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P. 1913 Webster]
P(p, the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient Greek, from the Ph\'d2nician, its probable origin being Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. See B, F, and M. 1913 Webster]
See Guide to Pronunciation, 1913 Webster]
Pa(p, n.A shortened form of Papa. 1913 Webster]
Pa"age(p, n.[OF. paage, paiage, F. p\'82age, fr. (assumed) LL. pedaticum, fr. L. pes, pedis, foot. See Pedage, Pedal.](O. Eng. Law)A toll for passage over another person's grounds.[Written also peage and pedage.]Burke. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Paard(p, n.[D., a horse.]The zebra. [S. Africa] 1913 Webster]
Paas(p, n.Pace [Obs.] Chaucer 1913 Webster]
Paas(p, n.[D. paash. See Pasch.]The Easter festival. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett. 1913 Webster]
Paas egg. See Easter egg, under Easter. 1913 Webster]
Pablumn.1.A form of cereal for infants. [Trademark] WordNet 1.5]
2.A diet that does not require chewing. Syn. -- soft diet, pap, spoon food. WordNet 1.5]
3.Worthless or oversimplified ideas. Syn. -- pap, pabulum{3}. WordNet 1.5]
pab"u*lar(?), a.[L. pabularis.]Of, pertaining to, or fit for, pabulum or food; affording food. 1913 Webster]
Pab`u*la"tion(?), n.[L. pabulatio, fr. pabulari to feed, fr. pabulum food. See Pabulum.] 1913 Webster]
1.The act of feeding, or providing food. [Obs.] Cockeram. 1913 Webster]
2.Food; fodder; pabulum. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Pab"u*lous(?), a.[L. pabulosus.]Affording pabulum, or food; alimental. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
pab"u*lum(?), n.[L., akin to pascere to pasture. See Pastor.]1.The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food; nourishment.[wns=1] Syn. -- comestible, edible, eatable, victual, victuals. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.Hence:That which feeds or sustains, such as fuel for a fire;especially,that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; intellectual sustenance; as, intellectual pabulum.[wns=2] Syn. -- food for thought, intellectual nourishment. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3.Trite or simplistic writing, sentiments, etc.; pablum{3}. PJC]
PAC(p, n.[Acronynm from Political Action Committee.](Politics)A political action committee, a committee formed by an organization or special-interest group to raise money to support candidates for office or to influence legislation. A PAC provides a legal means for corporations in the U. S. to support political candidates even when direct contributions from corporations to candidates is forbidden by law. In theory, the corporation may not itself contribute to a PAC, but may pay the expenses of raising money from individuals. PACs may also be formed by organizations other than commercial corporations, such as trade associations. [Acronym, U. S.] PACs became popular in the 1970's after campaign finance reform laws put limits on the amount of money which an individual can contribute to each candidate for public office. In addition to simply supporting candidates with specific viewpoints, the unstated purpose of PACs is to make politicians aware of their viewpoints, by aggregating sums of money into significant single donations. This latter effect has aroused criticism of PACs from reformers who feel that large donations bias the political process. PJC]
Pac(p, n.A kind of moccasin, having the edges of the sole turned up and sewed to the upper.Knight. 1913 Webster]
pa"ca(Pg. p, n.[Pg., from the native name.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A large burrowing South American rodent (Agouti paca syn. Cuniculus paca, formerly C\'d2logenys paca), having blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows of white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy. It is closely allied to the agouti and the Guinea pig and is highly esteemed as food. 1913 Webster]
Pa"ca*ble(?), a.[L. pacare to pacify.]Placable. [R.] Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
Pa*cane"(?), n.(Bot.)A species of hickory. See Pecan. 1913 Webster]
pa"cate(p, a.[L. pacatus, p. p. of pacare to pacify, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See Pay to requite, Peace.]Appeased; pacified; placated; tranquil. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*ca"tion(?), n.[L. pacatio.]The act of pacifying; a peacemaking.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
pace(p, n.[OE. pas, F. pas, from L. passus a step, pace, orig., a stretching out of the feet in walking; cf. pandere, passum, to spread, stretch; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. Pas, Pass.]1.A single movement from one foot to the other in walking; a step. 1913 Webster]
2.The length of a step in walking or marching, reckoned from the heel of one foot to the heel of the other; -- used as a unit in measuring distances; as, he advanced fifty paces. \'bdThe height of sixty pace .\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
pace is estimated at two and one half linear feet; but in measuring distances be stepping, the pace is extended to three feet (one yard) or to three and three tenths feet (one fifth of a rod). The regulation marching pace in the English and United States armies is thirty inches for quick time, and thirty-six inches for double time. The Roman pace (passus) was from the heel of one foot to the heel of the same foot when it next touched the ground, five Roman feet. 1913 Webster]
3.Manner of stepping or moving; gait; walk; as, the walk, trot, canter, gallop, and amble are paces of the horse; a swaggering pace; a quick pace.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, pace from day to day.Shak. 1913 Webster]
In the military schools of riding a variety of paces are taught.Walsh. 1913 Webster]
4.A slow gait; a footpace. [Obs.] Chucer. 1913 Webster]
5.Specifically, a kind of fast amble; a rack. 1913 Webster]
6.Any single movement, step, or procedure. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The first pace necessary for his majesty to make is to fall into confidence with Spain.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
7.(Arch.)A broad step or platform; any part of a floor slightly raised above the rest, as around an altar, or at the upper end of a hall. 1913 Webster]
8.(Weaving)A device in a loom, to maintain tension on the warp in pacing the web. 1913 Webster]
9.The rate of progress of any process or activity; as, the students ran at a rapid pace; the plants grew at a remarkable pace. PJC]
Geometrical pace, the space from heel to heel between the spot where one foot is set down and that where the same foot is again set down, loosely estimated at five feet, or by some at four feet and two fifths. See Roman pace in the Note under def. 2. [Obs.] --
To keep pace withor
To hold pace with, to keep up with; to go as fast as. \'bdIn intellect and attainments he kept pace with his age.\'b8 Southey. --
To put (someone) through one's pacesto cause (someone) to perform an act so as to demonstrate his/her skill or ability. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pace(p, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Paced(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Pacing(p.]1.To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or measured steps. \'bdI paced on slowly.\'b8 Pope. \'bdWith speed so pace.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To proceed; to pass on. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Or [ere] that I further in this tale pace.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.To move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack. 1913 Webster]
4.To pass away; to die. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Pace, v. t.1.To walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or upon; as, the guard paces his round. \'bdPacing light the velvet plain.\'b8 T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
2.To measure by steps or paces; as, to pace a piece of ground. Often used with out; as, to pace out the distance. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3.To develop, guide, or control the pace or paces of; to teach the pace; to break in. 1913 Webster]
If you can, pace your wisdom Shak 1913 Webster]
To pace the web(Weaving), to wind up the cloth on the beam, periodically, as it is woven, in a loom. 1913 Webster]
Paced(?), a.Having, or trained in, [such] a pace or gait; trained; -- used in composition; as, slow-paced; a thorough-paced villain. 1913 Webster]
pacemakern.(Physiol. & Anat.)1.a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat. Syn. -- cardiac pacemaker, sinoatrial node. WordNet 1.5]
2.An implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker{1}; -- used to assist people whose heartbeat is irregular. Syn. -- artificial pacemaker. WordNet 1.5]
3.A horse used to set the pace in racing. Syn. -- pacer, pacesetter. WordNet 1.5]
pa"cer(?), n.One who, or that which, paces. 1913 Webster]
2.Especially:A horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together; a horse that paces.[wns=2] WordNet 1.5]
3.A horse used to set the pace in racing.[wns=3] Syn. -- pacemaker, pacesetter. WordNet 1.5]
pacesettern.A horse used to set the pace in racing. Syn. -- pacer, pacemaker. WordNet 1.5]
Pa*cha"(?), n.[F.]A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt; same as Pasha. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Pa`cha*ca*mac"(?), prop. n.A divinity worshiped by the ancient Peruvians as the creator of the universe. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*chak"(?), n.(Bot.)The fragrant roots of the Saussurea Costus, exported from India to China, and used for burning as incense. It is supposed to be the costus of the ancients.[Written also putchuck.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*cha"lic(?), a. & n.See Pashalic. 1913 Webster]
pachinkon.A popular Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Pa*chi"si(?), Par*che"si, Par*chi"si(/), n.[Hind., fr. pachis twenty-five, the highest throw in the game.]1.A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India. 1913 Webster]
2.A game adopted from the Indian game, using disks, as of pasteboard, and dice; it is played on a cross-shaped board. [U. S. & Eng.] Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
pa*chom"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. pa`chos thickness + -meter.](Physics)An instrument for measuring thickness, as of the glass of a mirror, or of paper; a pachymeter. 1913 Webster]
\'d8pa*chon"ta(?), n.(Bot.)A substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate it, obtained from the East Indian tree Isonandra acuminata. 1913 Webster]
pachoulin.(Bot.)A small East Indian shrubby mint (Pogostemon cablin); a fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes. Syn. -- patchouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin. WordNet 1.5]
pa*chu"ca tank(?). (Metallurgy)A high and narrow tank, with a central cylinder for the introduction of compressed air, used in the agitation and settling of pulp (pulverized ore and water) during treatment by the cyanide process; -- so named because, though originally devised in New Zealand, it was first practically introduced in Pachuca, Mexico. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pach"y-(?). [Gr. pachy`s thick.]A combining form meaning thick; as, pachyderm, pachydactyl. 1913 Webster]
Pach`y*car"pous(?), a.[Pachy- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.](Bot.)Having the pericarp thick. 1913 Webster]
Pachycephalaprop. n.A genus of arborial insectivorous birds. Syn. -- genus Pachycephala. WordNet 1.5]
Pach`y*dac"tyl(?), n.[Pachy- + dactyl.](Zo\'94l.)A bird or other animal having thick toes. 1913 Webster]
pach"y*derm(p, n.[Cf. F. pachyderme.](Zo\'94l.)Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin, including the elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus, one of the Pachydermata. WordNet 1.5 + 1913 Webster]
pachyderma(p, n.(Med.)An abnormal thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction. Syn. -- pachydermatosis, pachydermia, nevoid elephantiasis. WordNet 1.5]
pach`y*der"mal(p, a.(Zo\'94l.)Of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pach`y*der"ma*ta(p, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. pachy`dermos thick-skinned; pachy`s thick + de`rma skin.](Zo\'94l.)A group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog; the pachyderms. It is now considered an artificial group. 1913 Webster]
Pach`y*der"moid(?), a.[Pachyderm + -oid.](Zo\'94l.)Related to the pachyderms. 1913 Webster]
Pach`y*glos"sal(p, a.[Pachy- + Gr. glw^ssa tongue.](Zo\'94l.)Having a thick tongue; -- applied to a group of lizards (Pachygloss\'91), including the iguanas and agamas. 1913 Webster]
pach`y*glos"si*a(p, n.[Pachy- + Gr. glw^ssa tongue.](Med.)The condition of having an enlarged thick tongue. PJC]
Pach`y*men`in*gi"tis(?), n.[Pachy- + meningitis.](Med.)Inflammation of the dura mater or outer membrane of the brain. 1913 Webster]
Pa*chym"e*ter(?), n.[Pachy- + -meter.]Same as Pachometer. 1913 Webster]
Pach"y*ote(?), n.[Pachy- + Gr. /, /, ear.](Zo\'94l.)One of a family of bats, including those which have thick external ears. 1913 Webster]
Pachyrhizusprop. n.(Bot.)A small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots. Syn. -- genus Pachyrhizus. WordNet 1.5]
pachysandran.(Bot.)Any plant of the genus Pachysandra; they are low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover. WordNet 1.5]
pachytenen.(Biol.)The third stage of the prophase of meiosis, the stage in which the pairing of homologous chromosomes has been completed. WordNet 1.5]
pac"i*fi`a*ble(?), a.Capable of being pacified or appeased; placable. 1913 Webster]
pa*cif"ic(?), a.[L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See Pacify.]Of or pertaining to peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; as, a pacific nature or condition.[wns=3] Syn. -- peaceable. 1913 Webster]
2.Promoting peace; suited to make or restore peace; conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts.[wns=1] Syn. -- irenic. WordNet 1.5]
3.of or pertaining to the Pacific Ocean; as, Pacific islands. WordNet 1.5]
Pacific Ocean, the ocean between America and Asia, so called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on account of the exemption from violent tempests which he enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the Pacific, and, formerly, the South sea. 1913 Webster]
pa*cif"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to peace; pacific. [R.] Sir H. Wotton. -- Pa*cif"ic*al*ly, adv. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*cif`i*ca"tion(?), n.[L. pacificatio: cf. F. pacification. See Pacify.]The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation. \'bdAn embassy of pacification.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Pa*cif"i*ca`tor(?), n.[L.]One who, or that which, pacifies; a peacemaker.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Pa*cif"i*ca*to*ry(?), a.[L. pacificatorius.]Tending to make peace; conciliatory.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*ci"fi*co(?), n.[Sp. See Pacific.]A peaceful person; -- applied specif. by the Spaniards to the natives in Cuba and the Philippine Islands who did not oppose the Spanish arms.
