurvy patch." Shak.
Patch ice, ice in overlapping pieces in the sea. -- Soft patch, a
patch for covering a crack in a metallic vessel, as a steam boiler,
consisting of soft material, as putty, covered and held in place by a
plate bolted or riveted fast.
Patch
Patch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Patching.]
1. To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the
like; as, to patch a coat.
2. To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to repair
clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house.
3. To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches.
Ladies who patched both sides of their faces. Spectator.
4. To make of pieces or patches; to repair as with patches; to arrange
in a hasty or clumsy manner; -- generally with up; as, to patch up a
truce. "If you'll patch a quarrel." Shak.
Patcher
Patch"er (?), n. One who patches or botches. Foxe.
Patchery
Patch"er*y (?), n. Botchery; covering of defects; bungling; hypocrisy.
[R.] Shak.
Patchingly
Patch"ing*ly (?), adv. Knavishy; deceitfully. [Obs.]
Patchouli, Patchouly
Pa*tchou"li, Pa*tchou"ly (?), n. [CF. F. patchouli; prob. of East
Indian origin.]
1. (Bot.) A mintlike plant (Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies,
yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made.
2. The perfume made from this plant.
Patchouly camphor (Chem.), a substance homologous with and resembling
borneol, found in patchouly oil.
Patchwork
Patch"work` (?), n. Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp.
pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of
incongruous or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly clumsily
composed; a thing putched up. Swift.
Patchy
Patch"y (?), a. Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in
patches.
Pat\'82
Pa`t\'82" (?), a. (Her.) See Patt\'82.
Pat\'82
Pa`t\'82" (?), n. [F. p\'83t\'82.]
1. A pie. See Patty.
2. (Fort.) A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form,
and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified
place. [R.]
Pate
Pate (?), n. [Cf. LG. & Prov. G. pattkopf, patzkopf, scabby head;
patt, patz, scab + kopf head.]
1. The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head. [Now
generally used in contempt or ridicule.]<-- esp., bald pate -->
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent
dealing shall come down upon his own pate. Ps. vii. 16.
Fat paunches have lean pate. Shak.
2. The skin of a calf's head.
Pated
Pat"ed (?), a. Having a pate; -- used only in composition; as,
long-pated; shallow-pated.
Patee
Pa*tee" (?), n. See Pattee.
Patefaction
Pat`e*fac"tion (?), n. [L. patefactio, fr. patefacere to open; patere
to lie open + facere to make.] The act of opening, disclosing, or
manifesting; open declaration. Jer. Taylor.
Patela
Pat"e*la (?), n. [Hind. patel\'be.] A large flat-bottomed trading boat
peculiar to the river Ganges; -- called also puteli.
Patella
Pa*tel"la (?), n.; pl. Patell\'91 (#). [L., a small pan, the kneepan,
dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.]
1. A small dish, pan, or vase.
2. (Anat.) The kneepan; the cap of the knee.<-- kneecap -->
3. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of
limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common
European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food.
4. (Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat,
and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.
Patellar
Pa*tel"lar (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the patella, or
kneepan. <-- patellar tendon -->
Patelliform
Pa*tel"li*form (?), a. [Patella + form: cf. F. pattelliforme.]
1. Having the form of a patella.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.
Patellula
Pa*tel"lu*la (?), n.; pl. Patellul\'91 (#). [NL., dim. of L. patella.
See Patella.] (Zo\'94l.) A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain
insects.
Paten
Pat"en (?), n. [LL. patina, patena, fr. L. patina, patena, a pan; cf.
L. patere to be open, E. patent, and Gr. pat\'8ane. Cf. Patina.]
1. A plate. [Obs.]
2. (Eccl.) The place on which the consecrated bread is placed in the
Eucharist, or on which the host is placed during the Mass. It is
usually small, and formed as to fit the chalice, or cup, as a cover.
[Written also patin, patine.]
Patena
Pat"e*na (?), n. [LL.] (Eccl.) A paten.
Patena
Pa*te"na (?), n. [Cf. Pg. patena a paten.] A grassy expanse in the
hill region of Ceylon.
Patency
Pa"ten*cy (?), n. [See Patent.]
1. The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.
2. The state of being patent or evident.
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Patent
Pat"ent (p&acr;t"ent OR p&amac;t"ent), a. [L. patens, -entis, p.pr. of
patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. Fathom.]
1.
NOTE: (Oftener pronounced p&amac;t"ent in this sense)
Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public;
conspicuous.
He had received instructions, both patent and secret. Motley.
2. Open to public perusal; -- said of a document conferring some right
or privilege; as, letters patent. See Letters patent, under 3d Letter.
3. Appropriated or protected by letters patent; secured by official
authority to the exclusive possession, control, and disposal of some
person or party; patented; as, a patent right; patent medicines.
Madder . . . in King Charles the First's time, was made a patent
commodity. Mortimer.
4. (Bot.) Spreading; forming a nearly right angle with the steam or
branch; as, a patent leaf.
Patent leather, a varnished or lacquered leather, used for boots and
shoes, and in carriage and harness work. -- Patent office, a
government bureau for the examination of inventions and the granting
of patents. -- Patent right. (a) The exclusive right to an invention,
and the control of its manufacture. (b) (Law) The right, granted by
the sovereign, of exclusive control of some business of manufacture,
or of the sale of certain articles, or of certain offices or
prerogatives. -- Patent rolls, the registers, or records, of patents.
Patent
Pat"ent, n. [Cf. F. patente. See Patent, a.]
1. A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by
a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or
party. Specifically: (a) A writing securing to an invention. (b) A
document making a grant and conveyance of public lands.
Four other gentlemen of quality remained mentioned in that patent.
Fuller.
NOTE: &hand; In the United States, by the act of 1870, patents for
inventions are issued for seventeen years, without the privilege of
renewal except by act of Congress.
2. The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence,
figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a
patent.
If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend.
Shak.
Patent
Pat"ent, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patented; p. pr. & vb. n. Patenting.] To
grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect
by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent public lands.
Patentable
Pat"ent*a*ble (?), a. Suitable to be patented; capable of being
patented.
Patentee
Pat`ent*ee" (?), n. One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege
secured, by patent. Bacon.
Patent-hammered
Pat"ent-ham"mered (?), a. (Stone Cutting) Having a surface dressed by
cutting with a hammer the head of which consists of broad thin chisels
clamped together.
Patently
Pat"ent*ly (?; see Patent, a.), adv. Openly; evidently.
Patera
Pat"e*ra (?), n.; pl. Pater\'91(. [ L., fr. patere to lie open.]
1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and
Romans in libations and sacrificies.
2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in
relief on friezes, and the like.
Paterero
Pat`e*re"ro (?), n. See Pederero. [Obs.]
Paterfamilias
Pa`ter*fa*mil`i*as (?), n.; pl. Pateresfamilias (#). [L., fr. pater
father + familias, gen. of familia family.] (Rom. Law) The head of a
family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his
own master.
Paternal
Pa*ter"nal (?), a. [L. paternus, fr. pater a father: cf. F. paternel.
See Father.]
1. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of
a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.
"Under paternal rule." Milton.
2. Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal
estate.
Their small paternal field of corn. Dryden.
Paternal government (Polit. Science), the assumption by the governing
power of a quasi-fatherly relation to the people, involving strict and
intimate supervision of their business and social concerns, upon the
theory that they are incapable of managing their own afffairs.
Paternalism
Pa*ter"nal*ism (?), n. (Polit. Science) The theory or practice of
paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal. London
Times. <-- paternalistic, = relating to paternalism -->
Paternally
Pa*ter"nal*ly, adv. In a paternal manner.
Paternity
Pa*ter"ni*ty (?), n. [L. paternitas: cf. F. paternit\'82. See
Paternal.]
1. The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood;
family headship; as, the divine paternity.
The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other
dominion than paternity and eldership. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the
paternity of a child.
3. Origin; authorship.
The paternity of these novels was . . . disputed. Sir W. Scott.
Paternoster
Pa"ter*nos`ter (?), n. [L., Our Father.]
1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin
version.
2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings.
3. (Angling) A line with a row of hooks and bead
Paternoster pump, Paternoster wheel, a chain pump; a noria. --
Paternoster while, the space of time required for repeating a
paternoster. Udall.
Path
Path (?), n.; pl. Paths (#). [As. pad, G. pfad, of uncertain origin;
cf. Gr. patha, path. &root;21.]
1. A trodden way; a footway.
The dewy paths of meadows we will tread. Dryden.
2. A way, course, or track, in which anything moves or has moved;
route; passage; an established way; as, the path of a meteor, of a
caravan, of a storm, of a pestilence. Also used figuratively, of a
course of life or action.
All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth. Ps. xxv. 10.
The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Gray.
Path
Path (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pathed (?); pr.p. & vb. n. Pathing.] To
make a path in, or on (something), or for (some one). [R.] "Pathing
young Henry's unadvised ways." Drayton.
Path
Path, v. i. To walk or go. [R.] Shak.
Pathematic
Path`e*mat"ic (?), a. [Gr. Of, pertaining to, or designating, emotion
or suffering. [R.] Chalmers.
Pathetic
Pa*thet"ic (?), a. [L. patheticus, Gr. path\'82tique. See Pathos.]
1. Expressing or showing anger; passionate. [Obs.]
2. Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full
of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story. "Pathetic action." Macaulay.
No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic. E.
Porter.
Pathetic muscle (Anat.), the superior oblique muscle of the eye. --
Pathetic nerve (Anat.), the fourth cranial, or trochlear, nerve, which
supplies the superior oblique, or pathetic, muscle of the eye. -- The
pathetic, a style or manner adapted to arouse the tender emotions.
Pathetical
Pa*thet"ic*al (?), a. Pathetic. [R.] -- Pa*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Pa*thet"ic*al*ness, n.
Pathetism
Path"e*tism (?), n. [Cf. F. path\'82tisme.] See Mesmerism. L.
Sunderland.
Pathfinder
Path"find`er (?), n. One who discovers a way or path; one who explores
untraversed regions.
The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker. J. Burroughs.
Pathic
Path"ic (?), n. [L. pathicus, Gr. A male who submits to the crime
against nature; a catamite. [R.] B. Jonson.
Pathic
Path"ic, a. [Gr. Passive; suffering.
Pathless
Path"less (?), a. Having no beaten path or way; untrodden;
impenetrable; as, pathless woods.
Trough the heavens' wide, pathless way. Milton.
Pathmaker
Path"mak`er (?), n. One who, or that which, makes a way or path.
Pathogene
Path"o*gene (?), n. [See Pathogenic.] (Biol.) One of a class of
virulent micro\'94rganisms or bacteria found in the tissues and fluids
in infectious diseases, and supposed to be the cause of the disease; a
pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium; -- opposed to zymogene.
Pathogenesis
Path`o*gen"e*sis (?), n. (Med.) Pathogeny.
Pathogenetic
Path`o*ge*net"ic (?), a. (Med.) Pathogenic.
Pathogenic
Path`o*gen"ic (?), a. [Gr. (Med. & Biol.) Of or pertaining to
pathogeny; producting disease; as, a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic
bacterium.
Pathogeny
Pa*thog"e*ny (?), n. (Med.) (a) The generation, and method of
development, of disease; as, the pathogeny of yellow fever is
unsettled. (b) That branch of pathology which treats of the generation
and development of disease.
Pathognomonic
Pa*thog`no*mon"ic (?), a. [Gr. pathognomonique. See Gnomic.] (Med.)
Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease; indicating with
certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom.
The true pathognomonic sign of love jealousy. Arbuthnot.
Pathognomy
Pa*thog"no*my (?), n. [Gr. Expression of the passions; the science of
the signs by which human passions are indicated.
Pathologic, Pathological
Path`o*log"ic (?), Path`o*log"ic*al (?), a. [Gr. pathologique.] Of or
pertaining to pathology. -- Path`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. <-- caused by
disease -->
Pathologist
Pa*thol"o*gist (?), n. [Cf. F. pathologiste.] One skilled in
pathology; an investigator in pathology; as, the pathologist of a
hospital, whose duty it is to determine the causes of the diseases.
Pathology
Pa*thol"o*gy (?), n.; pl. Pathologies (#). [Gr. -logy: cf. F.
pathologie.] (Med.) The science which treats of diseases, their
nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc.
NOTE: &hand; Pa thology is ge neral or sp ecial, ac cording as it
treats of disease or morbid processes in general, or of particular
diseases; it is also subdivided into internal and external, or
medical and surgical pathology. Its departments are nosology,
\'91tiology, morbid anatomy, symptomatology, and therapeutics,
which treat respectively of the classification, causation, organic
changes, symptoms, and cure of diseases.
Celluar pathology, a theory that gives prominence to the vital action
of cells in the healthy and diseased function of the body. Virchow.
Pathop\'d2la
Path`o*p\'d2"la (?), n.; pl. -ias (#). [NL., from Gr. (Rhet.) A
speech, or figure of speech, designed to move the passion. Smart.
Pathos
Pa"thos (?), n. [L., from Gr. pati to suffer, E. patient.] That
quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites
emotions and passions, esp., that which awakens tender emotions, such
as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action,
or expression; pathetic quality; as, the pathos of a picture, of a
poem, or of a cry.
The combination of incident, and the pathos of catastrophe. T.
Warton.
Pathway
Path"way (?) n. A footpath; a beaten track; any path or course. Also
used figuratively. Shak.
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof is
no death. Prov. xii. 28.
We tread the pathway arm in arm. Sir W. Scott.
Patible
Pat"i*ble (?), a. [L. patibilis, fr. pati to suffer.] Sufferable;
tolerable; endurable. [Obs.] Bailey.
Patibulary
Pa*tib"u*la*ry (?), a. [L. patibulum a gallows: cf. F. patibulaire.]
Of or pertaining to the gallows, or to execution. [R.] Carlyle.
Patibulated
Pa*tib"u*la`ted, a. Hanged on a gallows. [R.]
Patience
Pa"tience (?), n. [F. patience, fr. L. patientia. See Patient.]
1. The state or quality of being patient; the power of suffering with
fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs, as toil, pain,
poverty, insult, oppression, calamity, etc.
Strenthened with all might, . . . unto all patience and
long-suffering. Col. i. 11.
I must have patience to endure the load. Shak.
Who hath learned lowliness From his Lord's cradle, patience from
his cross. Keble.
2. The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for something due
or hoped for; forbearance.
Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Matt. xviii. 29.
3. Constancy in labor or application; perseverance.
He learned with patience, and with meekness taught. Harte.
4. Sufferance; permission. [Obs.] Hooker.
They stay upon your patience. Shak.
5. (Bot.) A kind of dock (Rumex Patientia), less common in America
than in Europe; monk's rhubarb.
6. (Card Playing) Solitaire. Syn. -- Patience, Resignation. Patience
implies the quietness or self-possession of one's own spirit under
sufferings, provocations, etc.; resignation implies submission to the
will of another. The Stoic may have patience; the Christian should
have both patience and resignation.
Patient
Pa"tient (?), a. [F., fr. L. patiens, -entis, p.pr. of pati to suffer.
Cf. Pathos, Passion.]
1. Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear.
Patient of severest toil and hardship. Bp. Fell.
2. Undergoing pains, trails, or the like, without murmuring or
fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against trouble;
long-suffering.
3. Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent; as,
patient endeavor.
Whatever I have done is due to patient thought. Sir I. Newton.
4. Expectant with calmness, or without discontent; not hasty; not
overeager; composed.
Not patient to expect the turns of fate. Prior.
5. Forbearing; long-suffering.
Be patient toward all men. 1 Thess. v. 14.
Patient
Pa"tient, n.
1. ONe who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate that often
involves the agent and the patient. Gov. of Tongue.
2. A person under medical or surgical treatment; -- correlative to
physician or nurse.
Like a physician, . . . seeing his patient in a pestilent fever.
Sir P. Sidney.
In patient, a patient who receives lodging and food, as treatment, in
a hospital or an infirmary. -- Out patient, one who receives advice
and medicine, or treatment, from an infirmary.
Patient
Pa"tient, v. t. To compose, to calm. [Obs.] "Patient yourself, madam."
Shak.
Patiently
Pa"tient*ly, adv. In a patient manner. Cowper.
Patin, Patine
Pat"in (?), Pat"ine, n. A plate. See Paten. "Inlaid with patines of
bright gold." Shak.
Patina
Pat"ina (?), n. [It., fr. L. patina a dish, a pan, a kind of cake. Cf.
Paten.]
1. A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella.
2. (Fine Arts) The color or incrustation which age gives to works of
art; especially, the green rust which covers ancient bronzes, coins,
and medals. Fairholt.
Patio
Pa"ti*o (?), n. [Sp., a court] (Metal) A paved yard or floor where
ores are cleaned and sorted, or where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are
trampled by horses, to effect intermixture and amalgamation.
NOTE: &hand; Th e pa tioprocess is us ed to reduce silver ores by
amalgamation.
Patly
Pat"ly (?), adv. Fitly; seasonably. Barrow.
Patness
Pat"ness, n. Fitness or appropriateness; striking suitableness;
convenience.
The description with equal patness may suit both. Barrow.
Patois
Pa`tois" (?), n. [F.] A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a
provincial form of speech.
The jargon and patois of several provinces. Sir T. Browne.
Patonce
Pa*tonce" (?), a. [Cf. F. patte d'once paw of an ounce.] (Her.) Having
the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end; -- said of a
cross. See Illust. 9 of Cross.
Patrial
Pa"tri*al (?), a. [L. patria fatherland, country, fr. pater father.]
(Lat. Gram.) Derived from the name of a country, and designating an
inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun. -- n. A patrial
noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of Troy, are patrial
nouns, or patrials. Andrews.