While we were going through the woods one of the pacificos pointed to a new grave.Harper's Weekly. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pac"i*fi`er(?), n.1.One who or that which pacifies. 1913 Webster]
2.A small device, usually of rubber or plastic containing a protruding nipple-shaped portion which a baby may place in its mouth and suck on; -- it is used to keep babies contented. PJC]
pacifismn.the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable. Syn. -- passivism. WordNet 1.5]
2.The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration. WordNet 1.5]
pacifistn.1.A person opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes. Syn. -- pacificist, disarmer. WordNet 1.5]
2.A person whose strong belief in pacifism causes him/her to refuse to participate in military activities, especially one who refuses to be drafted into the armed forces. PJC]
pacifistpacifisticadj.Adhering to pacifism; opposed to war; -- of people. WordNet 1.5]
Pac"i*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Pacified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pacifying(?).][F. pacifier, L. pacificare; pax, pacis, peace + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Peace, and -fy.]To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity. \'bdPray ye, pacify yourself.\'b8 Shak. Syn. -- lenify, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
To pacify and settle those countries.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
pacifyingadj.freeing from fear and anxiety. Syn. -- assuasive, calming, soothing. WordNet 1.5]
pacingn.the speed at which a composition is to be played. Syn. -- tempo. WordNet 1.5]
Pa*cin"i*an(?), a.(Anat.)Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Filippo Pacini (1812-1883), an Italian physician of the 19th century. 1913 Webster]
Pacinian corpuscles, small oval bodies terminating some of the minute branches of the sensory nerves in the skin of the fingers, mesentery, integument and other parts of the body; the corpuscula lamellosa; called also Vater's corpuscles and Vater-Pacini corpuscles. They are sensitive to pressure, and supposed to be tactile organs. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pack, n.[Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. Packet.] 1913 Webster]
1.A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a bale, as of goods.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
2.[Cf. Peck, n.]A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. \'bdA pack of sorrows.\'b8 \'bdA pack of blessings.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of wool, 240 lbs.\'b8McElrath. 1913 Webster]
3.A group or quantity of connected or similar things; as, a pack of lies; specifically:(a)A full set of playing cards; a deck; also, the assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre pack.(b)A number of wolves, hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together; as, a wolf pack.(c)A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or knaves.(d)A shook of cask staves.(e)A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling simultaneously. 1913 Webster]
4.A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely.Kane. 1913 Webster]
5.An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment. 1913 Webster]
6.[Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p to deceive.]A loose, lewd, or worthless person. See Baggage. [Obs.] Skelton. 1913 Webster]
7.(Med.)In hydropathic practice, a wrapping of blankets or sheets called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the condition of the blankets or sheets used, put about a patient to give him treatment; also, the fact or condition of being so treated. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8.(Rugby Football)The forwards who compose one half of the scrummage; also, the scrummage. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pack animal, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in carrying packs. --
Pack and prime roador
Pack and prime way, a pack road or bridle way. --
Pack cloth, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering packs or bales. --
Pack horse. See Pack animal (above). --
Pack ice. See def. 4, above. --
Pack moth(Zo\'94l.), a small moth (Anacampsis sarcitella) which, in the larval state, is very destructive to wool and woolen fabrics. --
Pack needle, a needle for sewing with pack thread.Piers Plowman. --
Pack saddle, a saddle made for supporting the load on a pack animal.Shak. --
Pack staff, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's staff. --
Pack train(Mil.), a troop of pack animals. 1913 Webster]
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Pack(p, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Packed(p; 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. 1913 Webster]
Strange materials packed up with wonderful art.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Where . . . the bones packed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.To shuffle, sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly; to stack{3} (the deck). 1913 Webster +PJC]
And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence:To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result; to stack{3}; as, to pack a jury or a caucus. 1913 Webster]
The expected council was dwindling into . . . a packed assembly of Italian bishops.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
5.To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He lost life . . . upon a nice point subtilely devised and packed by his enemies.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
6.To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to pack a horse. 1913 Webster]
Our thighs packed with wax, our mouths with honey.Shack. 1913 Webster]
7.To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to send away peremptorily or suddenly; to send packing; -- sometimes with off; as, to pack a boy off to school. 1913 Webster]
He . . . must not die packed with post horse up to heaven.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
9.(Hydropathy)To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. See Pack, n., 5. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
11.To cover, envelop, or protect tightly with something;specif.(Hydropathy), to envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pack, v. i.1.To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.To gather in flocks or schools; as, the grouse or the perch begin to pack. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
4.To depart in haste; -- generally with off or away. 1913 Webster]
Poor Stella must pack off to townSwift. 1913 Webster]
You shall pack, Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
5.To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to join in collusion. [Obs.] \'bdGo pack with him.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
To send packing, to drive away; to send off roughly or in disgrace; to dismiss unceremoniously. \'bdThe parliament . . . presently sent him packing.\'b8 South. 1913 Webster]
Pack"age(p, n.1.Act or process of packing. 1913 Webster]
2.A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods. 1913 Webster]
3.A charge made for packing goods. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
packaged(p, adj.Enclosed in a package{2} or protective covering; as, packaged cereals. [Narrower terms: prepackaged, pre-packaged, prepacked ] unpackaged, loose Syn. -- wrapped, done up. WordNet 1.5]
packedadj.1.Same as jammed. Syn. -- full, jammed, jam-packed. WordNet 1.5]
2.Crowded; as, the theater was packed. PJC]
pack"er(p, n.1.A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation or for the market; as, a pork packer. 1913 Webster]
2.A ring of packing or a special device to render gas-tight and water-tight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well. [U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Packeraprop. n.A genus of American or East Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; it is sometimes included in genus Senecio. Syn. -- genus Packera. WordNet 1.5]
pack"et(p, n.[F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the same source as E. pack. See Pack.] 1913 Webster]
1.A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Packet boat,
Packet ship, or
Packet vessel. See Packet, n., 2. --
Packet day, the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or the sailing day. --
Packet noteor
Packet post. See under Paper. 1913 Webster]
Pack"et, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Packeted; p. pr. & vb. n.Packeting.]1.To make up into a packet or bundle. 1913 Webster]
2.To send in a packet or dispatch vessel. 1913 Webster]
Her husband packeted to France.Ford. 1913 Webster]
Pack"et, v. i.To ply with a packet or dispatch boat. 1913 Webster]
Pack"fong`(p, n.[Chin. peh tung.](Metal.)A Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, resembling German silver. 1913 Webster]
Pack horse. See under 2d Pack. 1913 Webster]
Pack"house`(p, n.Warehouse for storing goods. 1913 Webster]
Pack"ing, n.1.The act or process of one who packs. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Masonry)Same as Filling. [Rare in the U. S.] 1913 Webster]
4.A trick; collusion. [Obs.] Bale. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
packinghousen.1.A place where foodstuffs are processed and packed; as, they came from an apple packinghouse. WordNet 1.5]
2.A plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products. Syn. -- packing plant. WordNet 1.5]
Pack"man(?), n.; pl.Packmen(/).One who bears a pack; a peddler. 1913 Webster]
packrat, pack ratn.1.Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America, especially Neotoma cinerea, which hoard food and other objects in their nests. Syn. -- trade rat, bushytail woodrat, Neotoma cinerea. WordNet 1.5]
2.A person who habitually saves items, even those unlikely to be useful. [Informal] PJC]
packsaddlen.A saddle to which loads can be attached. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
pact(p, n.[L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr. phgny`nai, Skr. p\'be bond, and E. fang: cf. F. pacte. Cf. Peace, Fadge, v.]An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
The engagement and pact of society which goes by the name of the constitution.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Pac"tion(?), n.[L. pactio: cf. F. paction. See Pact.]An agreement; a compact; a bargain. [R.] Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Pac"tion*al(?), a.Of the nature of, or by means of, a paction.Bp. Sanderson. 1913 Webster]
Pac*ti"tious(?), a.[L. pactitius, pacticius.]Setted by a pact, or agreement. [R.] Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Pac*to"li*an(?), a.Pertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient Lydia famous for its golden sands. 1913 Webster]
Pa"cu(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A South American fresh-water fish (Myletes pacu), of the family Characinid\'91. It is highly esteemed as food. 1913 Webster]
pad(p, n.[D. pad. Path.]1.A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.An easy-paced horse; a padnag.Addison 1913 Webster]
An abbot on an ambling pad.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.Gay.Byron. 1913 Webster]
4.The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Pad, v. t.To travel upon foot; to tread. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Padding the streets for half a crown.Somerville. 1913 Webster]
Pad, v. i.1.To travel heavily or slowly.Bunyan. 1913 Webster]
2.To rob on foot. [Obs.] Cotton Mather. 1913 Webster]
3.To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Pad, n.[Perh. akin to pod.]1.A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame. 1913 Webster]
4.A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals. 1913 Webster]
6.A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant. 1913 Webster]
7.(Med.)A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc. 1913 Webster]
8.(Naut.)A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.W. C. Russel. 1913 Webster]
9.A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. [Eng.] Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
10.A dwelling place, usually an apartment; one's living quarters; as, come over to my pad to watch the game. [Slang] PJC]
11.A sum of money paid as a bribe to police officers, shared among them;also,the list of such officers receiving such a bribe. PJC]
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. --
on the pad, receiving bribes; -- of police officers. 1913 Webster]
Pad, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Padded; p. pr. & vb. n.Padding.]1.To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding. 1913 Webster]
2.(Calico Printing)To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Pad"ar(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.]Groats; coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] Sir. H. Wotton. 1913 Webster]
paddedadj.Same as cushioned, 1. Syn. -- cushioned, cushiony. WordNet 1.5]
Pad"der(?), n.1.One who, or that which, pads. 1913 Webster]
2.A highwayman; a footpad. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Pad"ding, n.1.The act or process of making a pad or of inserting stuffing. 1913 Webster]
2.The material with which anything is padded. 1913 Webster]
3.Material of inferior value, serving to extend a book, essay, etc.London Sat. Rev. 1913 Webster]
4.(Calico Printing)The uniform impregnation of cloth with a mordant. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
As the men were paddling for their lives.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
While paddling ducks the standing lake desire.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Pad"dle, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Paddled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paddling(?)]1.To pat or stroke amorously, or gently. [Obsolescent] 1913 Webster]
To be paddling palms and pinching fingers.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles. 1913 Webster]
3.To pad; to tread upon; to trample. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
4.To spank with a paddle or as if with a paddle; -- usually as a disciplinary punishment of children. PJC]
5.To mix (a viscous liquid) by stirring or beating with a paddle. PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made;hence,any short, broad blade, resembling that of a paddle, such as that used in table tennis. 1913 Webster]
Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon.Deut. xxiii. 13. 1913 Webster]
3.One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference of a water wheel, or paddle wheel. 1913 Webster]
4.A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off water; -- also called clough. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle. 1913 Webster]
6.A paddle-shaped implement for stirring or mixing. 1913 Webster]
7.[In this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.]See Paddle staff (b), below. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
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 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. 1913 Webster]
paddlebox, paddle boxn.1.a wooden covering for the upper part of the paddle wheel of a steam vessel. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pad"dler(?), n.One who, or that which, paddles. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdLoathed paddocks.\'b8 Spenser 1913 Webster]
Paddock pipe(Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus Equisetum, especially Equisetum limosum and the fruiting stems of Equisetum arvense; -- called also padow pipe and toad pipe. See Equisetum. --
Paddock stone. See Toadstone. --
Paddock stool(Bot.),a toadstool. 1913 Webster]
Pad"dock, n.[Corrupted fr. parrock. See Parrock.] 1913 Webster]
1.A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable.Evelyn.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
3.An enclosure used for saddling and mounting horses prior to a race. PJC]
Pad"dy, n.; pl.Paddies(#).[Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.]A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; -- usually considered offensive. [Obsolescent] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pad"dy, n.[Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay p\'bed\'c6.](Bot.)Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies. 1913 Webster]
Paddy bird. (Zo\'94l.)See Java sparrow, under Java. 1913 Webster]
paddymelonn.1.Any of several small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea, especially those belonging to the genus Thylogale. Syn. -- pademelon. WordNet 1.5]
paddy wagonn.An enclosed truck used by police to transport prisoners. Syn. -- patrol wagon, Black Maria. WordNet 1.5]
Pad elephant. An elephant that is furnished with a pad for carrying burdens instead of with a howdah for carrying passengers. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pad`e*li"on(?), n.[F. pas de lion lion's foot.](Bot.)A plant with pedately lobed leaves; the lady's mantle. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*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. 1913 Webster]
pad`e*mel"onn.(Zo\'94l.)Any of several small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea, especially those belonging to the genus Thylogale; a paddymelon. See Wallaby 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Pad"e*soy`(?), n.See Paduasoy. 1913 Webster]
Padge, n.(Zo\'94l.)The barn owl; -- called also pudge, and pudge owl. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: A curb; a restraint. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pad"ow(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A paddock, or toad. 1913 Webster]
Padow pipe. (Bot.)See Paddock pipe, under Paddock. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa"dre(p, n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. Padres(p; It. Padri(p. [Sp., Pg., & It., fr. L. pater father. See Father.]1.A Christian priest or monk; used as a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America); -- also used in the American military. Syn. -- Father. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister; also, a priest of the native region.Kipling. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A chaplain in one of the military services. Syn. -- military chaplain, Holy Joe, sky pilot. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Pa*dro"ne(?), n.; pl. It. Padroni(#), E. Padrones.[It. See Patron.]1.A patron; a protector. 1913 Webster]
2.The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean. 1913 Webster]
3.A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*du"cahs(p, n. pl.; sing. Paducah(-k.(Ethnol.)See Comanches. 1913 Webster]
P\'91"an(p, n.[L. paean, Gr. paia`n, fr. Paia`n the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf. 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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph, joy, or praise.Dryden. \'bdPublic p\'91ans of congratulation.\'b8 De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
3.See P\'91on. 1913 Webster]
P\'91`do*bap"tism(p, n.Pedobaptism. 1913 Webster]
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p\'91`do*gen"esis(p, n.[Gr. pai^s, paido`s, child + E. genesis.](Zo\'94l.)Reproduction by young or larval animals. 1913 Webster]
p\'91`do*ge*net"ic(p, a.(Zo\'94l.)Producing young while in the immature or larval state; -- said of certain insects, etc. 1913 Webster]
p\'91"on(p, n.[L. paeon, Gr. paiw`n a solemn song, also, a p\'91on, equiv. to paia`n. See 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.] 1913 Webster]
Paeoniaceaeprop. n.A natural family of perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs, native to temperate Europe and North America. Syn. -- family Paeoniaceae, peony family. WordNet 1.5]
p\'91"o*nine(p, n.(Chem.)An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also red coralline. 1913 Webster]
pae"o*ny, P\'91"o*ny(p, n.(Bot.)Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers; the Peony. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Pa"gan(p, 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 gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew. 1913 Webster]
Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
And all the rites of pagan honor paid.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
{ Pa*gan"ic(p, Pa*gan"ic*al(-, }a.Of or pertaining to pagans or paganism; heathenish; paganish. [R.] \'bdThe paganic fables of the goods.\'b8 Cudworth. -- Pa*gan"ic*al*ly, adv. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pa"gan*ish(p, a.Of or pertaining to pagans; heathenish. \'bdThe old paganish idolatry.\'b8 Sharp 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*gan"i*ty(p, n.[L. Paganitas.]The state of being a pagan; paganism. [R.] Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
Pa"gan*ize(p, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Paganized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paganizing(?).]To render pagan or heathenish; to convert to paganism.Hallywell. 1913 Webster]
Pa"gan*ize, v. i.To behave like pagans.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pa"gan*ly, adv.In a pagan manner.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Page(p, n.[F., fr. It. paggio, LL. pagius, fr. Gr. paidi`on, dim. of pai^s, paido`s, a boy, servant; perh. akin to L. 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 doing errands, waiting on the door, and similar service in households; in the United States, a boy or girl employed to wait upon the members of a legislative body. Prior to 1960 only boys served as pages in the United States Congress 1913 Webster]
He had two pages of honor -- on either hand one.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.A boy child. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
3.A contrivance, as a band, pin, snap, or the like, to hold the skirt of a woman's dress from the ground. 1913 Webster]
4.(Brickmaking)A track along which pallets carrying newly molded bricks are conveyed to the hack. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several species of beautiful South American moths of the genus Urania. 1913 Webster]
page, v. t.1.To attend (one) as a page. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To call out a person's name in a public place, so as to deliver a message, as in a hospital, restaurant, etc. PJC]
3.To call a person on a pager. PJC]
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.] 1913 Webster]
1.One side of a leaf of a book or manuscript. 1913 Webster]
Such was the book from whose pages she sang.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: A record; a writing; as, the page of history. 1913 Webster]
3.(Print.)The type set up for printing a page. 1913 Webster]
Page, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Paged(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Paging(p.]To mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuscript; to furnish with folios. 1913 Webster]
Pag"eant(por p, 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.] 1913 Webster]
page boy, n.A type of hairdo. <-- !!?? needs illustration --> PJC]
Page"hood(?), n.The state of being a page. 1913 Webster]
pag"er, n.A small electronic communication device which signals when a telephone call has been received at a base station. Each such device receives radio signals from the base station specifically coded for the individual to whom it is registered; the signal given by the device to the registered user may be a beeping sound, indicating that the user should call the base station to receive a message; or it may display a telephone number to which the user may call directly to return the incoming call, or may display a short message. Such devices are small enough to carry in the pocket or pocketbook, or to clip onto a belt or other part of the clothing. Also called beeper. PJC]
\'d8Pag"i*na(?), n.; pl.Pagin\'91(#).[L.](Bot.)The surface of a leaf or of a flattened thallus. 1913 Webster]
Pag"i*nal(?), a.[L. paginalis.]Consisting of pages. \'bdPaginal books.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
pag"i*nate(p, v. t.To number the pages of (a book or manuscript). Syn. -- foliate. WordNet 1.5]
Pag`i*na"tion(p, n.The act or process of paging a book; also, the characters used in numbering the pages; page number.Lowndes. 1913 Webster]