Patriarch
Pa"tri*arch (?), n. [F. patriarche, L. patriarcha, Gr. Father,
Archaic.]
1. The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or
descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families
in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those
who lived before the time of Moses.
2. (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.) A dignitary superior to the order of
archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of
Antioch.
3. A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.
The patriarch hoary, the sage of his kith and the hamlet.
Longfellow.
The monarch oak, the partiarch of trees. Dryde.
Patriarchal
Pa`tri*ar"chal (?), a. [Cf. F. patriarcal.]
1. Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs; possessed by, or
subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal authority or jurisdiction; a
patriarchal see; a patriarchal church.
2. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
About whose patriarchal knee Late the little children clung.
Tennyson.
3. (Ethnol.) Having an organization of society and government in which
the head of the family exercises authority over all its generations.
Patriarchal cross (Her.), a cross, the shaft of which is intersected
by two transverse beams, the upper one being the smaller. See Illust.
(2) of Cross. -- Patriarchal dispensation, the divine dispensation
under which the patriarchs lived before the law given by Moses.
Patriarchate
Pa`tri*ar"chate (?), n. [Cf. F. patriarcat.]
1. The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch. Jer. Taylor.
2. The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.
3. (Ethnol.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See
Patriarchal, a., 3.
Patriarchdom
Pa"tri*arch*dom (?), n. The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch;
patriarchate. [R.]
Patriarchic
Pa`tri*ar"chic (?), a. [L. patriarchicus, Gr. Patriarchal.
Patriarchism
Pa"tri*arch*ism (?), n. Government by a patriarch, or the head of a
family.
Patriarchship
Pa"tri*arch*ship, n. A patriarchate. Ayliffe.
Patriarchy
Pa"tri*arch`y (?), n. [Gr.
1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship. Brerewood.
2. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
Patrician
Pa*tri"cian (?), a. [L. patricius, fr. patres fathers or senators, pl.
of pater: cf. F. patricien. See Paternal.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or
senators, or patricians.
2. Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth;
noble; not plebeian.
Born in the patrician file of society. Sir W. Scott.
His horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood. Addison.
Patrician
Pa*tri"cian, n. [L. patricius: cf. F. patricien.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) Originally, a member of any of the families
constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before
the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of
birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the nobility.
2. A person of high birth; a nobleman.
3. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in
patristic lore. [R.] Colridge.
Patricianism
Pa*tri"cian*ism (?), n. The rank or character of patricians.
Patriciate
Pa*tri"ci*ate (?), n. The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the
office of patriarch. Milman.
Patricidal
Pat*ri"ci`dal (?), a. Of or pertaining to patricide; parricidal.
Patricide
Pat*ri"cide (?), n. [L. pater father + caedere to kill. Cf.
Parricide.]
1. The murderer of his father.
2. The crime of one who murders his father. Same as Parricide.
Patrimonial
Pat`ri*mo"ni*al (?), a. [L.patrimonialis: cf. F. patrimonial.] Of or
pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial
estate.
Patrimonially
Pat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly, adv. By inheritance.
Patrimony
Pat"ri*mo*ny (?), n.; pl. Patrimonies (#). [L. patrimonium, fr. pater
father: cf. F. patrimoine. See Paternal.]
1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger
sense, from any ancestor. "'Reave the orphan of his patrimony." Shak.
2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment. Shipley.
Patriot
Pa"tri*ot (?), n. [F. patriote; cf. Sp. patriota, It. patriotto; all
fr. Gr. Father.] One who loves his country, and zealously supports its
authority and interests. Bp. Hall.
Such tears as patriots shaed for dying laws. Pope.
Patriot
Pa"tri*ot, a. Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.
Patriotic
Pa`tri*ot"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. patriotique, Gr. Inspired by patriotism;
actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted
to the service of one's country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.
Patriotical
Pa`tri*ot"ic*al (?), a. Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot. --
Pa`tri*ot"ic*al*ly, adv.
Patriotism
Pa"tri*ot*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. patriotisme.] Love of country; devotion
to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot;
the passion which inspires one to serve one's country. Berkley.
Patripassian
Pa`tri*pas"sian (?), n. [LL. Patripassiani, pl.; L. pater father +
pati, passus, to suffer: cf. F. patripassiens.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a
body of believers in the early church who denied the independent
pre\'89xistent personality of Christ, and who, accordingly, held that
the Father suffered in the Son; a monarchian. -- Pa`tri*pas"sian*ism
(#), n.
Patrist
Pa"trist (?), n. One versed in patristics.
Patristic, Patristical
Pa*tris"tic (?), Pa*tris"tic*al (?), a. [F. patristique. See
Paternal.] Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church.
The voluminous editor of Jerome anf of tons of patristic theology.
I. Taylor.
Patristics
Pa*tris"tics (?), n. That departnent of historical theology which
treats of the lives and doctrines of the Fathers of the church.
Patrizate
Pa"tri*zate (?), v. i. [L. patrissare, patrizare;cf. Gr. To imitate
one's father. [R.]
Patrocinate
Pa*troc"i*nate (?), v. t. [L. patrocinatus, p.p. of patrocinari to
patronize, fr. patronus patron.] To support; to patronize. [Obs.]
Urquhart.
Patrocination
Pa*troc`i*na"tion (?), n. The act of patrocinating or patronizing.
[Obs.] "Patrocinations of treason." Bp. Hall.
Patrociny
Pa*troc"i*ny (?), n. [L. patrocinium.] [Obs.] See Patrocination.
Patrol
Pa*trol" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Patrolled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Patrolling.] [F. patrouiller, O. & Prov. F. patrouiller to paddle, paw
about, patrol, fr. patte a paw; cf. D. poot paw, G. pfote, and E. pat,
v.] To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police
district or beat.
Patrol
Pa*trol" (?), v.t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or
policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.
Patrol
Pa*trol", n. [F. patrouille, OF. patouille. See Patrol, v. i.]
1. (Mil.) (a) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and
between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four
men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts. (b) A
movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to
explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.
(c) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment
whose duty it is to patrol.
2. Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it;
also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.
In France there is an army of patrols to secure her fiscal
regulations. A. Hamilton.
Patrole
Pa*trole" (?), n. & v. See Patrol, n. & v.
Patrolman
Pa*trol"man (?), n.; pl. Patrolmen (. One who patrols; a watchman;
especially, a policeman who patrols a particular precinct of a town or
city.
Patron
Pa"tron (?), n. [F., fr. L. patronus, fr. pater a father. See
Paternal, and cf. Patroon, Padrone, Pattern.]
1. One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender. "Patron of
my life and liberty." Shak. "The patron of true holiness." Spenser.
2. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A master who had freed his slave, but still
retained some paternal rights over him. (b) A man of distinction under
whose protection another person placed himself. (c) An advocate or
pleader.
Let him who works the client wrong Beware the patron's ire.
Macaulay.
3. One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a
furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.
4. (Eccl. Law) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice. [Eng.]
5. A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint.
6. (Naut.) See Padrone, 2.
Patrons of Husbandry, the grangers. See Granger, 2.
Patron
Pa"tron, v. t. To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor. [Obs.] Sir
T. Browne.
Patron
Pa"tron, a. Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection;
tutelary. Dryden. Patron saint (R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the
peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc.,
or of an individual.
Patronage
Pa"tron*age (?), n. [F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum, and L.
patronatus.]
1. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid,
afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters;
patronage given to an author.
2. Business custom. [Commercial Cant]
3. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. Addison.
4. The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices,
contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor.
5. (Eng. Law) The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical
benefice; advowson. Blackstone.
Patronage
Pa"tron*age, v. t. To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend.
[Obs.] Shak.
Patronal
Pa"tron*al (?), a. [L. patronalis; cf. F. patronal.] Patron;
protecting; favoring. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Patronate
Pa"tron*ate (?), n. [L. patronatus.] The right or duty of a patron;
patronage. [R.] Westm. Rev.
Patroness
Pa"tron*ess (?), n. [Cf. F. patronnesse.] A female patron or helper.
Spenser.
Night, best patroness of grief. Milton.
Patronization
Pa`tron*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of patronizing; patronage; support.
[R.]
Patronize
Pa"tron*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patronized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Patronizing (?).]
1. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to
aid.
The idea has been patronized by two States only. A. Hamilton.
2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer. [Commercial
Cant]
3. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector,
toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one's
equals.
Patronizer
Pa"tron*i`zer (?), n. One who patronizes.
Patronizing
Pa"tron*i`zing (?), a. Showing condescending favor; assuming the
manner of airs of a superior toward another. -- Pat"ron*i`zing*ly,
adv. Thackeray.
Patronless
Pa"tron*less (?), a. Destitute of a patron.
Patronomayology
Pa`tro*nom`a*yol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. onomatology.] That branch of
knowledge which deals with personal names and their origin; the study
of patronymics.
Patronymic
Pa`tro*nym"ic (?), a. [L. patronymicus, Gr. patronymique.] Derived
from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
Patronymic
Pa`tro*nym"ic, n. [Gr. A modification of the father's name borne by
the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as,
Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the
son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a
family; the family name. M. A. Lower.
Patronymical
Pa`tro*nym"ic*al (?), a. Same as Patronymic.
Patroon
Pa*troon" (?), n. [D. patroon a patron, a protector. See Patron.] One
of the proprietors of certain tracts of land with manorial privileges
and right of entail, under the old Dutch governments of New York and
New Jersey.
Patroonship
Pa*troon"ship, n. The office of a patroon. Irving.
Patt\'82, Pattee
Pat`t\'82" (?), Pat*tee" (?), a. [F. patt\'82, fem. patt\'82e, fr.
patte paw, foot. Cf. Patten.] (Her.) Narrow at the inner, and very
broad at the other, end, or having its arms of that shape; -- said of
a cross. See Illust. (8) of Cross. [Written also pat\'82, patee.]
Pattemar
Pat"te*mar (?), n. See Patamar.
Patten
Pat"ten (?), n. [F. patin a high-heeled shoe, fr. patte paw, foot. Cf.
Panton, Patt\'82.]
1. A clog or sole of wood, usually supported by an iron ring, worn to
raise the feet from the wet or the mud.
The patten now supports each frugal dame. Gay.
2. A stilt. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Pattened
Pat"ten*ed (?), a. Wearing pattens. "Some pattened girl." Jane Austen.
Patter
Pat"ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pattered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Pattering.] [Freq. of pat to strike gently.]
1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds; as,
pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.
The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard. Thomson.
2. To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips. Tyndale. [In
this sense, and in the following, perh. from paternoster.]
3. To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue. [Colloq.]
I've gone out and pattered to get money. Mayhew.
Patter
Pat"ter, v. t.
1. To spatter; to sprinkle. [R.] "And patter the water about the
boat." J. R. Drake.
2. [See Patter, v. i., 2.] To mutter; as prayers.
[The hooded clouds] patter their doleful prayers. Longfellow.
To patter flash, to talk in thieves' cant. [Slang]
Patter
Pat"ter, n.
1. A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the
patter of little feet.
2. Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.
3. The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.
Patterer
Pat"ter*er (?), n. One who patters, or talks glibly; specifically, a
street peddler. [Cant, Eng.]
Pattern
Pat"tern (?), n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern.
See Patron.]
1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that
which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern
of a machine.
I will be the pattern of all patience. Shak.
2. A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a
sample; an example; an instance.
He compares the pattern with the whole piece. Swift.
3. Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern.
4. Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a
beautiful pattern.
5. Something made after a model; a copy. Shak.
The patterns of things in the heavens. Heb. ix. 23.
6. Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming
objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern.
7. (Founding) A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made,
to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several
parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it. <-- a
definable characteristic relationship between the members of any set
of objects or actions; also, the set having a definable relationship
between its members. Thus: the distribution of bomb or shell impacts
on a target area, or of bullet holes in a target; a set of traits or
actions that appear to be consistent throughout the members of a group
or over time within a group, as behavioral pattern, traffic pattern,
dress pattern -->
Pattern box, chain, OR cylinder (Figure Weaving), devices, in a loom,
for presenting several shuttles to the picker in the proper succession
for forming the figure. -- Pattern card. (a) A set of samples on a
card. (b) (Weaving) One of the perforated cards in a Jacquard
apparatus. -- Pattern reader, one who arranges textile patterns. --
Pattern wheel (Horology), a count-wheel.
Pattern
Pat"tern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patterned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Patterning.]
1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that
serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate. Milton.
[A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in Paradise. Sir
T. Herbert.
2. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel.
To pattern after, to imitate; to follow.
Patty
Pat"ty (?), n.; pl. Patties (#). [F. p\'83t\'82. See Pasty.] A little
pie.
Pattypan
Pat"ty*pan` (?), n.
1. A pan for baking patties.
2. A patty. [Obs.]
Patulous
Pat"u*lous (?), a. [L. patulus, fr. patere to be open, extend.] Open;
expanded; slightly spreading; having the parts loose or dispersed; as,
a patulous calyx; a patulous cluster of flowers.
The eyes are large and patulous. Sir J. Hill.
Pau
Pau (?), n. See Pah.
Pauciloquent
Pau*cil"o*quent (?), a. Uttering few words; brief in speech. [R.]
Pauciloquy
Pau*cil"o*quy (?), n. [L. pauciloquium; paucus little + loqui to
speak.] Brevity in speech. [R.]
Paucispiral
Pau`ci*spi"ral (?), a. [L. paucus few + E. spiral.] (Zo\'94l.) Having
few spirals, or whorls; as, a paucispiral operculum or shell.
Paucity
Pau"ci*ty (?), n. [L. paucitas, fr. paucus few, little: cf. F.
paucit\'82 See Few.]
1. Fewness; smallness of number; scarcity. Hooker.
Revelation denies it by the stern reserve, the paucity, and the
incompleteness, of its communications. I. Taylor.
2. Smallnes of quantity; exiguity; insufficiency; as, paucity of
blood. Sir T. Browne.
Paugie, Paugy
Pau"gie, Pau"gy (?), n.; pl. Paugies (#). [Corrupted from Amer. Indian
mishcuppauog. See Scup.] (Zo\'94l.) The scup. See Porgy, and Scup.
Pauhaugen
Pau*hau"gen (?), n. [North Amer. Indian.] (Zo\'94l.) The menhaden; --
called also poghaden.
Paul
Paul (?), n. See Pawl.
Paul
Paul, n. An Italian silver coin. See Paolo.
Pauldron
Paul"dron (?), n. [See Powldron.] (Mil. Antiq.) A piece of armor
covering the shoulder at the junction of the body piece and arm piece.
Paulian, Paulianist
Pau"li*an (?), Pau"li*an*ist (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Paul
of Samosata, a bishop of Antioch in the third century, who was deposed
for denying the divinity of Christ.
Paulician
Pau"li*cian (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect
of Christian dualists originating in Armenia in the seventh century.
They rejected the Old Testament and the part of the New.
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Paulin
Pau"lin (?), n. (Naut.) See Tarpaulin.
Pauline
Pau"line (?), a. [L. Paulinus, fr. Paulus Paul.] Of or pertaining to
the apostle Paul, or his writings; resembling, or conforming to, the
writings of Paul; as, the Pauline epistles; Pauline doctrine.
My religion had always been Pauline. J. H. Newman.
Paulist
Paul"ist (?), n. (R. C. Ch.) A member of The Institute of the
Missionary Priests of St. Paul the Apostle, founded in 1858 by the
Rev. I. T. Hecker of New York. The majority of the members were
formerly Protestants.
Paulownia
Pau*low"ni*a (?), n. [NL. So named from the Russian princess Anna
Pavlovna.] (Bot.) A genus of trees of the order Scrophulariace\'91,
consisting of one species, Paulownia imperialis.
NOTE: &hand; Th e tr ee is na tive to Ja pan, an d ha s im mense
heart-shaped leaves, and large purplish flowers in panicles. The
capsules contain many little winged seeds, which are beautiful
microscopic objects. The tree is hardy in America as far north as
Connecticut.
Paum
Paum (?), v. t. & i. [See Palm to cheat.] To palm off by fraud; to
cheat at cards. [Obs.] Swift.
Paunce
Paunce (?), n. [See Pansy.] (Bot.) The pansy. "The pretty paunce."
Spenser.
Paunch
Paunch (?), n. [OF. panch, pance, F. panse, L. pantex, panticis.]
1. (Anat.) The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first
stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.
2. (Naut.) A paunch mat; -- called also panch.
3. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
Paunch mat (Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope, used to
prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.
Paunch
Paunch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paunched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paunching.]
1. To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel. Shak.
2. To stuff with food. [Obs.] Udall.
Paunchy
Paunch"y (?), a. Pot-bellied. [R.] Dickens.
Paune
Paune (?), n. A kind of bread. See Pone.
Pauper
Pau"per (?), n. [L. See Poor.] A poor person; especially, one
development on private or public charity. Also used adjectively; as,
pouper immigrants, pouper labor.
Pauperism
Pau"per*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. paup\'82risme.] The state of being a
pauper; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the
community. Whatly. Syn. -- Poverty; indigence; penury; want; need;
destitution. See Poverty.
Pauperization
Pau`per*i*za"tion (?), n. The act or process of reducing to pauperism.
C. Kingsley.
Pauperize
Pau"per*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pauperized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Pauperizing (?).] To reduce to pauperism; as, to pauperize the
peasantry.
Pauropoda
Pau*rop"o*da (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. -poda.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of
small myriapods having only nine pairs of legs and destitute of
trache\'91.
Pause
Pause (?), n. [F., fr. L. pausa. See Pose.]
1. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption;
suspension; cessation.
2. Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.
I stand in pause where I shall first begin. Shak.
3. In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of
voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their
parts.
4. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of
an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the
pupil to mind the pauses.
5. A break or paragraph in writing.
He writes with warmth, which usually neglects method, and those
partitions and pauses which men educated in schools observe. Locke.
6. (Mus.) A hold. See 4th Hold, 7. Syn. -- Stop; cessation;
suspension.
Pause
Pause, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pausing.] [Cf.
F. pauser, L. pausare. See Pause, n., Pose.]
1. To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or
acting; to stop; to wait; to rest. "Tarry, pause a day or two." Shak.
Pausing while, thus to herself she mused. Milton.
2. To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses.
3. To hesitate; to hold back; to delay. [R.]
Why doth the Jew pause? Take thy forfeiture. Shak.
<-- is this anti-semitic or what? -->
4. To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect. [R.]
"Take time to pause." Shak.
To pause upon, to deliberate concerning. Shak. Syn. -- To intermit;
stop; stay; wait; delay; tarry; hesitate; demur.
Pause
Pause, v. t. To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively. [R.] Shak.
Pauser
Paus"er (?), n. One who pauses. Shak.
Pausingly
Paus"ing*ly, adv. With pauses; haltingly. Shak.
Pauxi
Paux"i (?), n. [From the native name: cf. Sp. pauji.] (Zo\'94l.) A
curassow (Ourax pauxi), which, in South America, is often
domesticated.
Pavage
Pav"age (?), n. [Cf. F. pavage.] See Pavage. [R.]
Pavan
Pav"an (?), n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp. pavon, pavo,
a peacock, L. pavo.] A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full
state costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
movements to those of the peacock. [Written also pavane, paven,
pavian, and pavin.]
Pav\'82
Pa`v\'82" (?), n. [F., from paver to pave. See Pave.] The pavement.
Nymphe du pav\'82 ([A low euphemism.]
Pave
Pave (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paving.] [F.
paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down;
cf. Gr.
1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make
a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons
on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid
material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court.<-- for vehicles -->
With silver paved, and all divine with gold. Dryden.
To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways. Gay.
2. Fig.: To make smooth, easy, and safe; to prepare, as a path or way;
as, to pave the way to promotion; to pave the way for an enterprise.
It might open and pave a prepared way to his own title. Bacon.
Pavement
Pave"ment (?), n. [F., fr. LL. pavamentum, L. pavimentum. See Pave.]
That with which anythingis paved; a floor or covering of solid
material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient surface for travel;
a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative interior floor of tiles or
colored bricks.
The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold. Milton.
Pavement teeth (Zo\'94l.), flattened teeth which in certain fishes, as
the skates and cestracionts, are arranged side by side, like tiles in
a pavement.
Pavement
Pave"ment, v. t. To furnish with a pavement; to pave. [Obs.] "How
richly pavemented!" Bp. Hall.
Paven
Pav"en (?), n. See Pavan.
Paver
Pav"er (?), n. One who paves; one who lays a pavement. [Written also
pavier and pavior.]
Pavesade
Pav`e*sade" (?), n. [F. See Pavise.] A canvas screen, formerly
sometimes extended along the side of a vessel in a naval engagement,
to conceal from the enemy the operations on board.
Pavese, Pavesse
Pa*vese" (?), Pa*vesse" (?), n. Pavise. [Obs.]
Paviage
Pa"vi*age (?), n. (Law) A contribution or a tax for paving streets or
highways. Bouvier.
Pavian
Pav"i*an (?), n. See Pavan.
Pavid
Pav"id (?), a. [L. pavidus, from pavere to be afraid.] Timid; fearful.
[R.] Thackeray.
Pavidity
Pa*vid"i*ty (?), n. Timidity. [R.]
Pavier
Pav"ier (?), n. A paver.
Paviiv
Pa"vi*iv (?), n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in species of the genus
Pavia of the Horse-chestnut family.
Pavilion
Pa*vil"ion (?), n. [F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a butterfly, also, a
tent, because spread out like a butterfly's wings.]
1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a
tent raised on posts. "[The] Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions."
Shak.
2. (Arch.) A single body or mass of building, contained within simple
walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or garden
of a larger edifice, or united with other parts, and forming an angle
or central feature of a large pile.
3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.
4. (Her.) Same as Tent (Her.)
5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet.
See Illust. of Brilliant.
6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of
the Fallopian tube.
7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
The pavilion of heaven is bare. Shelley.
Pavilion
Pa*vil"ion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pavilioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Pavilioning.] To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or
tents.
The field pavilioned with his guardians bright. Milton.
Pavin
Pav"in (?), n. See Pavan.
Paving
Pav"ing (?), n.
1. The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some place
with a pavement.
2. A pavement.
Pavior
Pav"ior (?), n.
1. One who paves; a paver.
2. A rammer for driving paving stones.
3. A brick or slab used for paving.
Pavise
Pa*vise (?), n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf. It. pavese, LL. pavense;
perh. named from Pavia in Italy.] (Mil. Antiq.) A large shield
covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes screened
also an archer with it. [Written also pavais, pavese, and pavesse.]
Fairholt.
Pavisor
Pa*vis"or (?), n. (Mil. Antiq.) A soldier who carried a pavise.
Pavo
Pa"vo (?), n. [L., a peacock. See Peacock.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of birds, including the peacocks.
2. (Astron.) The Peacock, a constellation of the southern hemisphere.
Pavon
Pa"von (?), n. A small triangular flag, esp. one attached to a
knight's lance; a pennon.
Pavone
Pa*vone" (?), n. [Cf. It. pavone, Sp. pavon, fr. L. pavo.] (Zo\'94l.)
A peacock. [Obs.] Spenser.
Pavonian
Pa*vo"ni*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to a peacock. [R.] Southey.
Pavonine
Pav"o*nine (?), a. [L. pavoninus, fr. pavo a peacock. See Peacock.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Pavo.
2. Characteristic of a peacock; resembling the tail of a peacock, as
in colors; iridescent. P. Cleaveland.
Paw
Paw (?), n. [OE. pawe, poue, OF. poe: cf. patte, LG. pote, D. poot, G.
pfote.]
1. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.
2. The hand. [Jocose] Dryden.
Paw clam (Zo\'94l.), the tridacna; -- so called because shaped like an
animal's paw.
Paw
Paw, v. i. To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape
with the forefoot. Job xxxix. 21.
Paw
Paw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pawed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pawing.]
1. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to
handle fondly or rudely.
2. To scrape or beat with the forefoot.
His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane. Tickell.
Pawk
Pawk (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A small lobster. Travis.
Pawky
Paw"ky (?), a. [Cf. AS. p\'91cean to deceive.] Arch; cunning; sly.
[Scot.] Jamieson.
Pawl
Pawl (?), n. [W. pawl a pole, a stake. Cf. Pole a stake.] (Mach.) A
pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to
fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a
ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction
and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or
detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel. [Written also paul, or pall.]
Pawl bitt (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass, to receive
the strain of the pawls. -- Pawl rim OR ring (Naut.), a stationary
metallic ring surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for
the pawls to catch in.
Pawl
Pawl, v. t. To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. To pawl the
capstan. See under Capstan.
Pawn
Pawn (?), n. See Pan, the masticatory.
Pawn
Pawn, n. [OE. paune, poun, OF. peon, poon, F. pion, LL. pedo a foot
soldier, fr. L. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Pioneer, Peon.]
(Chess) A man or piece of the lowest rank.
Pawn
Pawn, n. [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt,
lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See Pane.]
1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of
money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1.
As for mortgaging or pawning, . . . men will not take pawns without
use [i.e., interest]. Bacon.
2. State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise.
[R.]
Redeem from broking pawn the blemish'd crown. Shak.
As the morning dew is a pawn of the evening fatness. Donne.
3. A stake hazarded in a wager. [Poetic]
My life I never held but as a pawn To wage against thy enemies.
Shak.
In pawn, At pawn, in the state of being pledged. "Sweet wife, my honor
is at pawn." Shak. -- Pawn ticket, a receipt given by the pawnbroker
for an article pledged.
Pawn
Pawn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pawning.]
1. To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of
money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's watch.<--
= to hock (colloq.) -->
And pawned the last remaining piece of plate. Dryden.
2. To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to
wager; to hazard.
Pawning his honor to obtain his lust. Shak.
Pawnable
Pawna*ble (?), a. Capable of being pawned.
Pawnbroker
Pawn"bro`ker (?), n. One who makes a business of lending money on the
security of personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.
Pawnbroking
Pawn"bro`king, n. The business of a pawnbroker.
Pawnee
Pawn*ee" (?), n. (Law) One or two whom a pledge is delivered as
security; one who takes anything in pawn.