Pa"ging(?), n.The marking or numbering of the pages of a book. 1913 Webster]
Pa"god(?), n.[Cf. F. pagode. See Pagoda.]1.A pagoda. [R.] \'bdOr some queer pagod.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.An idol. [R.] Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*go"da sleeve. (Costume)A funnel-shaped sleeve arranged to show the sleeve lining and an inner sleeve. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pa*go"dite(?), n.(Min.)Agalmatolite; -- so called because sometimes carved by the Chinese into the form of pagodas. See Agalmatolite. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*gu"ri*an(?), n.[L. pagurus a kind of crab, Gr. pa`goyros.](Zo\'94l.)Any one of a tribe of anomuran crustaceans, of which Pagurus is a type; the hermit crab. See Hermit crab, under Hermit. 1913 Webster]
Pagurusprop. n.[Gr. pa`goyros, crab.]The type genus of the crustacean family Paguridae. Syn. -- genus Pagurus. WordNet 1.5]
Pah(?), interj.An exclamation expressing disgust or contempt. See Bah. 1913 Webster]
Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination.Shak. 1913 Webster]
pahautean.An evergreen tree (Libocedrus bidwillii) of New Zealand resembling the kawaka. Syn. --Libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pine. WordNet 1.5]
Pa"hi(?), n.(Naut.)A large war canoe of the Society Islands. 1913 Webster]
Pah"la*vi, Pah"le*vi(?), n.1.The language of Sassanian Persia. See Pehlevi. 1913 Webster]
2.The script in which the Pahlavi language was written. It was taken from the Aramaic alphabet. PJC]
3.A gold coin formerly used in Iran, equal in value to 20 rials. PJC]
\'d8Pa*ho"e*ho`e(?), n.(Min.)A name given in Hawaii (formerly the Sandwich Islands) to lava having a relatively smooth or billowing surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called aa. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pah"-Utes`(?), n. pl.(Ethnol.)See Utes. 1913 Webster]
Paid(?), imp., p. p., & a.from Pay. 1.Receiving pay; compensated; hired; as, a paid attorney. 1913 Webster]
2.Satisfied; contented. [Obs.] \'bdPaid of his poverty.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
pai*deu"tics(p, n.[Gr. paideytikh`, fr. paidey`ein to teach, fr. pai^s, paido`s, a boy.]The science or art of teaching. 1913 Webster]
Pai"en(?), n. & a.Pagan. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Pai"gle(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Bot.)A species of Primula, either the cowslip or the primrose.[Written also pagle, pagil, peagle, and pygil.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pai*ja"ma(?), n.Pyjama. 1913 Webster]
Pail(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Pail"ful(?), n.; pl.Pailfuls(/).The quantity that a pail will hold. \'bdBy pailfuls.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pail*lasse"(?; F. /), n.[F., fr. paille straw. See Pallet a bed.]An under bed or mattress of straw.[Written also palliasse.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pail`lon"(?), n.; pl. -lions(#). [F., fr. paille straw.]A thin leaf of metal, as for use in gilding or enameling, or to show through a translucent medium. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pail`mall"(?), n. & a.See Pall-mall. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
pain(p, n.[OE. peine, F. peine, fr. L. poena, penalty, punishment, torment, pain; akin to Gr. poinh` 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. 1913 Webster]
We will, by way of mulct or pain, lay it upon him.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Interpose, on pain of my displeasure.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
None shall presume to fly, under pain of death.Addison. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdThe pain of Jesus Christ.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Pain may 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 interpreted as originating at the peripheral end of the nerve. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.Specifically, the throes or travail of childbirth. 1913 Webster]
She bowed herself and travailed, for her pains came upon her.1 Sam. iv. 19. 1913 Webster]
4.Uneasiness of mind; mental distress; disquietude; anxiety; grief; solicitude; anguish. Also called mental pain.Chaucer. 1913 Webster +PJC]
In rapture as in pain.Keble. 1913 Webster]
5.See Pains, labor, effort. 1913 Webster]
Bill of pains and penalties. See under Bill. --
To die in the pain, to be tortured to death. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Pain, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Pained(p; 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). 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Excess of cold, as well as heat, pains us.Locke. 1913 Webster]
3.To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve; as, a child's faults pain his parents. 1913 Webster]
I am pained at my very heart.Jer. iv. 19. 1913 Webster]
To pain one's self, to exert or trouble one's self; to take pains; to be solicitous. [Obs.] \'bdShe pained her to do all that she might.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
-- Pain"ful*ly, adv. -- Pain"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
pain"ful*nessn.Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid. Syn. -- pain. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
pain"kil`lern.A medicine used in to relieve pain. Syn. -- analgesic, anodyne, pain pill. WordNet 1.5]
Pain"less(?), a.Free from pain; without pain. -- Pain"less*ly, adv. -- Pain"less*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Pains(p, n.Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the former. 1913 Webster]
And all my pains is sorted to no proof.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The pains they had taken was very great.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
The labored earth your pains have sowed and tilled.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Pains"tak`er(p, n.One who takes pains; one careful and faithful in all work.Gay. 1913 Webster]
Pains"tak`ing, n.The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Pains"wor`thy(p, a.Worth the pains or care bestowed. 1913 Webster]
Paint(p, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Painted; p. pr. & vb. n.Painting.][OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. poiki`los many-colored, Skr. pi 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. 1913 Webster]
Jezebel painted her face and tired her head.2 Kings ix. 30. 1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. 1913 Webster]
Not painted with the crimson spots of blood.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Cuckoo buds of yellow hue paint the meadows with delight.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict; as, to paint a political opponent as a traitor. 1913 Webster]
Disloyal? paint out her wickedness.Shak. 1913 Webster]
If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Paint, v. t.1.To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well. 1913 Webster]
2.To color one's face by way of beautifying it. 1913 Webster]
Let her paint an inch thick.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A cosmetic; rouge.Praed. 1913 Webster]
paintableadj.Lending itself to being painted; as, a highly paintable landscape; made of sturdy eminently paintable wood. Opposite of unpaintable. WordNet 1.5]
paint"box`n.A box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint. WordNet 1.5]
paint"brush`n.A brush used to apply paint. WordNet 1.5]
Paint"ed, a.1.Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. 1913 Webster]
As idle as a painted ship painted ocean.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
2.(Nat. Hist.)Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Paint"er(p, n.[OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. panti\'8are, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr. panqh`ra; pa^s all + qh`r beast; cf. Ir. painteir a net, gin, snare, Gael. painntear.](Naut.)A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Paint"er, n.[Corrupt. of panther.](Zo\'94l.)The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] J. F. Cooper. 1913 Webster]
Paint"er, n.[See 1st 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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Paint"er*ly(p, a.Like a painter's work. [Obs.] \'bdA painterly glose of a visage.\'b8 Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Paint"er*ship, n.The state or position of being a painter. [R.] Bp. Gardiner. 1913 Webster]
Paint"ing, n.1.The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.Color laid on; paint. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.A depicting by words; vivid representation in words. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- See Picture. 1913 Webster]
Paint"less, a.Not capable of being painted or described. \'bdIn paintless patience.\'b8 Savage. 1913 Webster]
Pain"ture(p, n.[F. peinture. See Paint, v. t., and cf. Picture.]The art of painting. [Obs.] Chaucer. Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Paint"y(p, a.Unskillfully painted, so that the painter's method of work is too obvious; also, having too much pigment applied to the surface. [Cant] 1913 Webster]
Pair(p, n.[F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. Apparel, Par equality, Peer an equal.] 1913 Webster]
1.A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. \'bdA pair of beads.\'b8 Chaucer.Beau. & Fl. \'bdFour pair of stairs.\'b8 Macaulay.[Now mostly or quite disused.] 1913 Webster]
Two crowns in my pocket, two pair of cards.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen. 1913 Webster]
4.A married couple; a man and wife. \'bdA happy pair.\'b8 Dryden. \'bdThe hapless pair.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of pants; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows. 1913 Webster]
6.Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question (in order, for example, to allow the members to be absent during the vote without affecting the outcome of the vote), or on issues of a party nature during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on the final vote. [Parliamentary Cant] A member who is thus paired with one who would have voted oppositely is said to be paired for or paired against a measure, depending on the member's position. 1913 Webster +PJC]
7.(Kinematics)In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion. 1913 Webster]
Pairs 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. 1913 Webster]
Pair royal(pl. Pairs Royal)three things of a sort; -- used especially of playing cards in some games, as cribbage; as three kings, three \'bdeight spots\'b8 etc. Four of a kind are called a double pair royal. \'bdSomething in his face gave me as much pleasure as a pair royal of naturals in my own hand.\'b8 Goldsmith. \'bdThat great pair royal of adamantine sisters [the Fates].\'b8 Quarles.[Written corruptly parial and prial.] 1913 Webster]
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 \'bdpair of stairs\'b8 is still in popular use, as well as the later expression, \'bdflight of stairs.\'b8 1913 Webster]
Pair, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Paired(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pairing.]1.To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for breeding. 1913 Webster]
2.To suit; to fit, as a counterpart. 1913 Webster]
My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.Rowe. 1913 Webster]
3.Same as To pair off. See phrase below. 1913 Webster]
To pair off, to separate from a group 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Glossy jet is paired with shining white.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To engage (one's self) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions. [Parliamentary Cant] 1913 Webster]
Paired fins. (Zo\'94l.)See under Fin. 1913 Webster]
Pair, v. t.[See Impair.]To impair. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
paired(p, adj.1.Organized into compatible pairs; -- used of gloves, socks, etc. See pair{1}, v. t. Syn. -- mated. WordNet 1.5]
2.(Botany)Growing in pairs on either side of a stem; -- of leaves etc.alternate Syn. -- opposite. WordNet 1.5]
3.Mated sexually. WordNet 1.5]
Pair"er(p, n.One who impairs. [Obs.] Wyclif. 1913 Webster]
Pair"ing, n.[See Pair, v. i.]1.The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples. 1913 Webster]
2.See To pair off, under Pair, v. i. 1913 Webster]
Pairing time, the time when birds or other animals pair. 1913 Webster]
Pair" pro*duc"tion(Physics)The simultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle, such as an electron and positron, from a photon; -- usually due to its interaction with the strong field near a nucleus. PJC]
\'d8Pa`is(p, n.[OF. pu\'8bs, F. pays, country.](O. E. Law)The country; the people of the neighborhood. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`i*sa"no(p, n.[Sp., of the country, native.]1.(Zo\'94l.)The chaparral cock; the roadrunner.
2.A compatriot. PJC]
3.A comrade; a pal; a buddy. PJC]
Paise(p, n.[Obs.]See Poise.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ja"mas(?), n. pl.[Hind. p\'be-j\'bema, p\'beej\'bema, lit., leg closing.]Originally, in India, loose drawers or trousers, such as those worn, tied about the waist, by Mohammedan men and women; by extension, a similar garment adopted among Europeans, Americans, etc., for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit consisting of drawers and a loose upper garment for such wear.[Also spelled pyjamas.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
pak-choin.An Asiatic plant (Brassica rapachinensis) grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves. Syn. -- bok choy, bok choi, pak choi, Chinese white cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis. WordNet 1.5]
Pak"fong`(?), n.See Packfong. 1913 Webster]
Pakistanprop. n.A country in South Asia formerly part of British India. Syn. -- West Pakistan. WordNet 1.5]
Data on Pakistan from the CIA WOrld Factbook, 1996
Geography:
Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India and Iran
Geographic coordinates: 30 00 N, 70 00 E
Map references: Asia
Area:
total area: 803,940 sq km
land area: 778,720 sq km
comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of California
Land boundaries:
total: 6,774 km
border countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
Coastline: 1,046 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: status of Kashmir with India; border dispute with Afghanistan (Durand Line); water-sharing problems over the Indus (Wular Barrage) with upstream riparian India
Climate: mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Terrain: flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m
Natural resources: land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Land use:
arable land: 23%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 6%
forest and woodland: 4%
other: 67% (1993)
Irrigated land: 170,000 sq km (1992)
Environment:
current issues: water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited natural fresh water resources; a majority of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
natural hazards: frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation
Geographic note: controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent
People:
Population: 129,275,660 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 42% (male 28,286,823; female 26,640,019)
15-64 years: 53% (male 35,396,281; female 33,733,798)
65 years and over: 5% (male 2,621,721; female 2,597,018) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.24% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 36.16 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 11.22 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
all ages: 1.05 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 96.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 58.46 years
male: 57.7 years
female: 59.25 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.25 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani
Ethnic divisions: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India and their descendants)
Religions: Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
Languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 37.8%
male: 50%
female: 24.4%
Government:
Name of country:
conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
conventional short form: Pakistan
former: West Pakistan
Data code: PK
Type of government: republic
Capital: Islamabad
Administrative divisions: 4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West Frontier, Punjab, Sindh
note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas
Independence: 14 August 1947 (from UK)
National holiday: Pakistan Day, 23 March (1956) (proclamation of the republic)
Constitution: 10 April 1973, suspended 5 July 1977, restored with amendments 30 December 1985
Legal system: based on English common law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's stature as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal; separate electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for non-Muslims
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Sardar Farooq LEGHARI (since 13 November 1993) was elected for a five-year term by Parliament; election last held 13 November 1993 (next to be held no later than 14 October 1998); results - LEGHARI was elected by Parliament and the four provincial assemblies
head of government: Prime Minister Benazir BHUTTO (since 19 October 1993) was elected by the National Assembly
cabinet: Cabinet was elected by the National Assembly
Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament (Majlis-e-Shoora)
Senate: elections last held NA March 1994 (next to be held NA March 1997); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (87 total) PPP 22, PML/N 17; Tribal Area Representatives (nonparty) 8, ANP 6, PML/J 5, JWP 5, MQM/A 5, JUI/F 2, PKMAP 2, JI 2, NPP 2, BNM/H 1, BNM/M 1, JUP/NI 1, JUP/NO 1, JAH 1, JUI/S 1, PML/F 1, PNP 1, independents 2, vacant 1
National Assembly: elections last held 6 October 1993 (next to be held by October 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (217 total) PPP 92, PML/N 75, PML/J 6, IJM-Islamic Democratic Front 4, ANP 3, PKMAP 4, PIF 3, JWP 2, MDM 2, BNM/H 1, BNM/M 1, NDA 1, NPP 1, PKQP 1, religious minorities 10 reserved seats, independents 9, results pending 2
Judicial branch: Supreme Court, judicial chiefs are appointed by the president; Federal Islamic (Shari'at) Court
Political parties and leaders:
government: Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Benazir BHUTTO; Pakistan Muslim League, Junejo faction (PML/J), Hamid Nasir CHATTHA; National People's Party (NPP), Ghulam Mustapha JATOI; Pakhtun Khwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI; Balochistan National Movement, Hayee Group (BNM/H), Dr. HAYEE Baluch; National Democratic Alliance (NDA); Pakhtun Quami Party (PKQP), Mohammed AFZAL Khan
opposition: Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz Sharif faction (PML/N), Nawaz SHARIF; Awami National Party (ANP), Ajmal Khan KHATTAK; Pakistan Islamic Front (PIF); Balochistan National Movement, Mengal Group (BNM/M), Sardar Akhtar MENGAL; Mohajir Quami Movement, Altaf faction (MQM/A), Altaf HUSSAIN; Jamiat-al-Hadith (JAH); Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), Akbar Khan BUGTI
frequently shifting: Mutaheda Deeni Mahaz (MDM), Maulana Sami-ul-HAQ, the MDM includes Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, Niazi faction (JUP/NI) and Anjuman Sepah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (ASSP); Islami-Jamhoori-Mahaz (IJM-Islamic Democratic Front) includes Jamiat Ulema-i-Islami, Fazlur Rehman group (JUI/F); Pakistan Muslim League, Functional Group (PML/F), Pir PAGARO; Pakistan National Party (PNP); Milli Yakjheti Council (MYC) is an umbrella organization which includes Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Qazi Hussain AHMED, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Sami-ul-Haq faction (JUI/S), Tehrik-I-Jafria Pakistan (TJP), Allama Sajid NAQVI, and Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, Noorani faction (JUP/NO)
note: political alliances in Pakistan can shift frequently
Other political or pressure groups: military remains important political force; ulema (clergy), landowners, industrialists, and small merchants also influential
International organization participation: AsDB, C, CCC, CP, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, G-19, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, PCA, SAARC, UN, UNAMIR, UNAVEM III, UNCRO, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNITAR, UNMIH, UNOMIG, UNOMIL, UNPREDEP, UNPROFOR, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Maleeha LODHI
chancery: 2315 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 939-6200
FAX: [1] (202) 387-0484
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles and New York
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Thomas SIMONS, Jr.
embassy: Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, Islamabad
mailing address: P. O. Box 1048, Unit 6220, APO AE 09812-2200
telephone: [92] (51) 826161 through 826179
FAX: [92] (51) 214222
consulate(s) general: Karachi, Lahore
consulate(s): Peshawar
Flag: green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of religious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and star are centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
Economy
Economic overview: Pakistan is a poor, highly populated Third World country struggling to make the difficult transition to the modern world of high technology and internationalized markets. Prime Minister Benazir BHUTTO has been under pressure from the IMF and other donors to continue the economic reforms and austerity measures begun by her predecessor, caretaker Prime Minister Moeen QURESHI (July-October 1993). The IMF suspended a $1.5 billion Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF) in mid-1995 because Pakistan slowed the pace of economic reform. Islamabad's most recent budget -- announced in June 1995 -- reversed some reforms agreed to by the IMF earlier that year, including a slowing of tariff reform. In mid-December 1995, however, the IMF approved a $600 million standby arrangement and urged Pakistan to move forward with economic liberalization. Islamabad has agreed to new economic targets with the IMF, which could lay the basis for a return to an ESAF in 1996. Little progress was made in the privatization of large state-owned units in 1995. The sale of the power plant Kot Addu - scheduled for April 1995 - was stalled by opposition from labor unions. The sale of a 26% share of United Bank Limited and the Pakistan Telecommunications Corporation to strategic investors was due to take place in 1995 but has been pushed back to 1996. On the plus side real GDP grew 4.7% in 1995, up from 3.9% in 1994: GDP should grow even faster in 1996 as a result of an above average cotton crop. Secondly, Islamabad reduced the budget deficit to 5.6% of GDP at the end of FY94/95, down from 8% two years earlier. Thirdly, Pakistan attracted $1.6 billion in foreign direct and portfolio investment in FY94/95, more than double inflows of $650 million in the previous fiscal year; financial agreements were reached on five power projects in 1995, including the 1,300-MW $1.8 billion Hab River project. Despite these improvements, the economy remains vulnerable to crisis. Foreign exchange reserves fell dramatically in 1995, reaching a low of about $1 billion in early December 1995 -- only five weeks of import cover -- before rising to $1.5 billion by yearend. The trade deficit rose to $2 billion for the first six months of FY94/95, triple the deficit of $600 million during the same period in FY93/94. The government responded to this situation with a package of stabilization reforms on 28 October 1995 which included a 7% devaluation of the rupee, supplementary duties of 10% on many imports, and higher petroleum prices. Islamabad hopes these moves will help make its exports more competitive. For the long run, Pakistan must deal with serious problems of deteriorating infrastructure, low literacy levels, and persistent law and order problems in Karachi.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $274.2 billion (1995 est.)