Pawnees
Paw`nees" (?), n. pl.; sing. Pawnee (. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians
(called also Loups) who formerly occupied the region of the Platte
river, but now live mostly in the Indian Territory. The term is often
used in a wider sense to include also the related tribes of Rickarees
and Wichitas. Called also Pani.
Pawner, Pawnor
Pawn"er (?), Pawn*or" (?), n. (Law) One who pawns or pledges anything
as security for the payment of borrowed money or of a debt.
Pawpaw
Paw`paw" (?), n. (Bot.) See Papaw.
Pax
Pax (?), n. [L. pax peace. See Peace.]
1. (Eccl.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now
substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches.
2. (R. C. Ch.) A tablet or board, on which is a representation of
Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some saint and which, in the Mass,
was kissed by the priest and then by the people, in medi\'91val times;
an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.
Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors. Chapman.
Paxillose
Pax"il*lose` (?), a. [L. paxillus a small stake.] (Geol.) Resembling a
little stake.
Paxillus
Pax*il"lus (?), n.; pl. Paxilli (#). [L., a peg.] (Zo\'94l.) One of a
peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of certain starfishes.
They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which is covered with
minute spinules or granules. See Illustration in Appendix.
Paxwax
Pax"wax` (?), n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. fea hair (akin to OHG. fahs) +
weaxan to grow. See Wax to grow, and cf. Faxed, Pectinate.] (Anat.)
The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects
the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebr\'91,
and helps to support the head. Called also paxywaxy and packwax.
Paxywaxy
Pax"y*wax`y (?), n. (Anat.) See Paxwax.
Pay
Pay (?), v. t. [OF. peier, fr. L. picare to pitch, i pitch: cf. OF.
peiz pitch, F. poix. See Pitch a black substance.] (Naut.) To cover,
as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or
waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
Pay
Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paid (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paying.] [OE.
paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis,
peace. See Peace.]
1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person)
for service rendered, property delivered, etc.; to discharge one's
obligation to; to make due return to; to compensate; to remunerate; to
recompense; to requite; as, to pay workmen or servants.
May no penny ale them pay [i. e., satisfy]. P. Plowman.
[She] pays me with disdain. Dryden.
2. Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to
merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon.
For which, or pay me quickly, or I'll pay you. B. Jonson.
3. To discharge, as a debt, demand, or obligation, by giving or doing
what is due or required; to deliver the amount or value of to the
person to whom it is owing; to discharge a debt by delivering (money
owed). "Pay me that thou owest." Matt. xviii. 28.
Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Matt. xviii. 26.
If they pay this tax, they starve. Tennyson.
4. To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as
that which has been promised.
This day have I paid my vows. Prov. vii. 14.
5. To give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay
attention; to pay a visit.
Not paying me a welcome. Shak.
To pay off. (a) To make compensation to and discharge; as, to pay off
the crew of a ship. (b) To allow (a thread, cord, etc.) to run off; to
unwind. -- To pay one's duty, to render homage, as to a sovereign or
other superior. -- To pay out (Naut.), to pass out; hence, to slacken;
to allow to run out; as, to pay out more cable. See under Cable. -- To
pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble. [Colloq.]
Pay
Pay (?), v. i. To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or
satisfaction; to discharge a debt.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again. Ps. xxxvii. 21.
2. Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to
be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains
required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness
always pays.
To pay for. (a) To make amends for; to atone for; as, men often pay
for their mistakes with loss of property or reputation, sometimes with
life. (b) To give an equivalent for; to bear the expense of; to be
mulcted on account of.
'T was I paid for your sleeps; I watched your wakings. Beau. & Fl.
-- To pay off. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) To fall to leeward, as the
head of a vessel under sail. -- To pay on. [Etymol. uncertain.] To
beat with vigor; to redouble blows. [Colloq.] -- To pay round [Etymol.
uncertain.] (Naut.) To turn the ship's head.
Pay
Pay, n.
1. Satisfaction; content. Chaucer.
2. An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services
performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation;
recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a
soldier.
Where only merit constant pay receives. Pope.
There is neither pay nor plunder to be got. L'Estrange.
Full pay, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay;
especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or military officers
of a certain rank, without deductions. -- Half pay. See under Half. --
Pay day, the day of settlement of accounts. -- Pay dirt (Mining),
earth which yields a profit to the miner. [Western U.S.] -- Pay
office, a place where payment is made. -- Pay roll, a roll or list of
persons entitled to payment, with the amounts due.<-- (b) the total
sum of money which is paid to all employees on payday -->
Payable
Pay"a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. payable. Cf. Pacable.]
1. That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due.
Drayton.
Thanks are a tribute payable by the poorest. South.
2. (Law) (a) That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value.
(b) Matured; now due.
Payee
Pay*ee" (?), n. The person to whom money is to be, or has been, paid;
the person named in a bill or note, to whom, or to whose order, the
amount is promised or directed to be paid. See Bill of exchange, under
Bill.
Payen
Pay"en (?), n. & a. Pagan. [F.] [Obs.] Chaucer.
Payer
Pay"er (?), n. One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill
or note has been, or should be, paid.
Paymaster
Pay"mas`ter (?), n. One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or
requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a
corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages,
etc., and keep account of the same.
Payment
Pay"ment (?), n. [F. payment, paiement. See Pay to requite.]
1. The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt
or an obligation.
No man envieth the payment of a debt. Bacon.
2. That which is paid; the thing given in discharge of a debt, or an
obligation, or in fulfillment of a promise; reward; recompense;
requital; return. Shak.
3. Punishment; chastisement. [R.]
Payn
Payn (?), n. [OF. & F. pain, fr. L. panis bread.] Bread. Having Piers
Plowman.
Payndemain
Payn`de*main" (?), n. [OF. pain bread + demaine manorial, lordly, own,
private. See Payn, and Demesne. Said to be so called from the figure
of our Lord impressed upon it.] The finest and whitest bread made in
the Middle Ages; -- called also paynemain, payman. [Obs.]
Paynim
Pay"nim (?), n & a. See Painim.
Paynize
Payn"ize (?), v. t. [From Mr. Payne, the inventor.] To treat or
preserve, as wood, by a process resembling kyanizing.
Payor
Pay*or" (?), n. (Law) See Payer. [R.]
Payse
Payse (?), v. t. To poise. [Obs.] Spenser.
Paytine
Pay"tine (?), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from a white bark
resembling that of the cinchona, first brought from Payta, in Peru.
Pea
Pea (?), n. [OF. peis. See Poise.] The sliding weight on a steelyard.
[Written also pee.]
Pea
Pea, n. (Naut.) See Peak, n., 3.
Pea
Pea, n.; pl. Peas (#) or Pease (#). [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF.
peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. s was misunderstood in
English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease.]
1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of many
varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower,
and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod.
NOTE: &hand; Wh en a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but,
in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of
pease; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always
preserved, the form peas being used in both senses.
2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of
several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos, Cicer, Abrus, etc.)
esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of
the seed.
NOTE: &hand; Th e na me pea is given to many leguminous plants more
or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below.
Beach pea (Bot.), a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus. -- Black-eyed
pea, a West Indian name for Dolichos sph\'91rospermus and its seed. --
Butterfly pea, the American plant Clitoria Mariana, having showy
blossoms. -- Chick pea. See Chick-pea. -- Egyptian pea. Same as
Chick-pea. -- Everlasting pea. See under Everlasting. -- Glory pea.
See under Glory, n. -- Hoary pea, any plant of the genus Tephrosia;
goat's rue. -- Issue pea, Orris pea. (Med.) See under Issue, and
Orris. -- Milk pea. (Bot.) See under Milk. -- Pea berry, a kind of a
coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped;
often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee. -- Pea bug. (Zo\'94l.)
Same as Pea weevil. -- Pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
-- Pea crab (Zo\'94l.), any small crab of the genus Pinnotheres,
living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species (P.
pisum) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle. -- Pea dove
(Zo\'94l.), the American ground dove. -- Pea-flower tribe (Bot.), a
suborder (Papilionace\'91) of leguminous plants having blossoms
essentially like that of the pea. G. Bentham. -- Pea maggot
(Zo\'94l.), the larva of a European moth (Tortrix pisi), which is very
destructive to peas. -- Pea ore (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron,
occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore. -- Pea
starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used
in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc. -- Pea tree (Bot.), the name
of several leguminous shrubs of the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia
and China. -- Pea vine. (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A
kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States (Lathyrus
Americana, and other similar species). -- Pea weevil (Zo\'94l.), a
small weevil (Bruchus pisi) which destroys peas by eating out the
interior. -- Pigeon pea. (Bot.) See Pigeon pea. -- Sweet pea (Bot.),
the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus; also, its many-colored,
sweet-scented blossoms.
Peabird
Pea"bird` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The wryneck; -- so called from its note.
[Prov. Eng.]
Peabody bird
Pea"bod*y bird` (?). (Zo\'94l.) An American sparrow (Zonotrichia
albicollis) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative
of its note. Called also White-throated sparrow.