GDP real growth rate: 4.7% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $2,100 (1995 est.)
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: 24%
industry: 27%
services: 49% (1995 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 13% (1995 est.)
Labor force: 36 million
by occupation: agriculture 46%, mining and manufacturing 18%, services 17%, other 19%
note: extensive export of labor
Unemployment rate: NA%
Budget:
revenues: $11.9 billion
expenditures: $12.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY94/95)
Industries: textiles, food processing, beverages, construction materials, clothing, paper products, shrimp
Industrial production growth rate: 5% (1995 est.)
Electricity:
capacity: 12,530,000 kW (1995)
production: 43.3 billion kWh (1995)
consumption per capita: 389 kWh (1993)
Agriculture: cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Illicit drugs: major illicit producer of opium and hashish for the international drug trade; remains world's fourth largest opium producer (155 metric tons in 1995); major center for processing Afghan heroin and key transit area for Southwest Asian heroin moving to Western market
Exports: $8.7 billion (1995 est.)
commodities: cotton, textiles, clothing, rice, leather, carpets
partners: US, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, UK, UAE, France
Imports: $10.7 billion (1995 est.)
commodities: petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, transportation equipment, vegetable oils, animal fats, chemicals
partners: Japan, US, Germany, UK, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korea
External debt: $26 billion (1995 est.)
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $697 million (1993)
note: $2.5 billion (includes bilateral and multilateral aid but no US commitments) (FY93/94); $3 billion (includes bilateral and multilateral aid but no US commitments) (FY94/95)
Currency: 1 Pakistani rupee (PRe) = 100 paisa
Exchange rates: Pakistani rupees (PRs) per US$1 - 34.339 (January 1996), 31.643 (1995), 30.567 (1994), 28.107 (1993), 25.083 (1992), 23.801 (1991)
Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
Transportation:
Railways:
total: 8,163 km
broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified; 1,037 km double track)
narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge; 661 km less than 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.)
Highways:
total: 205,304 km
paved: 104,735 km
unpaved: 100,569 km (1995 est.)
Pipelines: crude oil 250 km; petroleum products 885 km; natural gas 4,044 km (1987)
Ports: Karachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim
Merchant marine:
total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 345,606 GRT/560,641 DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 19, oil tanker 1, passenger-cargo 1 (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 100
with paved runways over 3,047 m: 12
with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 19
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 25
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 11
with paved runways under 914 m: 18
with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 8 (1995 est.)
Heliports: 6 (1995 est.)
Communications:
Telephones: 1.572 million (1993 est.)
Telephone system: the domestic system is mediocre, but adequate for government and business use, in part because major businesses have established their own private systems; since 1988, the government has promoted investment in the national telecommunications system on a priority basis; despite major improvements in trunk and urban systems, telecommunication services are still not readily available to the major portion of the population
domestic: microwave radio relay
international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries
Radio broadcast stations: AM 26, FM 8, shortwave 11
Radios: 11.3 million (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 29
Televisions: 2.08 million (1993 est.)
Defense:
Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 30,519,339
males fit for military service: 18,720,175
males reach military age (17) annually: 1,437,208 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $3.1 billion, 5.3% of GDP (FY95/96)
Pakistaniprop. adj.Of or relating to Pakistan or its people or language; as, Pakistani mountain passes. WordNet 1.5]
Pakistaniprop. n.A native or inhabitant of Pakistan. WordNet 1.5]
Pal(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.]A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Pal"ace(p, n.[OE. palais, F. palais, fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of Rome, on which Augustus had his residence. Cf. Paladin.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage. 1913 Webster]
3.Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
palaeo-, Pa"l\'91*o-(?). See Paleo-. 1913 Webster]
Pa`l\'91*og"ra*pher(?), n., Pa`l\'91*o*graph"ic(/), a., etc.See Paleographer, Paleographic, etc. 1913 Webster]
palaeolithicadj.Same as paleolithic. Syn. -- paleolithic. WordNet 1.5]
palaeologyn.The study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities. Syn. -- paleology. WordNet 1.5]
palaeontologistn.A specialist in paleontology. Syn. -- paleontologist. WordNet 1.5]
palaeontologyn.The branch of archeology that studies fossil organisms and related remains. Syn. -- paleontology, fossilology. WordNet 1.5]
palaeopathologyn.The study of diseases of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence). Syn. -- paleopathology. WordNet 1.5]
palaeornithologyn.The paleobiology of birds. Syn. -- paleornithology. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
palaeozoologyn.The study of fossil animals. Syn. -- paleozoology. WordNet 1.5]
Pa*l\'91`ti*ol"o*gist(?), n.One versed in pal\'91tiology. 1913 Webster]
palaetiology, 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; the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes, such as geological causes. -- Pa*l\'91`ti*o*log"ic*al(#), a. Syn. -- paletiology. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Pal"a*ma(p, n.; pl.Palam(p.[NL., fr. Gr. pala`mh the palm.](Zo\'94l.)A membrane extending between the toes of a bird, and uniting them more or less closely together. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal`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. 1913 Webster]
Pal`am*pore"(?), n.See Palempore. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*lan"ka(p, n.[Cf. It., Pg., & Sp. palanca, fr. L. palanga, phalanga a pole, Gr. fa`lagx.](Mil.)A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*lap"te*ryx(?), n.[Paleo- + apteryx.](Paleon.)A large extinct ostrichlike bird of New Zealand. 1913 Webster]
Pal"a*ta*ble(?), a.[From Palate.]Agreeable to the palate or taste; savory; hence, acceptable; pleasing; as, palatable food; palatable advice. Opposite of unpalatable. 1913 Webster]
Pal"a*ta*ble*ness, n.The quality or state of being agreeable to the taste; relish; acceptableness. 1913 Webster]
Pal"a*ta*bly, adv.In a palatable manner. 1913 Webster]
Pal"a*tal(?), a.[Cf. F. palatal.]1.Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones. 1913 Webster]
2.(Phonetics)Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk. 1913 Webster]
Pal"a*tal, n.(Phon.)A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y. 1913 Webster]
palatalisev.1.Same as palatalize. Syn. -- palatalize, palatize. WordNet 1.5]
Pal"a*tal*ize(?), v. t.(Phon.)To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means of the palate;especially:to pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate; as, to palatalize a letter or sound; to palatize. See palatalized. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
palatalizedadj.(Linguistics, Phonology)Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate as "y"; or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate as "ch" in "chin" or "j" in "gin". Syn. -- palatal. WordNet 1.5]
Pal"ate(?), n.[L. palatum: cf. F. palais, Of. also palat.]1.(Anat.)The roof of the mouth. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Relish; taste; liking; -- a sense originating in the mistaken notion that the palate is the organ of taste. 1913 Webster]
Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests.Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)A projection in the throat of such flowers as the snapdragon. 1913 Webster]
Pal"ate, v. t.To perceive by the taste. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdPalatial style.\'b8 A. Drummond. 1913 Webster]
pa*lat"i*nate(?), n.[F. palatinat. See Palatine.]The province or seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a palatine.Howell. 1913 Webster]
Pa*lat"i*nate(?), prop. n.Either of two regions in Germany, formerly divisions of the Holy Roman Empire; the Lower Palatinate or Rhine Palatinate is now within the Rhineland-Palatinate; the Upper Palatinate is now within Bavaria. It is usually referred to as the Palatinate. PJC]
Palatinate The (p. [F. Palatinat, G. Pfalz, ML. Palatinatus, the province of count palatine, from palatinatus, palatine.] A former German State. Its territories were originally in the region of the Rhine, and from the 14th century to 1620 embraced two separate regions, the Rhine (or Lower) Palatinate (distinctively the Palatinate), and the Upper Palatinate (see below). The palsgraves on the Rhine, whose original seat was at Aix-la-Chapelle, were important princes of the empire as early as the 11th century. Early in the 13th century the Palatinate passed to the Bavarian dynasty of Wittelsbach, which soon after branched off into the Bavarian and palatine lines. The Palatinate was enlarged early in the 14th Century with a part of Bavaria (the Upper Palatinate). The Golden Bull of 1356 designated the Palatinate as one of the seven electorates. In the 16th century Heidelberg, the capital of the electors palatine, became a great center of Calvinism. The elector Frederick V., having accepted the Bohemian crown in 1619, and having been overthrown in 1620, was stripped of his dominions. The electoral dignity was transferred to Bavaria in 1623, and the Upper Palatinate was annexed to it. By the treaty of 1648 the Rhine Palatinate was restored to its former rulers, and an eighth electorate created for it, the Upper Palatinate being confirmed to Bavaria. The Rhine palatinate was terribly ravaged by the French in 1674 and 1689. The Palatinate and the Bavarian lands were united in 1777. In 1801 the Rhine Palatinate was divided: all west of the Rhine was ceded to France; Baden received Heidelberg, Mannheim, etc.; and the rest fell to Hesse-Darmstadt, Nassau, etc. By the treaties of 1814-15 the French portion west of the Rhine was restored to Germany: Prussia and Hesse-Darmstadt received portions, but the greater portion fell to Bavaria. This part is the present Rhine Palatinate, or Lower Palatinate (G. Rheinpfalz or Unterpfalz): it is bounded by the Rhine on the east, and borders on Hesse, Prussia, and Alsace-Lorraine. It forms a "Regierungs-bezirk" of Bavaria, with Spires as Capital. It is traversed by the Hardt Mountains, and produces grain, wine, coal, etc. Area, 2,289 square miles. Population (1890), 728,339. The Upper Palatinate (9. Oberpfalz) forms a "Regierungs-bezirk" of Bavaria under the title Upper Palatinate and Ratisbon (Regensburg). It borders on Bohemia. Capital, Ratisbon. It has extensive forests and flourishing industries. Area, 3,729 square miles. Population (1890), 537,954. Century Dict., 1906]
Pa*lat"i*nate(?), v. t.To make a palatinate of. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
pal"a*tine(?), a.[F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace, and cf. Paladin.]1.Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace;hence,possessing royal privileges. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the Palatinate. PJC]
3.Of or pertaining to a Palatine{1}. PJC]
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 also Palatine Hill in the vocabulary, and Palace. 1913 Webster]
Pal"a*tine(?), n.1.One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count. 1913 Webster]
2.The Palatine hill in Rome. 1913 Webster]
pal"a*tine, a.[From Palate.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the palate; palatal. 1913 Webster]
Palatine bones(Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between the maxillaries. 1913 Webster]
Pal"a*tinen.(Anat.)A palatine bone. 1913 Webster]
Palatine Hill(p, prop. n.[L. Mons Palatinus, It. Monte Palatino.]One of the "seven hills" of Rome, situated southeast of the Capitoline and north-northeast of the Aventine. It borders on the Roman Forum; is the traditional seat of the city founded by Romulus; was the seat of private and later of imperial residences; and contains many antiquities. Century Dict., 1906]
Pal"a*tive(?), a.Pleasing to the taste; palatable. [Obs.] \'bdPalative delights.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Pal"a*tize(?), v. t.To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means of the palate; to palatalize; as, to palatize a letter or sound. -- Pal`a*ti*za"tion(#), n.J. Peile. 1913 Webster]
Pal"a*to-(?). [From Palate.]A combining form used in anatomy to indicate relation to the palate, or connection with the palate; as in palatolingual. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal`a*to*na"res(?), n. pl.[NL. See Palato-, and Nares.](Anat.)The posterior nares. See Nares. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*la"ver(?), n.[Sp. palabra, or Pg. palavra, fr. L. parabola a comparison, a parable, LL., a word. See Parable.] 1913 Webster]
1.Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery. 1913 Webster]
2.In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate. 1913 Webster]
This epoch of parliaments and eloquent palavers.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Palavering the little language for her benefit.C. Bront 1913 Webster]
Pa*la"ver*er(?), n.One who palavers; a flatterer. 1913 Webster]
Pale(p, a.[Compar.Paler(p; superl.Palest.][F. p\'83le, fr. p\'83lir to turn pale, L. pallere to be or look pale. Cf. Appall, Fallow, pall, v. i., Pallid.] 1913 Webster]
1.Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue. \'bdPale as a forpined ghost.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Speechless he stood and pale.Milton. 1913 Webster]
They are not of complexion red or pale.T. Randolph. 1913 Webster]
2.Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon. 1913 Webster]
The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick; paler.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced, pale-looking, etc. 1913 Webster]
Pale, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Paled(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Paling.]To turn pale; to lose color or luster.Whittier. 1913 Webster]
Apt to pale at a trodden worm.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Pale, v. t.To make pale; to diminish the brightness of. 1913 Webster]
The glowworm shows the matin to be near, pale his uneffectual fire.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pale, n.[F. pal, fr. L. palus: cf. D. paal. See Pole a stake, and 1st 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. 1913 Webster]
Deer creep through when a pale tumbles down.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
2.That which incloses or fences in; a boundary; a limit; a fence; a palisade. \'bdWithin one pale or hedge.\'b8 Robynson (More's Utopia). 1913 Webster]
3.A space or field having bounds or limits; a limited region or place; an inclosure; -- often used figuratively. \'bdTo walk the studious cloister's pale.\'b8 Milton. \'bdOut of the pale of civilization.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence:A region within specified bounds, whether or not enclosed or demarcated. PJC]
5.A stripe or band, as on a garment.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
6.(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. 1913 Webster]
7.A cheese scoop.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
8.(Shipbuilding)A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened. 1913 Webster]
English pale,
Irish pale(Hist.), the limits or territory in Eastern Ireland within which alone the English conquerors of Ireland held dominion for a long period after their invasion of the country by Henry II in 1172. See note, below. --
beyond the paleoutside the limits of what is allowed or proper; also, outside the limits within which one is protected.Spencer. 1913 Webster +PJC]
The English Pale. That part of Ireland in which English law was acknowledged, and within which the dominion of the English was restricted, for some centuries after the conquests of Henry II. John distributed the part of Ireland then subject to England into 12 counties palatine, and this region became subsequently known as the Pale, but the limits varied at different times. Century Dict., 1906]
Pale, v. t.To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off. 1913 Webster]
[Your isle, which stands] ribbed and paled in Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Paled(?), a.[See 5th Pale.]1.Striped. [Obs.] \'bd[Buskins] . . . paled part per part.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Inclosed with a paling. \'bdA paled green.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`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.] 1913 Webster]
paleencephalonn.The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; it includes most structures other than the cerebral cortex. Syn. -- paleoencephalon, palaeoencephalon. WordNet 1.5]
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Pale"face`(p, n.A white person; -- an appellation supposed to have been applied to the whites by the American Indians.J. F. Cooper. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`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.] 1913 Webster]
Pale"ly(?), adv.[From Pale, a.]In a pale manner; dimly; wanly; not freshly or ruddily.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Pal`em*pore"(p, n.A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed coverings.[Written also palampore, palampoor, etc.]De Colange. 1913 Webster]
Pale"ness(?), n.The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster; wanness. 1913 Webster]
The blood the virgin's cheek forsook; paleness spreads o'er all her look.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Pa*len"que(?), n. pl.(Ethnol.)A collective name for the Indians of Nicaragua and Honduras. 1913 Webster]
Pa"le*o-(?). [Gr. palaio`s, adj.]A combining form meaning old, ancient; as, palearctic, paleontology, paleothere, paleography.[Written also pal\'91o-.] 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*bot"a*nist(?), n.One versed in paleobotany. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny(?), n.[Paleo- + botany.]That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`le*o*car"ida(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. palaio`s ancient + kari`s, -i`dos, a kind of crustacean.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Merostomata.[Written also Pal\'91ocarida.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`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. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*crys"tic(?), a.[Paleo- + Gr. kry`stallos ice.]Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a former glacial formation. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*g\'91"an(?), a.[Paleo- + Gr. gai^a the earth.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Eastern hemisphere.[Written also pal\'91og\'91an.] 1913 Webster]
paleogeographyn.The study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs. Syn. -- palaeogeography. WordNet 1.5]
paleogeologyn.The study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks. Syn. -- palaeogeology. WordNet 1.5]
Pa"le*o*graph(?), n.An ancient manuscript. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*og"ra*pher(?), n.One skilled in paleography; a paleographist. 1913 Webster]
{ Pa`le*o*graph"ic(?), Pa`le*o*graph"ic*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. pal\'82ographique.]Of or pertaining to paleography. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*og"ra*phist(?), n.One versed in paleography; a paleographer. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*og"ra*phy, n.[Paleo- + -graphy: cf. F. pal\'82ographie.]1.An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as, Punic paleography. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*le"o*la(?), n.; pl.Paleol\'91(#).[NL., dim. of L. palea.](Bot.)A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule. 1913 Webster]
Pa"le*o*lith(?), n.[Paleo- + -lith.](Geol.)A relic of the Paleolithic era. 1913 Webster]
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 \'bdStone Age;\'b8 the remains belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*ol"ogist(?), n.One versed in paleology; a student of antiquity. 1913 Webster]
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 . 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*on`to*graph"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*on*tog"ra*phy(?), n.[Paleo- + Gr. 'o`nta existing things + -graphy.]The description of fossil remains. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to paleontology. -- Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*on*tol"o*gist(?), n.[Cf. F. pal\'82ontologiste.]One versed in paleontology. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*on*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Paleo- + Gr. 'o`nta existing things + -logy. Cf. Ontology.]The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or of fossils which are the remains of such life. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*or`ni*thol"o*gy(?), n.[Paleo- + ornithology.]The branch of paleontology which treats of fossil birds. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*sau"rus(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. palaio`s ancient + say^ros a lizard.](Paleon.)A genus of fossil saurians found in the Permian formation. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*tech"nic(?), a.[Paleo- + technic.]Belonging to, or connected with, ancient art. \'bdThe paleotechnic men of central France.\'b8 D. Wilson. 1913 Webster]
Pa"le*o*there(?), n.[F. pal\'82oth\'8are.](Paleon.)Any species of Paleotherium. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*the"ri*an(?), a.[F. pal\'82oth\'82rien.](Paleon.)Of or pertaining to Paleotherium. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`le*o*the"ri*um(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. palaio`s ancient + qhri`on beast.](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.] 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*the"roid(?), [Paleothere + -oid.](Paleon.)Resembling Paleotherium. -- n.An animal resembling, or allied to, the paleothere. 1913 Webster]
Pa"le*ous(?), a.[L. palea chaff.]Chaffy; like chaff; paleaceous. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*zo"ic(?), a.[Paleo- + Gr. zwh` life, fr. zh^n to live.](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. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*zo"ic(?), n.(Geol.)The Paleozoic time or strata. 1913 Webster]
Pa`le*o*zo*\'94"o*gy(?), n.[Paleo- + zo\'94logy.]The science of extinct animals, a branch of paleontology. 1913 Webster]
{ Pal`es*tin"i*an(?), Pal`es*tin"e*an(?), }a.Of or pertaining to Palestine. 1913 Webster]
Pa*les"tra(?), n.; pl. L. Palestr\'91(#), E. Palestras(#).[NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. /, fr. / to wrestle.][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. 1913 Webster]
{ Pa*les"tri*an(?), Pa*les"tric(?), Pa*les"tric*al(?), }a.[L. palaestricus, Gr. /.]Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling. 1913 Webster]
Pal"et(?), n.[See Palea.](Bot.)Same as Palea. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal"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. 1913 Webster]
Pal"ette(?), n.[See Pallet a thin board.] 1913 Webster]
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. Hence, any other object, usually one with a flat surface, used for the same purpose.[Written also pallet.] 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:The complete set of colors used by an artist or other person in creating an image, in any medium. The meaning of this term has been extended in modern times to include the set of colors used in a particular computer application, or the complete set of of colors available in computer displays or printing techniques. PJC]
3.Hence:The complete range of resources and techniques used in any art, such as music. PJC]
4.(Anc. Armor)One of the plates covering the points of junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.Fairholt. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mech.)A breastplate for a breast drill. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pale"wise`(?), adv.(Her.)In the manner of a pale or pales; by perpendicular lines or divisions; as, to divide an escutcheon palewise. 1913 Webster]
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. para` along, beside + L. veredus a post horse.] 1913 Webster]
1.A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as distinguished from a war horse.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A small saddle horse for ladies.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Call the host and bid him bring palfrey.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Pal"freyed(?), a.Mounted on a palfrey.Tickell. 1913 Webster]
Pal"grave(?), n.See Palsgrave. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa"li(?), n., pl. of Palus. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"li*form(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Resembling a palus; as, the paliform lobes of the septa in corals. 1913 Webster]
Pa*lil"o*gy(?), n.[L. palilogia, Gr. palillogi`a; pa`lin again + le`gein to speak.](Rhet.)The repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sake of greater emphasis; as, \'bdThe living, the living, he shall praise thee.\'b8Is. xxxviii. 19. 1913 Webster]
pal"i*mo`ny(p, n.[pal + alimony. (ca. 1975)]a form of alimony paid to a former partner in a romantic relationship after a period of living together, even though the two persons involved were not married to each other. The absence of a formal marriage distinguishes it from alimony. PJC]
pal"imp*sest(p, n.[L. palimpsestus, Gr. pali`mpshstos scratched or scraped again, pali`mpshston a palimpsest; pa`lin again + psh^n to rub, rub away: cf. F. palimpseste.]A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second. The erasures of ancient writings were usually carried on in monasteries, to allow the production of ecclesiastical texts, such as copies of church services and lives of the saints. The difficulty of recovering the original text varied with the process used to prepare the parchment for a fresh writing; the original texts on parchments which had been washed with lime-water and dried were easily recovered by a chemical process, but those erased by scraping the parchment and bleaching are difficult to interpret. Most of the manuscripts underlying the palimpsests that have been revived are fragmentary, but some are of great historical value. One Syriac version of the Four Gospels was discovered in 1895 in St. Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai by Mrs. Agnes Smith Lewis. See also the notes below.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Palimpsest is the name given to ancient parchments which have been used more than once for writing purposes. The conquest of Egypt by the Saracens in the 7th century cut off from Europe the papyrus which was used to write on, and parchment could be had only in limited quantities. So through the dark ages, old manuscripts were used, after removing the first writing upon them. Sometimes the writing was washed off with a sponge, and the parchment smoothed with pumice stone; at other times the letters were scraped away with a sharp blade. Nearly all ancient manuscripts, however, were written with an ink which could not be entirely removed, and traces of a former writing could be seen beneath the new copy. In modern times there have been various efforts to restore these ancient writings by some chemical treatment. In this way have been found copies of the Republic of Cicero, the Institutes of Gaius, a part of the Epistle to the Romans, and other parts of the Old and New Testaments. The Republic of Cicero was covered by a commentary on the Psalms, written by St. Augustine.Student's Cyclopedia, 1897. PJC]
On Floating Bodies and Method of Mechanical Theorems.
A Christie's spokesperson said the buyer, who was not identified, indicated that the work would be made available to scholars.
Also bidding was the Greek government, which claimed the work was stolen from a library in the former Constantinople, now Istanbul, and belonged to Greece. According to the Athens News Agency, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem took Christie's to court claiming that the manuscript was part of its library, which had been transferred to Istanbul and later to Athens for safekeeping. The court, however, ruled that Christie's had the right to auction the manuscript for a French family, which claimed to own it for the last 75 years since one of the family's ancestors bought it from Orthodox monks in Istanbul. According to the court's ruling, French law applied in the case, under which a person who holds any object for more than 30 years becomes its rightful owner. PJC]
Pal"in*drome(?), n.[Gr. pali`ndromos running back again; pa`lin again + dramei^n to run: cf. F. 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. 1913 Webster]
{ Pal`in*drom"ic(?), Pal`in*drom"ic*al(?), }a.Of, pertaining to, or like, a palindrome. 1913 Webster]
Pa*lin"dro*mist(?), n.A writer of palindromes. 1913 Webster]
Pal"ing(?), n.1.Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure. 1913 Webster]
They moved within the paling of order and decorum.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the stripes themselves. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Paling board, one of the slabs sawed from the sides of a log to fit it to be sawed into boards. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
{ Pal`in*gen"e*sis(?), Pal`in*gen"e*sy(?), }n.[Gr. /; pa`lin again + / birth: cf. F. paling\'82n\'82sie. See Genesis.] 1913 Webster]
1.A new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued existence in different manner or form. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:The passing over of the soul of one person or animal into the body of another person or animal, at the time of the death of the first; the transmigration of souls. Called also metempsychosis. PJC]
3.(Biol.)That form of development of an individual organism in which in which ancestral characteristics occurring during its evolution are conserved by heredity and reproduced, sometimes transiently, in the course of individual development; original simple descent; -- distinguished from cenogenesis (kenogenesis or coenogenesis), in which the mode of individual development has been modified so that the evolutionary process had become obscured. Sometimes, in zo\'94logy, the term is applied to the abrupt metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc. See also the note under recapitulation. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pal`in*ge*net"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to palingenesis: as, a palingenetic process. -- Pal`in*ge*net"ic*al*ly(#), adv. 1913 Webster]
Pal"i*node(?), n.[L. palinodia, from Gr. /; pa`lin again + / a song. See Ode.]1.An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode. 1913 Webster]
2.A retraction; esp., a formal retraction.Sandys. 1913 Webster]
Pal`i*no"di*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction.J. Q. Adams. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes. 1913 Webster]
3.A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; -- usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal`i*sade", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Palisaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Palisading.][Cf. F. palissader.]To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades. 1913 Webster]
Pal`i*sad"ing(?), n.(Fort.)A row of palisades set in the ground. 1913 Webster]
Pal"is*sy(?), a.Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery made by Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry. 1913 Webster]
Palissy ware, glazed pottery like that made by Bernard Palissy; especially, that having figures of fishes, reptiles, etc., in high relief. See Palissy, below. 1913 Webster]
Pallissy(p, prop. n.Bernard Pallissy, the great French potter, was born in Agen, in 1509, and wandered as a glass and portrait painter until he married and settled in Saintes in 1538. While working here as a surveyor his attention was attracted by an enameled cup, and he determined to discover the process and after 16 years of continuous labor and experiment in which he used all his resources and burned the tables and floors for fuel, he succeeded, and though imprisoned in 1562 as a Huguenot he was released by royal edict and appointed "inventor of figulines" to the king. He removed to Paris in 1564, and through the aid of Catherine de Medici was saved from the massacre of St. Bartholomew. From 1575 to 1584 he gave a course of lectures on physics and natural history, demonstrating the origin of springs, the formation of fossil shell, and the best method of purifying water. In 1585, however, he was again arrested as a Huguenot and imprisoned in the Bastille, where he died in 1589. See H. Morley'sPalissy the Potter.Student's Cyclopedia, 1897. PJC]
\'d8Pal"kee(?), n.[Hind. p\'belk\'c6; of the same origin as E. palanquin.]A palanquin.Malcom. 1913 Webster]
Pall(p, n.Same as Pawl. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
His lion's skin changed to a pall of gold.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of rich stuff used for garments in the Middle Ages. [Obs.] Wyclif (Esther viii. 15). 1913 Webster]
3.(R. C. Ch.)Same as Pallium. 1913 Webster]
About this time Pope Gregory sent two archbishop's palls into England, -- the one for London, the other for York.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
4.(Her.)A figure resembling the Roman Catholic pallium, or pall, and having the form of the letter Y. 1913 Webster]
5.A large cloth, esp., a heavy black cloth, thrown over a coffin at a funeral; sometimes, also, over a tomb. 1913 Webster]
Warriors carry the warrior's pall.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
6.(Eccl.)A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side; -- used to put over the chalice. 1913 Webster]
Pall, v. t.To cloak. [R.] Shak 1913 Webster]
Pall, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Palled(p; 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. 1913 Webster]
Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, palls upon the sense.Addisin. 1913 Webster]
Pall, v. t.1.To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Reason and reflection . . . pall all his enjoyments.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
2.To satiate; to cloy; as, to pall the appetite. 1913 Webster]
Pall, n.Nausea. [Obs.] Shaftesbury. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal"la(?), n.[L. See Pall a cloak.](Rom. Antiq.)An oblong rectangular piece of cloth, worn by Roman ladies, and fastened with brooches. 1913 Webster]
Pal*la"di*an(p, prop. 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; as, a Palladian window. 1913 Webster]
Pal*la"di*an(p, prop. a.[From Pallas, Athena.]1.Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena, also called Pallas. PJC]
2.Pertaining to wisdom or knowledge; -- Athena being the goddess of wisdom. PJC]
Pal*la"di*an(p, prop. n.(Arch.)A follower of the architectural style of Andrea Palladio. PJC]
Pal*la"dic(por p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Pal*la"di*ous(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
1.(Gr. Antiq.)Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the famous statue on the preservation of which depended the safety of ancient Troy. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:That which affords effectual protection or security; a safeguard; as, the trial by jury is the palladium of our civil rights.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
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, with a melting point of 1555Pd2H. 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 number, 46. Atomic weight, 106.42. Density 12.0. 1913 Webster]
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pal*la"di*um*ize(p, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Palladiumized(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Palladiumizing(p.]To cover or coat with palladium. [R.] 1913 Webster]
pal"lah(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Pal"las(p, prop. n.[L., fr. Gr. Palla`s, Palla`dos.](Gr. Myth.)Pallas Athena, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also Athena, Pallas Athene or Athene, and identified, at a later period, with the Roman Minerva. 1913 Webster +PJC]
pall"bear*er(p, n.One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; -- so called from the pall being formerly carried by them. 1913 Webster]
pal"let(p, n.[OE. paillet, F. paillet a heap of straw, fr. paille straw, fr. L. palea chaff; cf. Gr. / fine meal, dust, Skr. pala straw, pal\'beva chaff. Cf. Paillasse.]A small and mean bed; a bed of straw.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pal"let, n.[Dim. of pale. See Pale a stake.](Her.)A perpendicular band upon an escutcheon, one half the breadth of the pale. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Pottery)(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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
4.(Brickmaking)A board on which a newly molded brick is conveyed to the hack.Knight. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
7.(Mus.)In the organ, a valve between the wind chest and the mouth of a pipe or row of pipes. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
9.A cup containing three ounces, -- formerly used by surgeons. 1913 Webster]
10.A low movable platform used for temporary storage of objects so that they can be conveniently moved; it is commonly made of wooden boards, about 4 inches high, and typically has openings in the side into which the blades of a fork-lift truck may be inserted so as to lift and move the pallet and the objects on it. PJC]
Pal"li*al(?), a.[L. pallium a mantle. See Pall.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal"li*a*ment(?), n.[LL. palliare to clothe, fr. L. pallium a mantle. See Pall the garment.]A dress; a robe. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pal"liard(?), n.[F. paillard, orig., one addicted to the couch, fr. paille straw. See Pallet a small bed.] 1913 Webster]
1.A born beggar; a vagabond. [Obs.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
2.A lecher; a lewd person. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Pal*liasse"(?), n.See Paillasse. 1913 Webster]
Pal"li*ate(?), a.[L. palliatus, fr. pallium a cloak. See Pall the garment.]1.Covered with a mantle; cloaked; hidden; disguised. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Being palliated with a pilgrim's coat.Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
2.To cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by excuses and apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate faults. 1913 Webster]
They never hide or palliate their vices.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.To reduce in violence; to lessen or abate; to mitigate; to ease without curing; as, to palliate a disease. 1913 Webster]
To palliate dullness, and give time a shove.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdTo 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.\'b8 Trench. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
3.That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Pal"li*a*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. palliatif.]Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate, mitigate, or alleviate. 1913 Webster]
Pal"li*a*tive(?), n.That which palliates; a palliative agent.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal"lid*ly(?), adv.In a pallid manner. 1913 Webster]
Pal"lid*ness, n.The quality or state of being pallid; paleness; pallor; wanness. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal`li*o*bran`chi*a"ta(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Brachiopoda. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal"li*um(?), n.; pl. L. Pallia(/), E. 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. 1913 Webster]
2.(R. C. Ch.)A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders, with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall. 1913 Webster]
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3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle.(b)The mantle of a bird. 1913 Webster]
Pall`-mall"(?), n.[OF. palemail, It. pallamagio; palla a ball (of German origin, akin to E. ball) + magio hammer, fr. L. malleus. See 1st 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. 1913 Webster]
Pal*lo"ne(?), n.[It., a large ball, fr. palla ball. See Balloon.]An Italian game, played with a large leather ball. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
pal"lyadj.Having the relationship of friends or pals; -- used colloquially. Syn. -- chummy, matey, palsy-walsy. WordNet 1.5]
palm(p, n.[OE. paume, F. paume, L. palma, Gr. pala`mh, akin to Skr. p\'be 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. 1913 Webster]
Clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Internat. Cyc. 1913 Webster]
3.(Sailmaking)A metallic disk, attached to a strap, and worn on the palm of the hand, -- used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
5.(Naut.)The flat inner face of an anchor fluke. 1913 Webster]
to grease the palm of, v. t.To bribe or tip. [Slang] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Palm, n.[AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf resembling a hand. See 1st Palm, and cf. Pam.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Bot.)Any endogenous tree of the order Palm\'91 or Palmace\'91; a palm tree. 1913 Webster]
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2.A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing. 1913 Webster]