Peace
Peace (?), n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax,
pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and
prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. Appease, Fair, a., Fay, v., Fang,
Pacify, Pact, Pay to requite.] A state of quiet or tranquillity;
freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repose; specifically: (a)
Exemption from, or cessation of, war with public enemies. (b) Public
quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law. (c) Exemption from,
or subjection of, agitating passions; tranquillity of mind or
conscience. (d) Reconciliation; agreement after variance; harmony;
concord. "The eternal love and pees." Chaucer.
NOTE: &hand; Pe ace is so metimes us ed as an ex clamation in
commanding silence, quiet, or order. "Peace! foolish woman."
Shak. At peace, in a state of peace. -- Breach of the peace. See under
Breach. -- Justice of the peace. See under Justice. -- Peace of God.
(Law) (a) A term used in wills, indictments, etc., as denoting a state
of peace and good conduct. (b) (Theol.) The peace of heart which is
the gift of God. -- Peace offering. (a) (Jewish Antiq.) A voluntary
offering to God in token of devout homage and of a sense of friendly
communion with Him. (b) A gift or service offered as satisfaction to
an offended person. -- Peace officer, a civil officer whose duty it is
to preserve the public peace, to prevent riots, etc., as a sheriff or
constable. -- To hold one's peace, to be silent; to refrain from
speaking. -- To make one's peace with, to reconcile one with, to plead
one's cause with, or to become reconciled with, another. "I will make
your peace with him." Shak.
Peace
Peace, v. t. & i. To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop. [R.]
"Peace your tattlings." Shak.
When the thunder would not peace at my bidding. Shak.
Peaceable
Peace"a*ble (?), a. [OE. peisible, F. paisible.] Begin in or at peace;
tranquil; quiet; free from, or not disposed to, war, disorder, or
excitement; not quarrelsome. -- Peace"a*ble*ness, n. -- Peace"a*bly,
adv. Syn. -- Peaceful; pacific; tranquil; quiet; mild; undisturbed;
serene; still. -- Peaceable, Peaceful. Peaceable describes the state
of an individual, nation, etc., in reference to external hostility,
attack, etc.; peaceful, in respect to internal disturbance. The former
denotes "in the spirit of peace;" latter; "in the possession or
enjoyment of peace." A peaceable adjustment of difficulties; a
peaceful life, scene.
Peacebreaker
Peace"break`er (?), n. One who disturbs the public peace. --
Peace"break`ing, n.
Peaceful
Peace"ful (?), a.
1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult,
agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil; as, a peaceful
time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.
2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation; pacific; mild;
calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words. Syn. -- See Peaceable.
--Peace"ful*ly, adv.. -- Peace"ful*ness, n.
Peaceless
Peace"less, a. Without peace; disturbed. Sandys.
Peacemaker
Peace"mak`er (?), n. One who makes peace by reconciling parties that
are at variance. Matt. v. 9. --Peace"mak`ing, n.
Peach
Peach (?), v. t. [See Appeach, Impeach.] To accuse of crime; to inform
against. [Obs.] Foxe.
Peach
Peach, v. i. To turn informer; to betray one's accomplice. [Obs. or
Colloq.]
If I be ta'en, I'll peach for this. Shak.
Peach
Peach (?), n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F. p\'88che, fr. LL.
persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian apple, a peach. Cf. Persian,
and Parsee.] (Bot.) A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing
one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the
tree which bears it (Prunus, OR Amygdalus Persica). In the wild stock
the fruit is hard and inedible. Guinea, OR Sierra Leone, peach, the
large edible berry of the Sarcocephalus esculentus, a rubiaceous
climbing shrub of west tropical Africa. -- Palm peach, the fruit of a
Venezuelan palm tree (Bactris speciosa). -- Peach color, the pale red
color of the peach blossom. -- Peach-tree borer (Zo\'94l.), the larva
of a clearwing moth (\'92geria, OR Sannina, exitiosa) of the family
\'92geriid\'91, which is very destructive to peach trees by boring in
the wood, usually near the ground; also, the moth itself. See Illust.
under Borer.
Peach-colored
Peach"-col`ored (?), a. Of the color of a peach blossom.
"Peach-colored satin." Shak.
Peacher
Peach"er (?), n. One who peaches. [Low] Foxe.
Peachick
Pea"chick` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The chicken of the peacock.
Peachy
Peach"y (?), a. Resembling a peach or peaches.
Peacock
Pea"cock` (?), n. [OE. pecok. Pea- in this word is from AS. pe\'a0,
p\'bewa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr.
t\'beus, t\'bewus, Ar. t\'bewu. See Cock the bird.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) The male of any pheasant of the genus Pavo, of which at
least two species are known, native of Southern Asia and the East
Indies.
NOTE: &hand; Th e upper tail coverts, which are long and capable of
erection, are each marked with a black spot bordered by concentric
bands of brilliant blue, green, and golden colors. The common
domesticated species is Pavo cristatus. The Javan peacock (P.
muticus) is more brilliantly colored than the common species.
2. In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a peafowl.
Peacock butterfly (Zo\'94l.), a handsome European butterfly (Hamadryas
Io) having ocelli like those of peacock. -- Peacock fish (Zo\'94l.),
the European blue-striped wrasse (Labrus variegatus); -- so called on
account of its brilliant colors. Called also cook wrasse and cook. --
Peacock pheasant (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of handsome
Asiatic pheasants of the genus Polyplectron. They resemble the peacock
in color.
Peafowl
Pea"fowl` (?), n. [See Peacock.] (Zo\'94l.) The peacock or peahen; any
species of Pavo.
Peage
Pe"age (?), n. See Paage.
Peagrit
Pea"grit` (?), n. (Min.) A coarse pisolitic limestone. See Pisolite.
Peahen
Pea"hen` (?), n. [See Peacock.] (Zo\'94l.) The hen or female peafowl.
Pea-jacket
Pea"-jack`et (?), n. [Prob. fr. D. pij, pije, a coat of a coarse
woolen stuff.] A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by
sailors in cold weather.
Peak
Peak (?), n. [OE. pek, AS. peac, perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. peac a
sharp-pointed thing. Cf. Pike.]
1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a
point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. "Run your beard into a peak."
Beau. & Fl.
2. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending
in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated; as,
the Peak of Teneriffe.
Silent upon a peak in Darien. Keats.
3. (Naut.) (a) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; --
used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc. (b)
The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it. (c) The
extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. [In the last sense written
also pea and pee.]
Fore peak. (Naut.) See under Fore.
Peak
Peak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Peaking.]
1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a
peak.
There peaketh up a mighty high mount. Holand.
2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or
sicky. "Dwindle, peak, and pine." Shak.
3. [Cf. Peek.] To pry; to peep slyly. Shak.
Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch.
Peak
Peak, v. t. (Naut.) To raise to a position perpendicular, or more
nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or
yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular.
Peaked
Peaked (?), a.
1. Pointed; ending in a point; as, a peaked roof.
2. (Oftener Sickly; not robust. [Colloq.]
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Peaking
Peak"ing (?), a.
1. Mean; sneaking. [Vulgar]
2. Pining; sickly; peakish. [Colloq.]
Peakish
Peak"ish, a.
1. Of or relating to a peak; or to peaks; belonging to a mountainous
region. "Her peakish spring." Drayton. "His peakish dialect." Bp.
Hall.
2. Having peaks; peaked.
3. Having features thin or sharp, as from sickness; hence, sickly.
[Colloq.]
Peaky
Peak"y (?), a.
1. Having a peak or peaks. Tennyson.
2. Sickly; peaked. [Colloq.]
Peal
Peal (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo\'94l.) A small salmon; a grilse;
a sewin. [Prov. Eng.]
Peal
Peal, v. i. To appeal. [Obs.] Spencer.
Peal
Peal, n. [An abbrev. of F. appel a call, appeal, ruffle of a drum, fr.
appeller to call, L. appellare. See Appeal.]
1. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder,
cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc. "A fair peal of artillery."
Hayward.
Whether those peals of praise be his or no. Shak.
And a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar. Byron.
2. A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale;
also, the changes rung on a set of bells.
To ring a peal. See under Ring.
Peal
Peal, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pealed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pealing.]
1. To utter or give out loud sounds.
There let the pealing organ blow. Milton.
2. To resound; to echo.
And the whole air pealed With the cheers of our men. Longfellow.
Peal
Peal, v. t.
1. To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to
noise abroad.
The warrior's name, Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of
fame. J. Barlow.
2. To assail with noise or loud sounds.
Nor was his ear less pealed. Milton.
3. To pour out. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Pean
Pean (?), n. [OF. pene, F. panne.] (Her.) One of the furs, the ground
being sable, and the spots or tufts or.
Pean
Pe"an (?), n. A song of praise and triumph. See P\'91an.
Peanism
Pe"an*ism (?), n. [Gr. The song or shout of praise, of battle, or of
triumph. [R.]
Peanut
Pea"nut (?), n. (Bot.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant
(Arachis hypog\'91a); also, the plant itself, which is widely
cultivated for its fruit.
NOTE: &hand; Th e fr uit is a hard pod, usually containing two or
three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the soil.
Called also earthnut, groundnut, and goober.
Pear
Pear (?), n. [OE. pere, AS. peru, L. pirum: cf. F. poire. Cf. Perry.]
(Bot.) The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus
communis), cultivated in many varieties in temperate climates; also,
the tree which bears this fruit. See Pear family, below. Pear blight.
(a) (Bot.) A name of two distinct diseases of pear trees, both causing
a destruction of the branches, viz., that caused by a minute insect
(Xyleborus pyri), and that caused by the freezing of the sap in
winter. A. J. Downing. (b) (Zo\'94l.) A very small beetle (Xyleborus
pyri) whose larv\'91 bore in the twigs of pear trees and cause them to
wither. -- Pear family (Bot.), a suborder of rosaceous plants
(Pome\'91), characterized by the calyx tube becoming fleshy in fruit,
and, combined with the ovaries, forming a pome. It includes the apple,
pear, quince, service berry, and hewthorn. -- Pear gauge (Physics), a
kind of gauge for measuring the exhaustion of an air-pump receiver; --
so called because consisting in part of a pear-shaped glass vessel.
Pear shell (Zo\'94l.), any marine gastropod shell of the genus Pyrula,
native of tropical seas; -- so called from the shape. -- Pear slug
(Zo\'94l.), the larva of a sawfly which is very injurious to the
foliage of the pear tree. <-- Illustr. of pear slug (Celandria cerasi)
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Pearch
Pearch (?), n. [Obs.] See Perch.
Pearl
Pearl (?), n. A fringe or border. [Obs.] -- v. t. To fringe; to
border. [Obs.] See Purl. Pearl stitch. See Purl stitch, under Purl.
Pearl
Pearl, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr.
(assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See Pear, and cf. Purl
to mantle.]
1. (Zo\'94l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a
brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between
the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the
pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves.
It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some
irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or
mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine
luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the
precious stones.
2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very
precious.
I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. Shak.
And those pearls of dew she wears. Milton.
3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
4. (Zo\'94l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
5. (Zo\'94l.) A light-colored tern.
6. (Zo\'94l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a
deer's antler.
7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] Milton.
8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid
for medicinal application, as ether.
9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. \'b5 This line
is printed in the type called pearl.
Ground pearl. (Zo\'94l.) See under Ground. -- Pearl barley, kernels of
barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. -- Pearl diver, one
who dives for pearl oysters. -- Pearl edge, an edge of small loops on
the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging
to be sewed on lace. -- Pearl eye, cataract. [R.] -- Pearl gray, a
very pale and delicate blue-gray color. -- Pearl millet, Egyptian
millet (Penicillaria spicata). -- Pearl moss. See Carrageen. -- Pearl
moth (Zo\'94l.), any moth of the genus Margaritia; -- so called on
account of its pearly color. -- Pearl oyster (Zo\'94l.), any one of
several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus
Meleagrina, or Margaritifera, found in the East Indies (especially at
Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the
Pacific coast of America. Called also pearl shell, and pearl mussel.
-- Pearl powder. See Pearl white, below. -- Pearl sago, sago in the
form of small pearly grains. -- Pearl sinter (Min.), fiorite. -- Pearl
spar (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly
luster. -- Pearl white. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth
subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white
lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue.<-- cultured pearl, a pearl
grown by a pearl oyster into which a round pellet has been placed, to
serve as the seed for more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet
is usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers of nacre
are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such pearls, being more
easily obtained than natural pearls, are less expensive. -->
Pearl
Pearl (?), a. Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or
of mother-of-pearl.
Pearl
Pearl, v. t.
1. To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also
figuratively.
2. To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as,
to pearl barley.
Pearl
Pearl, v. i.
1. To resemble pearl or pearls.
2. To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling.
Pearlaceous
Pearl*a"ceous (?), a. Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly in
quality or appearance.
Pearlash
Pearl"ash` (?), n. (Chem.) A white amorphous or granular substance
which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong
alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and
evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of potassium
compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc.
Pearl-eyed
Pearl"-eyed` (?), a. Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with
the cataract.
Pearlfish
Pearl"fish` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any fish whose scales yield a
pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the
bleak, and whitebait.
Pearlins, Pearlings
Pearl"ins (?), Pearl"ings (?), n. pl. [Prob. a corruption of
purflings. See Purfle.] A kind of lace of silk or thread. [Scot.] Sir
W. Scott.
Pearlite, Pearlstone
Pearl"ite (?), Pearl"stone` (?), n. (Min.) A glassy volcanic rock of a
grayish color and pearly luster, often having a spherulitic
concretionary structure due to the curved cracks produced by
contraction in cooling. See Illust. under Perlitic.
Pearlwort
Pearl"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Sagina,
low and inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family.
Pearly
Pearl"y (?), a.
1. Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly
shells. Milton.
2. Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent; iridescent;
as, the pearly dew or flood.
Pearmain
Pear"main (?), n. (Bot.) The name of several kinds of apples; as, the
blue pearmain, winter pearmain, and red pearmain.
Pear-shaped
Pear"-shaped` (?), a. Of the form of a pear.
Peart
Peart (?), a. [A variant of pert, a.] Active; lively; brisk; smart; --
often applied to convalescents; as, she is quite peart to-day. [O.
Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
There was a tricksy girl, I wot, albeit clad in gray, As peart as
bird, as straight as bolt, as fresh as flowers in May. Warner
(1592).
Peasant
Peas"ant (?), n. [OF. pa\'8bsant (the i being perh. due to confusion
with the p.pr. of verbs), pa\'8bsan, F. paysan, fr. OF. & F. pays
country, fr. L. pagus the country. See Pagan.] A countryman; a rustic;
especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European
countries. Syn. -- Countryman; rustic; swain; hind.
Peasant
Peas"ant, a. Rustic, rural. Spenser.
Peasantlike
Peas"ant*like` (?), a. Rude; clownish; illiterate.
Peasantly
Peas"ant*ly, a. Peasantlike. [Obs.] Milton.
Peasantry
Peas"ant*ry (?), n.
1. Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. "A bold peasantry."
Goldsmith.
2. Rusticity; coarseness. [Obs.] p. Butler.
Peascod
Peas"cod` (?), n. The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.
Pease
Pease (?), n.; obs.pl. Peases (#), Peasen (#). [See Pea.]
1. A pea. [Obs.] "A peose." "Bread . . . of beans and of peses." Piers
Plowman.
2. A plural form of Pea. See the Note under Pea.
Peastone
Pea"stone` (?), n. (Min.) Pisolite.
Peasweep
Peas"weep` (?), n. [So called from its note.] [Prov. Eng.] (Zo\'94l.)
(a) The pewit, or lapwing. (b) The greenfinch.
Peat
Peat (?), n. [Cf. Pet a fondling.] A small person; a pet; -- sometimes
used contemptuously. [Obs.] Shak.
Peat
Peat, n. [Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make the fire burn
better, fr. AS. b to better, mend (a fire), b advantage. See Better,
Boot advantage.] A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots
and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found,
as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is
always more or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used
for fuel. Peat bog, a bog containing peat; also, peat as it occurs in
such places; peat moss. -- Peat moss. (a) The plants which, when
decomposed, become peat. (b) A fen producing peat. (c) (Bot.) Moss of
the genus Sphagnum, which often grows abundantly in boggy or peaty
places. -- Peat reek, the reek or smoke of peat; hence, also, the
peculiar flavor given to whisky by being distilled with peat as fuel.
[Scot.]
Peaty
Peat"y (?), a. Composed of peat; abounding in peat; resembling peat.
Peba
Pe"ba (?), n. [Cf. Pg. peba.] (Zo\'94l.) An armadillo (Tatusia
novemcincta) which is found from Texas to Paraguay; -- called also
tatouhou.
Pebble
Peb"ble (?), n. [AS. papolst\'ben; cf. L. papula pimple, mote. See
Stone.]
1. A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and
rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone. "The pebbles on the
hungry beach." Shak.
As children gathering pebbles on the shore. Milton.
2. Transparent and colorless rock crystal; as, Brazilian pebble; -- so
called by opticians.
Pebble powder, slow-burning gunpowder, in large cubical grains. --
Scotch pebble, varieties of quartz, as agate, chalcedony, etc.,
obtained from cavities in amygdaloid.
Pebble
Peb"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pebbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pebbling.] To
grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with small rounded
prominences.
Pebbled
Peb"bled (?), a. Abounding in pebbles. Thomson.
Pebblestone
Peb"ble*stone` (?). A pebble; also, pebbles collectively. "Chains of
pebblestone." Marlowe.
Pebbly
Peb"bly (?), a. Full of pebbles; pebbled. "A hard, pebbly bottom."
Johnson.