A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme in their hands.Rev. vii. 9. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence:Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. \'bdThe palm of martyrdom.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
So get the start of the majestic world palm alone.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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 Batassiensis) 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. 1913 Webster]
Palm(p, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Palmed(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Palming.]1.To handle. [Obs.] Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand; to juggle. 1913 Webster]
They palmed the trick that lost the game.Prior. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence:To take (something small) stealthily, especially by concealing it in the palm of the hand; as, he palmed one of the coins and walked out with it. PJC]
4.To impose by fraud, as by sleight of hand; to put by unfair means; -- usually with on or upon; as, to palm a stolen coin on an unsuspecting dealer. See also palm off. 1913 Webster +PJC]
For you may palm upon us new for old.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Palmaceaen.A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales. Syn. -- Palmae, family Palmae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family. WordNet 1.5]
Pal*ma"ceous(?), a.(Bot.)Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal"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.] 1913 Webster]
Palmaeprop. n.A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs; same as Palmaceae; coextensive with the order Palmales. Syn. -- family Palmae, Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family. WordNet 1.5]
Palmalesprop. n.A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs coextensive with the family Palmae; -- the palms. Syn. -- order Palmales. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the under side of the wings of birds. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal*ma"ri*um(?), n.; pl.Palmaria(#).[NL. See Palmar.](Zo\'94l.)One of the bifurcations of the brachial plates of a crinoid. 1913 Webster]
Pal"ma*ry(?), a.(Anat.)Palmar. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal"mate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate. [Obsoles.] 1913 Webster]
{ Pal"mate(?), Pal"ma*ted(?), }a.[L. palmatus marked with the palm of a hand, from palma the palm of the hand.] 1913 Webster]
1.Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal"mate*ly(?), adv.In a palmate manner. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal*mat"i*lobed(?), a.[L. palmatus palmate + E. lobed.](Bot.)Palmate, with the divisions separated less than halfway to the common center. 1913 Webster]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
Palm"crist(?), n.The palma Christi. (Jonah iv. 6, margin, and Douay version, note.) 1913 Webster]
Palmed(?), a.Having or bearing a palm or palms. 1913 Webster]
Palmed deer(Zo\'94l.), a stag of full growth, bearing palms. See 1st Palm, 4. 1913 Webster]
Palm"er(?), n.[From Palm, v. t.]One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pilgrims and palmers plighted them together.P. Plowman. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal*mette"(?), n.[F., dim. of palme a palm.]A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the honeysuckle ornament. 1913 Webster]
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 Palmetto, orSabal Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage. 1913 Webster]
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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. 1913 Webster]
Pal*met"to flag. Any of several flags adopted by South Carolina after its secession. That adopted in November, 1860, had a green cabbage palmetto in the center of a white field; the final one, January, 1861, had a white palmetto in the center of a blue field and a white crescent in the upper left-hand corner. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Palmetto State. prop. n.South Carolina; -- a nickname alluding to the State Arms, which contain a representation of a palmetto tree. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pal"mic(?), a.[Cf. F. palmique.](Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi) and other species of the family Euphorbiaceae; -- formerly used to designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid (d-12-hydroxyoleic acid, C18H34O3). [Obsoles.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal`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. 1913 Webster]
Pal*mif"er*ous(?), a.[L. palmifer; palma a palm + ferre to bear: cf. F. palmif\'8are.]Bearing palms. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal"min(?), n.[From palma Christi: cf. F. palmine.](Chem.)(a)A white waxy or fatty substance obtained from castor oil.(b)Ricinolein. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal*mip"e*des(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Natatores. 1913 Webster]
Pal"mis*ter(?), n.[From Palm of the hand.]One who practices palmistry.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A dexterous use or trick of the hand.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Pal"mi*tate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of palmitic acid. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal*mit"ic(?), a.(Physiol. Chem.)Pertaining to, or obtained from, palmitin or palm oil; as, palmitic acid (C16H32O2), a white crystalline substance belonging to the fatty acid series. It is readily soluble in hot alcohol, and melts to a liquid oil at 62 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal"mi*tone(?), n.(Chem.)The ketone of palmitic acid. 1913 Webster]
palm` off"(p, v. t.(a)To dispose of fraudulently or deceptively; as, to palm off a counterfeit item as genuine.Hence:(b)To induce acceptance of (something) by misrepresenting it as something better. PJC]
Palm" Sun`day(?). (Eccl.)The Sunday next before Easter; -- so called in commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, when the multitude strewed palm branches in the way. The event is commemorated in Christian churches by distribution of blessed palm leaves. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Palm"y(?), a.1.Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as, a palmy shore.Pope. 1913 Webster]
His golden sands and palmy wine.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
2.Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous. 1913 Webster]
In the most high and palmy state of Rome.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa"lo(?), n.[Sp. See Pale a stake.]A pole or timber of any kind; -- in the names of trees. [Sp. Amer.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Pa"lo blan"co(?). [Sp. blanco white.](a)A western American hackberry (Celtis reticulata), having light-colored bark.(b)A Mexican mimosaceous tree (Lysiloma candida), the bark of which is used in tanning. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Pa*lo"lo(?), n., orPalolo worm }. [From native name.](Zo\'94l.)A polystome worm (Palolo viridis) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and November, they swarm in vast numbers at the surface of the sea for breeding, and are gathered and highly esteemed as food by the natives. An allied species inhabits the tropical Atlantic and swarms in June or July.In the 1890 Webster, called palola and Palola viridis. A misspelling? Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Pa`lo*me"ta(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A type of pompano (Palometa simillima) that is smaller than the Florida pompano; it is common in West Indies. Called also the California pompano. Syn. -- California pompano, Palometa simillima. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
pal`o*mi"no(pn.[Sp. palomino, resembling a dove.]A horse of light tan or golden color with cream or white mane and tail, and often having white markings on the legs and face. WordNet 1.5]
Palp(p, n.[Cf. F. palpe. See Palpable.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Palpus. 1913 Webster]
Palp, v. t.[L. palpare: cf. F. palper.]To have a distinct touch or feeling of; to feel. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To bring a palp\'8ad darkness o'er the earth.Heywood. 1913 Webster]
Pal`pa*bil"i*ty(?), n.The quality of being palpable, or perceptible by the touch.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness.Milton. 1913 Webster]
[Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable.Shak. 1913 Webster]
A hit, A very palpable hit.Shak. (Hamlet) 1913 Webster]
-- Pal"pa*ble*ness, n. -- Pal"pa*bly, adv. 1913 Webster]
palpatev. t.To examine for medical purposes by touching, as of body parts; as, the nurse palpated the patient's stomach. Syn. -- feel. WordNet 1.5]
Pal*pa"tion(?), n.[L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See Palpable.]1.Act of touching or feeling. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Examination of a patient by touch.Quain. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal*pa"tor(?), n.[L., a stroker.](Zo\'94l.)One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi. 1913 Webster]
Palped(p, a.(Zo\'94l.)Having a palpus. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal"pi(p, n., pl. of Palpus. (Zo\'94l.) See Palpus. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal"pi*fer(?), n.[Palpus + L. ferre to bear.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Palpiger. 1913 Webster]
Pal"pi*form(?), a.[Palpus + -form: cf. F. palpiforme.](Zo\'94l.)Having the form of a palpus. 1913 Webster]
Pal"pi*ger(?), n.[See Palpigerous.](Zo\'94l.)That portion of the labium which bears the palpi in insects. 1913 Webster]
Pal*pig"er*ous(?), a.[Palpus + -gerous.](Zo\'94l.)Bearing a palpus.Kirby. 1913 Webster]
Pal"pi*tant(?), a.[L. palpitans, p. pr.]Palpitating; throbbing; trembling.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
palpitatingadj.Beating irregularly; -- of the heart. Syn. -- palpitant. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
Palp"less(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Without a palpus. 1913 Webster]
Pal"po*cil(?), n.[See Palpus, and Cilium.](Zo\'94l.)A minute soft filamentary process springing from the surface of certain hydroids and sponges. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal"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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pals"gra*vine`(?), n.[D. paltsgravin: cf. G. pfalzgrafin.]The consort or widow of a palsgrave. 1913 Webster]
Pal"sy(?), n.; pl.Palsies(#).[OE. palesie, parlesy, OF. paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See Paralysis.](Med.)Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis. \'bdOne sick of the palsy.\'b8 Mark ii. 3. 1913 Webster]
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, (Med.)paralysis agitans, a disease usually occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait; now called parkinsonism, or Parkinson's disease. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pal"sy*wort`(?), n.(Bot.)The cowslip (Primula veris); -- so called from its supposed remedial powers.Dr. Prior. 1913 Webster]
Pal"ter(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Paltered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paltering.][See Paltry.]1.To haggle. [Obs.] Cotgrave. 1913 Webster]
2.To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle. 1913 Webster]
Romans, that have spoke the word, palter.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, paltered with eternal God for power.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.To babble; to chatter. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Pal"ter, v. t.To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things. [Obs.] \'bdPalter out your time in the penal statutes.\'b8 Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Pal"ter*er(?), n.One who palters.Johnson. 1913 Webster]
Pal"ter*ly, a. & adv.Paltry; shabby; shabbily; paltrily. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] \'bdIn palterly clothes.\'b8 Pepys. 1913 Webster]
Pal"tock(?), n.[See Paletot.]A kind of doublet; a jacket. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
pal"tri*ly(p, adv.In a paltry manner. 1913 Webster]
pal"tri*ness, n.The state or quality of being paltry. 1913 Webster]
pal"try(p, a.[Compar.Paltrier(p; superl.Paltriest.][Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig 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. 1913 Webster]
The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- See Contemptible. 1913 Webster]
Pa*lu"dal(?), a.[L. palus, -udis, a marsh.]Of or pertaining to marshes or fens; marshy. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Paludal fever, malarial fever; -- so called because generated in marshy districts. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*lu`da*men*tum(?), n.; pl.Paladumenta(/).(Rom. Antiq.)A military cloak worn by a general and his principal officers. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal`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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*lu"di*cole(?), a.[Cf. F. paludicole.](Zo\'94l.)Marsh-inhabiting; belonging to the Paludicol\'91 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal`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. 1913 Webster]
Pal`u*di"nal(?), a.Inhabiting ponds or swamps. 1913 Webster]
Pal"u*dine(?), a.[L. palus, -udis, a marsh.]Of or pertaining to a marsh.Buckland. 1913 Webster]
Pa*lu"di*nous(?), a.1.(Zo\'94l.)(a)Paludinal.(b)Like or pertaining to the genus Paludina. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to a marsh or fen. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*lu"dism(?), n.(Med.)The morbid phenomena produced by dwelling among marshes; malarial disease or disposition. 1913 Webster]
Pal"u*dose`(?), a.[L. paludosus marshy.]Growing or living in marshy places; marshy. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pal"u*lus(?), n.; pl.Paluli(#).[NL., dim. of L. palus a stake.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Palus. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa"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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*lus"tral(?), a.[L. paluster, -ustris.]Of or pertaining to a bog or marsh; boggy. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*lus"trine(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or living in, a marsh or swamp; marshy. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
pam(?), n.[From Palm victory; cf. trump, fr. triumph, and perh. fr. F. pamphile from Pamphile, a man's name.]1.The knave of clubs. [Obs.] Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.A card game in which the jack of clubs is trump. PJC]
Pam(?), prop. n.A form of the female given name Pamela. PJC]
\'d8Pam"pa*no(?), n.[Sp.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Pompano. 1913 Webster]
Pam"pas(?), n. pl.[Sp., fr. Peruv. pampa a field, plain.]Vast grass-covered 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 east of the Andes extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagonia. 1913 Webster]
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 campestrissyn.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. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
1.To feed to the full; to feed luxuriously; to glut; as, to pamper the body or the appetite. \'bdA body . . . pampered for corruption.\'b8 Dr. T. Dwight. 1913 Webster]
2.To gratify inordinately; to indulge to excess; as, to pamper pride; to pamper the imagination.South. 1913 Webster]
Pam"per*er(?), n.One who, or that which, pampers.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Pam"per*ize(?), v. t.To pamper. [R.] Sydney Smith. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pam*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. 1913 Webster]
Pam*pe"ros(?), n. pl.; sing. Pampero(/).[Sp. American.](Ethnol.)A tribe of Indians inhabiting the pampas of South America. 1913 Webster]
Pam"phlet(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Sir Thomas More in his pamphlet of Richard the Third.Ascham. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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Pam"phlet(p, v. i.To write a pamphlet or pamphlets. [R.] Howell. 1913 Webster]
Pam`phlet*eer"(p, n.A writer of pamphlets; a scribbler.Dryden. Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Pam`phlet*eer", v. i.To write or publish pamphlets. 1913 Webster]
By pamphleteering we shall not win.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Pam*pin"i*form(?), a.[L. pampinus a tendril + -form.](Anat.)In the form of tendrils; -- applied especially to the spermatic and ovarian veins. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pam`pro*dac"tyl*ous(?), a.[Pan- + Gr. / forward + da`ktylos finger.](Zo\'94l.)Having all the toes turned forward, as the colies. 1913 Webster]
{ Pan-(?), Pan"ta-(?), Pan"to-(?) }. [Gr. /, m., /, neut., gen. /, all.]Combining forms signifying all, every; as, panorama, pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan- becomes pam- before b or p, as pamprodactylous. 1913 Webster]
Pan, n.[OE. See 2d Pane.]1.A part; a portion. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fort.)The distance comprised between the angle of the epaule and the flanked angle. 1913 Webster]
3.[Perh. a different word.]A leaf of gold or silver. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan(?), n.[Hind. p\'ben, Skr. parna leaf.]The betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf, etc. See Betel. 1913 Webster]
Pan(?), prop. 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 (also called the pipes of Pan), which he is said to have invented. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdA bowl or a pan.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.(Manuf.)A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See Vacuum pan, under Vacuum. 1913 Webster]
3.The part of a flintlock which holds the priming. 1913 Webster]
4.The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
5.(Carp.)A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge. 1913 Webster]
6.The hard stratum of earth that lies below the soil. See Hard pan, under Hard. 1913 Webster]
7.A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Panned(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Panning.]1.(Mining)To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly. PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly. [Slang, U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Pan, v. t. & i.(Cinematography)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. PJC]
Pan"a*base(?), n.[Pan- + base. So called in allusion to the number of metals contained in it.](Min.)Same as Tetrahedrite. 1913 Webster]
Pan`a*ce"a(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. pana`keia fr. panakh`s all-healing; pa^spa^n, all + 'akei^sqai to heal.] 1913 Webster]
1.A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The herb allheal. 1913 Webster]
Pan`a*ce"an(?), a.Having the properties of a panacea. [R.] \'bdPanacean dews.\'b8 Whitehead. 1913 Webster]
Pa*nache"(?), n.[F., fr. L. penna a feather. See Pen a feather.]1.A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers. 1913 Webster]
A panache of variegated plumes.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
2.A pleasingly flamboyant style or manner; flair{4}; verve. PJC]
{ 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.] 1913 Webster]
Pan`a*ma" hat`(?). A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata). 1913 Webster]
Pan`a*ma"ni*an(?), a.Of or pert. to Panama. -- n.A native or citizen of Panama. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pan`-A*mer"i*can(?), a.[See Pan-.]Of or pertaining to both North and South America. 1913 Webster]
Pan-American Congress. Any of several meetings of delegates from various American states;esp.:(a)One held in 1889-90 in the United States, at which all the independent states except Santo Domingo were represented and of which the practical result was the establishment of the Bureau of American Republics for the promotion of trade relations.(b)One held in Mexico in 1901-1902.(c)One held at Rio de Janeiro in 1906. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pan-A*mer"i*can*ism, n.The principle or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the states of America. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
panamican.A low stingless nettle (Pilea involucrata) of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers. Syn. -- friendship plant, panamiga, Pilea involucrata. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan"a*ry(?), a.[L. panis bread.]Of or pertaining to bread or to breadmaking. 1913 Webster]
Pan"a*ry, n.A storehouse for bread.Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pan*ath`e*n\'91"a(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. /; pa^spa^n, all + / Athena.]The most ancient and important festival of Athens, celebrated in honor of Athena, the tutelary goddess of the city. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Panaxn.A genus of perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng. Syn. -- genus Panax. WordNet 1.5]
Pan"cake`(p, n.A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack. \'bdA pancake for Shrove Tuesday.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pan"carte`(?), n.[F., fr. LL. pancharta. See Pan-, and Carte.]A royal charter confirming to a subject all his possessions. [Obs.] Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
Pan*cra"ti*ast(?), n.One who engaged in the contests of the pancratium. 1913 Webster]
Pan*cra`ti*as"tic(?), a.Of or pertaining to the pancratium.G. West. 1913 Webster]
Pan*crat"ic(?), a.[Gr. pagkrath`s all-powerful.](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. 1913 Webster]
{ Pan*crat"ic(?), Pan*crat"ic*al(?), }a.[See Pancratium.]Of or pertaining to the pancratium; athletic.Sir T. Browne 1913 Webster]
Pan"cra*tist(?), n.An athlete; a gymnast. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pan*cra"ti*um(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. pagkra`tion a complete contest, fr. pagkrath`s all-powerful; pa^s, pa^n, all + kra`tos strength.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Gr. Antiq.)An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan"cre*as(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. /; pa^s, pa^n, all + kre`as flesh, meat: cf. F. 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. 1913 Webster]
Pan`cre*at"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. pancr\'82atique.](Anat.)Of or pertaining to the pancreas; as, the pancreatic secretion, digestion, ferments. 1913 Webster]
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 enzymes, trypsin, steapsin (lipase) and an amylase, by which it acts upon all three classes of food stuffs. See Pancreas. 1913 Webster +PJC]
pan"cre*a*tin(?), n.[See pancreas.](Physiol. Chem.)One of the digestive enzymes of the pancreatic juice. 1913 Webster]
pancreatin is restricted to the amylolytic ferment of the pancreatic juice (amylase), by others it is applied to trypsin, and by still others to steapsin (the lipase of pancreatic juice). 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.A preparation of pancreatic juice, usually obtained from the ox or hog, containing the three main digestive enzymes trypsin, amylase, and lipase, and used in medicine as an aid to digestion. 1913 Webster + PJC]
pan"da(p, n.(Zo\'94l.)1.A small Asiatic mammal (Ailurus fulgens) having fine soft fur, which inhabits the mountains of Northern India. It was once thought to be related to the bears, but is now believed to be more closely related to raccoons. It has reddish-brown fur on the back and sides, and black fur on the legs and underside. Called also the lesser panda. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a bearlike black-and white mammal now found wild only in the central forests of China, which lives mainly on on bamboo. It is an endangered species, and is a popular attraction in the few zoos which have bveen able to obtain specimens. PJC]
Pandanaceaeprop. n.A natural family of woody plants including the pandanus tree (the screw pine) and freycinetia. Syn. -- family Pandanaceae, screw-pine family. WordNet 1.5]
Pandanalesprop. n.An order of plants including the families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; and Pandanaceae. Syn. -- order Pandanales. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Pan*da"nus(?), prop. n.[NL., fr. Malay pandan.](Bot.)A genus of endogenous plants, native to tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia. See Screw pine. 1913 Webster]
2.Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats).[wns16=1] WordNet 1.5]
3.Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and pineapplelike leaves and edible conelike fruits; also called the screw pine.[wns16=2] WordNet 1.5]
Pan"dar(?), n.Same as Pander. \'bdSeized by the pandar of Appius.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Pan"dar*ism(?), n.Same as Panderism.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Pan"dar*ize(?), v. i.To pander. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Pan"dar*ous(?), a.Panderous. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Pan*de"an, a.[From 4th Pan.]Of or relating to the god Pan. 1913 Webster]
Pan*de"an pipes, n. pl., 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 the god Pan. Called also pipes of Pan, Pan's pipes and Panpipes. 1913 Webster]
Pan"dect(?), n.[L. pandecta, pandectes, Gr. / all-receiving, all-containing; pa^s, pa^n, all + / to receive: cf. F. pandectes, pl.]1.A treatise which comprehends the whole of any science. 1913 Webster]
[Thou] a pandect mak'st, and universal book.Donne. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan*dem"ic(?), a.[L. pandemus, Gr. /, /; pa^s, pa^n, all + / the people: cf. F. pand\'82mique.]Affecting a whole people or a number of countries; everywhere epidemic. -- n.A pandemic disease.Harvey. 1913 Webster]
Pan`de*mo"ni*um(?), n.[NL., from Gr. pa^s, pa^n, all + dai`mwn a demon.]1.The great hall or council chamber of demons or evil spirits.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.An utterly lawless, riotous place or assemblage. 1913 Webster]
3.A condition of unrestrained disorder and chaotic, riotous uproar. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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.] 1913 Webster]
1.A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer. 1913 Webster]
Thou art the pander to her dishonor.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, one who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another. 1913 Webster]
Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Pan"der, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Pandered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pandering.]To play the pander for. 1913 Webster]
to pander tov. t.To appeal to (base emotions or less noble desires), so as to achieve one's purpose; to exploit (base emotions, such as lust, prejudice, or hate). PJC]
Pan"der, v. i.To act the part of a pander. 1913 Webster]
Pan"der*age(?), n.The act of pandering. 1913 Webster]
Pan"der*ism(?), n.The employment, arts, or practices of a pander.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Pan"der*ly, a.Having the quality of a pander. \'bdO, you panderly rascals.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan"der*ous(?), a.Of or relating to a pander; characterizing a pander. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan"dit(?), n.Same as Pundit. 1913 Webster]
Pan"door(?), n.Same as Pandour. 1913 Webster]
Pan*do"ra(?), prop. 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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of marine bivalves, in which one valve is flat, the other convex. 1913 Webster]
pan"dore(por p, n.[F. See Bandore.]An ancient musical instrument, of the lute kind; a bandore.[Written also pandora, pandoura. pandure, and pandoran.] 1913 Webster]
Pan"dour(?), n.1.One of a class of Hungarian mountaineers serving in the Austrian army that served as local militia in Croatia; -- so called from Pandur, a principal town in the region from which they originally came. They were noted for their ruthlessness.[Written also pandoor.] 1913 Webster]
Her whiskered pandours and her fierce hussars.Campbell. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:A brutal soldier. PJC]
pan*dour"a(?), n.See pandore . PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
{ Pan"du*rate, Pan*du"ri*form(?), }a.[L. pandura a pandore + -form: cf. F. panduriforme.]1.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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)Shaped like a fiddle; -- of a leaf. Syn. -- fiddle-shaped. WordNet 1.5]
panduriformadj.(Bot.)Same as pandurate. Syn. -- pandurate, fiddle-shaped. WordNet 1.5]
Pane(?), n.[F. panne.]The narrow edge of a hammer head. See Peen. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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; a windowpane. 1913 Webster +PJC]
4.In irrigating, a subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Paned(?), a.1.Having panes; provided with panes; also, having openings; as, a paned window; paned window sash. \'bdPaned hose.\'b8 Massinger. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mach.)Having flat sides or surfaces; as, a six-paned nut. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
{ Pan`e*gyr"ic(?), Pan`e*gyr"ic*al(?), }a.[L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s, from panh`gyris an assembly of the people, a high festival; pa^, pa^n all + 'a`gyris, 'agora`, an assembly.]Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory. \'bdPanegyric strains.\'b8 Pope. -- Pan`e*gyr"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Some of his odes are panegyrical.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Pa*neg"y*ris(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. /. See Panegyric.]A festival; a public assembly. [Obs.] S. Harris. 1913 Webster]
Pan"e*gyr`ist(?), n.[L. panegyrista, Gr. panhgyristh`s, one who attends a panh`gyris: cf. panhgyri`zein to celebrate or attend a public festival, to make a set speech, esp. a panegyric, in a public assembly. See Panegyric.]One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or praises, either by writing or speaking. 1913 Webster]
If these panegyrists are in earnest.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Pan"e*gy*rize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Panegyrized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Panegyrizing(?).][Gr. /. See Panegyrist.]To praise highly; to extol in a public speech; to write or deliver a panegyric upon; to eulogize. 1913 Webster]
Pan"e*gy*rize, v. i.To indulge in panegyrics.Mitford. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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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 group of persons summoned on a particular day, from whom a jury is to be selected; also, the jury selected from that group.Blackstone.(b)(Scots Law)A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence:Any group of persons selected to judge a contest, conduct a discussion, serve as advisers, or participate in any group activity in which they will provide information or make judgments. PJC]
4.Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing. 1913 Webster]
5.(Joinery)A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door. 1913 Webster]
6.(Masonry)One of the faces of a hewn stone.Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
7.(Painting)A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted. 1913 Webster]
8.(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. 1913 Webster]
9.(Dressmaking)A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. 1913 Webster]
10.A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. 1913 Webster]
11.(A\'89ronautics)A segment of an a\'89roplane wing. In a biplane the outer panel extends from the wing tip to the next row of posts, and is trussed by oblique stay wires. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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 from customers 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. 1913 Webster]
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) --> 1913 Webster]
Paneled back(Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back. 1913 Webster]
Pan`el*a"tion(?), n.The act of impaneling a jury. [Obs.] [Written also panellation.]Wood. 1913 Webster]
paneledadj.Decorated with panels or wainscoting; -- used of walls; as, a paneled family room. Syn. -- wainscoted. WordNet 1.5]
Pane"less(?), a.Without panes. 1913 Webster]
To patch his paneless window.Shenstone. 1913 Webster]
pan"el*ing(p, n.1.The act or process of forming in panels or decorating with panels.[Written also panelling.] 1913 Webster]
2.The panels which decorate the walls of a room. PJC]
Her book has a trace of the cant of paneulogism.National Rev. 1913 Webster]
panfishn.1.Any of numerous small food fishes; especially those not available on the market. WordNet 1.5]
2.Any of numerous small food fishes taken with hook and line. WordNet 1.5]
pan-fryv.To fry in a pan. WordNet 1.5]
Pan"ful(p, n.; pl.Panfuls(p.[See 5th Pan.]Enough to fill a pan. 1913 Webster]
pang(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Agony; anguish; distress. See Agony. 1913 Webster]
Pang, v. t.To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pan*gen"e*sis(?), n.[Pan- + genesis.](Biol.)An hypothesis advanced by Darwin in explanation of heredity. 1913 Webster]
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. This is an ingenious hypothesis, but now known to be wrong. Although now, a hundred years later, we know that all transmitted genetic information (other than that in plasmids) is contained in the genome of a single cell, scientists are still only beginning to understand the development process. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pan`ge*net"ic(?), a.(Biol.)Of or pertaining to pangenesis. 1913 Webster]
Pang"ful(?), a.Full of pangs.Richardson. 1913 Webster]
Pang"less, a.Without a pang; painless.Byron. 1913 Webster]
Pan"go*lin(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Pan*goth"ic(?), a.[Pan- + Gothic.]Of, pertaining to, or including, all the Gothic races. \'bdAncestral Pangothic stock.\'b8 Earle. 1913 Webster]
Pan"han`dle(?), n.The handle of a pan;hence, fig., any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan; as, the panhandle of West Virginia, Texas, or Idaho. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Panhandle State. West Virginia; -- a nickname. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
pan"han`dle(p, v. i.To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg. -- pan"hand`ler(p, n. -- pan"hand`ling(p, n. PJC]
Pan"han`dle(p, v. t.1.to obtain by panhandling. PJC]
2.To accost in a public place and ask for money from. PJC]
Pan`hel*len"ic(?), a.[See Panhellenium.]Of or pertaining to all Greece, or to Panhellenism; including all Greece, or all the Greeks. 1913 Webster]
Pan*hel"len*ism(?), n.A scheme to unite all the Greeks in one political body. 1913 Webster]
Pan*hel"len*ist, n.An advocate of Panhellenism. 1913 Webster]
Pan`hel*le"ni*um(?), n.[NL., from Gr. "Panellh`nion; pa^s, pa^n, all + "E`llhnes the Greeks.](Gr. Antiq.)An assembly or association of Greeks from all the states of Greece. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ic(?), n.[L. panicum.](Bot.)A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass. 1913 Webster]
Panic grass(Bot.), any grass of the genus Panicum. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ic, a.[Gr. paniko`s of or pertaining to Pa`n Pan, to whom the causing of sudden fright was ascribed: cf. F. panique.]Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm. \'bdA panic fright.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ic, n.[Gr. to~ paniko`n (with or without dei^ma fear): cf. F. panique. 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. 1913 Webster]
2.By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ic*al(?), a.See Panic, a. [Obs.] Camden. 1913 Webster]
pan"ick*yadj.Same as panic-stricken; as, the travellers became panicky as the snow deepened. Syn. -- panic-stricken, panic-struck, petrified, terrified, frightened. WordNet 1.5]
Pan"i*cle(?), n.[L. panicula a tuft on plants, dim. of panus the thread wound upon the bobbin in a shuttle; cf. Gr. /, /; prob. akin to E. 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 --> 1913 Webster]
Pan"i*cled(?), a.(Bot.)Furnished with panicles; arranged in, or like, panicles; paniculate. 1913 Webster]
{ Pan"ic-strick`en(?), Pan"ic-struck`(?) }, a.Struck with a panic, or sudden fear; thrown into a state of intense fear; as, trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd.Burke. Syn. -- panicky, petrified, terrified, frightened. 1913 Webster]
{ Pa*nic"u*late(?), Pa*nic"u*la`ted(?), }a.[See Panicle.](Bot)Same as Panicled. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pan"i*cum(?), n.[L., panic grass.](Bot.)A genus of grasses, including several hundred species, some of which are valuable; panic grass. 1913 Webster]
Pan*id`i*o*mor"phic(?), a.[Pan- + idiomorphic.](Geol.)Having a completely idiomorphic structure; -- said of certain rocks. 1913 Webster]
Pan*is"lam*ism(?), n.[Pan- + Islamism.]A desire or plan for the union of all Muslim nations for the conquest of the world. 1913 Webster]
Pa*niv"o*rous(?), a.[L. panis bread + vorare to devour.]Eating bread; subsisting on bread. 1913 Webster]
Pan*nade"(?), n.The curvet of a horse. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan"na*ry(?), a.See Panary.Loudon. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Panne(?), n.[F.]A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pan"nel(?), n.[See Panel.]1.A kind of rustic saddle.Tusser. 1913 Webster]
2.(Falconry)The stomach of a hawk.Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mil.)A carriage for conveying a mortar and its bed, on a march.Farrow. 1913 Webster]
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 assHudibras. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil. Antiq.)A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles. 1913 Webster]
3.A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London. 1913 Webster]
4.A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ni*kel(?), n.[See Pan a dish.]The brainpan, or skull; hence, the crest. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ni*kin(?), n.[Dim. of pan a dish.]A small pan or cup.Marryat.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
pan"ning(?), n.The act or process in which heavier ores are concentrated by agitating a sample of crushed ore under water in a shallow pan, thus washing away the lighter particles from the sample; as, panning for gold. See pan{1}, v. t. and pan{1}, v. i. PJC]
Pan"nose`(?), a.[See Pannus.](Bot.)Similar in texture or appearance to felt or woolen cloth. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pan"nus(?), n.[L., cloth. See 2d Pane.](Med.)A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids.Foster. 1913 Webster]
Pan`o*is"tic(?), a.[Pan- + Gr. / an egg.](Zo\'94l.)Producing ova only; -- said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells. 1913 Webster]
Pan`om*phe"an(?), a.[L. panomphaeus, Gr. /.]Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining. [R.] 1913 Webster]
We want no half gods, panomphean Joves.Mrs. Browning. 1913 Webster]
Pan"o*plied(?), a.Dressed in panoply. 1913 Webster]
Pan"o*ply(p, n.[Gr. panopli`a; pa^s, pa^n, all + "o`plon tool, implement, in pl., armor, arms.]1.Defensive armor in general; a full suit of defensive armor.Milton. 1913 Webster]
We had need to take the Christian panoply, to put on the whole armor of God.Ray. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:Any full set of elaborate attire, complete with accessories or accompanying paraphernalia; any elaborate special or ceremonial attire and equipment. PJC]
3.Hence:Any impressive complete array; as, the full panoply of a presidential funeral. PJC]
4.Hence: [Fig.:] Any complete array of devices used in an endeavor; as, to deploy the full panoply of writer's techniques. PJC]
panopticpanopticaladj.Including everying visible in one view; as, a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base; a panoptic stain used in microscopy. WordNet 1.5]
Pa*nop"ti*con(?), n.[NL. See Pan-, and Optic.] 1913 Webster]
1.A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of the prisoners at all times, without being seen. 1913 Webster]
2.A room for the exhibition of novelties. 1913 Webster]
Pan`o*ra"ma(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. pa^s, pa^n, all + / that which is seen, a view, fr. / to see. See Pan-, and Wary.] 1913 Webster]
1.A complete view in every direction. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:A comprehensive survey of a particular topic; also, a broad view of the development of a series of events. PJC]
3.A picture presenting a view of objects in every direction, as from a central point. 1913 Webster]
4.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. 1913 Webster]
{ Pan`o*ram"ic(?), Pan`o*ram"ic*al(?), }a.1.Of, pertaining to, or like, a panorama; exhibiting a very broad view; as, a panoramic view. 1913 Webster]
Panoramic camera. See under Camera. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:Presented with a broad perspective; as, a panoramic view of European history. PJC]
Pa*nor"pi*an(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Like, or pertaining to, the genus Panorpa. -- n.Same as Panorpid. 1913 Webster]
Pa*nor"pid(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa, and allied genera. The larv\'91 feed on plant lice. 1913 Webster]
pan` out"(p, 1.v. i.To succeed; as, the project didn't pan out. PJC]
2.To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly. [Slang, U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Pan*phar"ma*con(?), n.[NL. See Pan-, and Pharmacon.]A medicine for all diseases; a panacea. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan*psy"chism(?), n.[See Pan-; Psychic.]The theory that all nature is psychical or has a psychical aspect; the theory that every particle of matter has a psychical character or aspect. -- Pan*psy"chic(#), a. -- Pan*psy"chist(#), n. -- Pan`psy*chis"tic(#), a.
Fechner affords a conspicuous instance of the idealistic tendency to mysterize nature in his panpsychicism, or that form of noumenal idealism which holds that the universe is a vast communion of spirits, souls of men, of animals, of plants, of earth and other planets, of the sun, all embraced as different members in the soul of the world.Encyc. Brit. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Pan`sclav"ic(?), Pan`sclav"ism(?), Pan`sclav"ist, Pan`scla*vo"ni*an(?) }. See Panslavic, Panslavism, etc. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan"sied(?), a.[From Pansy.]Covered or adorned with pansies. \'bdThe pansied grounds.\'b8 Darwin. 1913 Webster]
Pan`slav"ic(?), a.[Pan- + Slavic.]Pertaining to all the Slavic races. 1913 Webster]
Pan`slav"ism(?), n.A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy. 1913 Webster]
Pan`slav"ist(?), n.One who favors Panslavism. 1913 Webster]
Pan"so*phy(?), n.[Pan- + Gr. / wisdom, / wise: cf. F. pansophie.]Universal wisdom; esp., a system of universal knowledge proposed by Comenius (1592 -- 1671), a Moravian educator. [R.] Hartlib. 1913 Webster]
Pan`sperm"ismSame as panspermia. PJC]
{ Pan*sper"ma*tist(?), Pan"sper`mist(?), }n.(Biol.)A believer in panspermy; one who rejects the theory of spontaneous generation; a biogenist. 1913 Webster]
Pan`sper"mic(?), a.(Biol.)Of or pertaining to panspermy; as, the panspermic hypothesis. 1913 Webster]
Pan`sper"mi*a, Pan"sper`my(?), n.[Pan- + Gr. / a seed.](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.(c)The theory that life on earth originated from spores or germs that evolved elsewhere in the uiniverse; -- in contradistinction to the theory that life evolved on earth from inanimate matter. This theory, originally suggested by S. Arrhenius in 1907, is sometimes advanced by those who feel that the time required for evolution of life is too long for life to have evolved on Earth from inanimate matter. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pan*ste`re*o*ra"ma(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. pa^s, pa^n, all + / solid + / a view.]A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
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 (Viola 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. 1913 Webster]
Pant(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Pluto plants for breath from out his cell.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:To long eagerly; to desire earnestly; -- often used with for or after. 1913 Webster]
As the hart panteth after the water brooks.Ps. xlii. 1. 1913 Webster]
Who pants for glory finds but short repose.Pope. 1913 Webster]
3.To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
4.To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
The whispering breeze Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Pant, v. t.1.To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out. 1913 Webster]
There is a cavern where my spirit panted forth in anguish.Shelley. 1913 Webster]
2.To long for; to be eager after. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Then shall our hearts pant thee.Herbert. 1913 Webster]
Pant, n.1.A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
2.A violent palpitation of the heart.Shak. 1913 Webster]
pant, n.A single leg of a pair of pants. See pants. PJC]
Pan"ta*cosm(?), n.[Panta- + Gr. ko`smos universe.]See Cosmolabe. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ta*graph(?), n.See Pantograph. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose. [R.] Donaldson. 1913 Webster]
Pan`ta*let"(?), n.[Dim. of pantaloon.]One of the legs of the loose drawers worn by children and women; a pant leg; particularly, the lower part of such a garment, coming below the knee, often made in a separate piece; -- chiefly in the plural. 1913 Webster]
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. Pantale`wn, lit., all lion, a Greek personal name.]1.A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes.Addison. 1913 Webster]
The sixth age shifts pantaloon.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.pl.A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one. 1913 Webster]
3.pl.In recent times, a loose-fitting variety of Trousers, often of less than ankle length. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pan`ta*loon"er*y(?), n.1.The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery. [R.] Lamb. 1913 Webster]
2.Materials for pantaloons. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ta*morph(?), n.That which assumes, or exists in, all forms. 1913 Webster]
Pan`ta*mor"phic(?), a.[Panta- + Gr. morfh` form.]Taking all forms. 1913 Webster]
Pan`ta*scop"ic(?), a.Viewing all; taking a view of the whole. See under Camera. 1913 Webster]
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\'d8Pan`ta*stom"a*ta(p, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. pa^s, panto`s, all + sto`ma, sto`matos, mouth.](Zo\'94l.)One of the divisions of Flagellata, including the monads and allied forms. 1913 Webster]
Pan*tech"ni*con(?), n.[NL. See Pan-, and Technic.]A depository or place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale. 1913 Webster]
Pan*tel"e*graph(?), n.[Pan- + telegraph.]See under Telegraph. 1913 Webster]
Pant"er(?), n.One who pants.Congreve. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ter(?), n.[F. panetier. See Pantry.]A keeper of the pantry; a pantler. [Obs.] Tyndale. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ter, n.[See Painter a rope.]A net; a noose. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Pan`teu*ton"ic(?), a.[Pan- + Teutonic.]Of or pertaining to all the Teutonic races. 1913 Webster]
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 natural laws which are manifested in the existing universe; cosmotheism. The doctrine denies that God is a rational personality. 1913 Webster]
Pan"the*ist, n.One who holds to pantheism. 1913 Webster]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
Pan`the*ol"o*gist(?), n.One versed in pantheology. 1913 Webster]
Pan`the*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Pan- + theology.]A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology. 1913 Webster]
Pan*the"on(?), n.[L. pantheon, pantheum, Gr. pa`nqeion (sc. 'iero`n), fr. pa`nqeios of all gods; pa^s, pa^n, all + qe`os a god: cf. F. panth\'82on. See Pan-, and Theism.]1.A temple dedicated to all the gods; especially, the building so called at Rome. 1913 Webster]
2.The collective gods of a people, or a work treating of them; as, a divinity of the Greek pantheon. 1913 Webster]
pan"ther(p, n.[OE. pantere, F. panth\'8are, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr. pundr\'c6ka a tiger.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. 1913 Webster]
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Panther cat(Zo\'94l.), the ocelot. --
Panther cowry(Zo\'94l.), a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypr\'91a pantherina); -- so called from its color. 1913 Webster]
Pantheraprop. n.The genus of large felines including the lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; and saber-toothed tigers. Syn. -- genus Panthera. WordNet 1.5]
Pan"ther*ine(?), a.Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake (Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil. 1913 Webster]
pantien.A pair of short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural). Syn. -- panty, scanty, step-in. WordNet 1.5]
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 (/). 1913 Webster]
pantingn.The act or process of breathing heavily, usually after exertion. Syn. -- heaving. WordNet 1.5]
2.Any fabric used to make trousers. Syn. -- trousering. WordNet 1.5]
pant"ing*ly(?), adv.With palpitation or rapid breathing.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pan`ti*soc"ra*cy(?), n.[Panto- + Gr. / equal + / to rule.]A Utopian community, in which all should rule equally, such as was devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in their younger days. 1913 Webster]
Pan`ti*so*crat"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy. 1913 Webster]
Pan`ti*soc"ra*tist(?), n.One who favors or supports the theory of a pantisocracy.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pan"to-(?). See Pan-. 1913 Webster]
Pan`to*chro*nom"e*ter(?), n.[Panto- + chronometer.]An instrument combining a compass, sundial, and universal time dial.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
Pan*to"fle(?), n.[F. pantoufle.]A slipper for the foot.[Written also pantable and pantoble.] 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
2.An electrical conducting device consisting of a collapsible frame resembling a pantograph{1}, connected to the top of an electrically-powered vehicle such as a trolley, and used to conduct electrical current between the vehicle and an overhead electric wire, which supplies the power to the vehicle. The variable height of the pantograph ensures that it can move to follow variations in the height of the overhead wires, and thus make constant contact with the wires. PJC]
Skew pantograph, a kind of pantograph for drawing a copy which is inclined with respect to the original figure; -- also called plagiograph. 1913 Webster]
{ Pan`to*graph"ic(?), Pan`to*graph"ic*al(?) }, a.[Cf. F. pantographique.]Of or pertaining to a pantograph; relating to pantography. 1913 Webster]
Pan*tog"ra*phy(?), n.[Cf. F. pantographie.]A general description; entire view of an object. 1913 Webster]
Pan`to*log"ic*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to pantology. 1913 Webster]
Pan*tol"o*gist(?), n.One versed in pantology; a writer of pantology. 1913 Webster]
Pan*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Panto- + -logy.]A systematic view of all branches of human knowledge; a work of universal information. 1913 Webster]
Pan*tom"e*ter(?), n.[Panto- + -meter: cf. F. pantom\'8atre.]An instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc. 1913 Webster]
Pan*tom"e*try(?), n.Universal measurement. [R.] -- Pan`to*met"ric(#), a. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pan"to*mime(?), n.[F., fr. L. pantomimus, Gr. /, lit., all-imitating; pa^s, panto`s, all + / to imitate: cf. It. pantomimo. See Mimic.]1.A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist; a mime. 1913 Webster]
[He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone.Tylor. 1913 Webster]
3.A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; a depiction of an event, narrative, or situation using only gestures and bodily movements, without speaking; hence, dumb show, generally. 1913 Webster +PJC]
4.A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features. 1913 Webster]
Pan"to*mime, a.Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance. 1913 Webster]
{ Pan`to*mim"ic(?), Pan`to*mim"ic*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. pantomimique.]Of or pertaining to the pantomime; representing by dumb show. \'bdPantomimic gesture.\'b8 Bp. Warburton. -- Pan`to*mim"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Pan"to*mi`mist(?), n.An actor in pantomime; also, a composer of pantomimes. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ton(?), n.[F. patin. See Patten.](Far.)A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel. 1913 Webster]
Pan*toph"a*gist(?), n.[See Pantophagous.]A person or an animal that has the habit of eating all kinds of food. 1913 Webster]
Pan*toph"a*gous(?), a.[Gr. pantofa`gos; pa^s, panto`s, all + fagei^n to eat.]Eating all kinds of food. 1913 Webster]
Pan*toph"a*gy(?), n.[Gr. pantofagi`a.]The habit or power of eating all kinds of food. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pan*top"o*da(?), n. pl.[NL. See Panto-, & -poda.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Pycnogonida. 1913 Webster]
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 --> 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
pantsn.1.n. pl.A garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately.Syn. -- trousers. WordNet 1.6]
pantywaistn.A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive. Syn. -- sissy, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast. WordNet 1.5]
Pan*ur"gic(?), a.[Cf. Gr. panoyrgiko`s knavish.]Skilled in all kinds of work. \'bdThe panurgic Diderot.\'b8 J. Morley. 1913 Webster]
Pan"ur*gy(?), n.[Gr. panoyrgi`a, fr. panoy^rgos, properly, ready to do anything; hence, knavish, roguish; pa^s, pa^n, all + 'e`rgon work.]Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft. [R.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
panzern.A German tank of the kind used in World War II. WordNet 1.5]
panzeradj.[German, Panzer armor.]1.Equipped with armored vehicles; armored; as, a panzer division. WordNet 1.5]
2.Of, pertaining to, or involving armored military vehicles; as, a panzer attack. PJC]
Pan*zo"ism(?), n.[Pan- + Gr. zo^,on an animal.](Biol.)A term used to denote all of the elements or factors which constitute vitality or vital energy.H. Spencer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa"o*lo(?), n.[It. Cf. Paul.]An old Italian silver coin, worth about ten cents. 1913 Webster]
Pap(?), n.[Cf. OSw. papp. Cf. Pap soft food.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Anat.)A nipple; a mammilla; a teat.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
The paps which thou hast sucked.Luke xi. 27. 1913 Webster]
2.A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a nipple in shape; a mamelon.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
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 softened in milk or water. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:Any speech, writing, or idea lacking substance, or of trivial content; oversimplified, trite, or worthless ideas. Syn. -- pablum, drivel, twaddle. PJC]
3.Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap. [Colloq. & Contemptuous] 1913 Webster]
4.The pulp of fruit.Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
Pap, v. t.To feed with pap.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Pa*pa"(?), n.[F. papa, L. papa; cf. Gr. /, /, a child's word meaning father. Cf. Pope.] 1913 Webster]
1.A child's word for father. 1913 Webster]
2.A parish priest in the Greek Church.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
Pa`pa*bo"te(?), n.[Probably of Creole origin.](Zo\'94l.)The upland plover. [Local, U. S.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.The popes, collectively; the succession of popes. 1913 Webster]
3.The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"pal(?), a.[F., fr. L. papa bishop. See Papacy.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. \'bdPapal Christians.\'b8 Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
Pa`pa*pho"bi*a(?), n.[NL., fr. L. papa bishop + Gr. / to fear.]Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church. [R.] 1913 Webster]
paparazzopl.paparazzi. n.[from Signore Paparazzo, a photographer in Fellini's film La Dolce Vita.]1.A free-lance photographer that specializes in following and photographing celebrities such as movie stars, especially to obtain candid photographs in private situations; as, her dogged pursuit by the paparazzi was believed to be a major factor in Princess Diana's death. PJC]
Pa"par*chy(?), n.[L. papa bishop + -archy.]Government by a pope; papal rule. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*pa"ver(?), n.[L., poppy.](Bot.)A genus of plants, including the poppy. 1913 Webster]
Papaveraceaeprop. n.A natural family of herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits. Syn. -- family Papaveraceae, poppy family. WordNet 1.5]
Pa*pav`er*a"ceous(?), a.(Bot.)Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (Papaveraceae) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the bloodroot are well-known examples. 1913 Webster]
Pa*pav"er*ine(?), n.(Chem.)An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic action than morphine. 1913 Webster]
Pa*pav"er*ous(?), a.Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
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.)Same as papaya, senses 1 and 2. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Bot.)A tree of the genus Asimina (Asimina triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself.Gray. 1913 Webster]
pa*pa"ya(?), n.[Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.]1.(Bot.)A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passiflore\'91; called also papaw and pawpaw. 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. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.The fruit of the papaya tree; it is a dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled. The fruit contains papain, a protease. 1913 Webster + PJC]
Pap"boat`(?), n.1.A kind of sauce boat or dish. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pape(?), n.[Cf. F. pape, fr. L. papa. See Pope.]A spiritual father; specifically, the pope. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Pa"per(p, n.[F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa`pyros. Cf. 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. 1913 Webster]
2.A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance. 1913 Webster]
3.A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific society. 1913 Webster]
They brought a paper to me to be signed.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a journal; as, a daily paper. 1913 Webster]
5.Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper. 1913 Webster]
6.Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper. See Paper hangings, below. 1913 Webster]
7.A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc. 1913 Webster]
8.A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application; as, cantharides paper. 1913 Webster]
9.pl.Documents establishing a person's identity, or status, or attesting to some right, such as the right to drive a vehicle; as, the border guard asked for his papers. PJC]
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In the 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. 1913 Webster]
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Paper is often used 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. 1913 Webster]
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. --
on paper. (a)in writing; as, I would like to see that on paper.(b)in theory, though not necessarily in paractice.(c)in the design state; planned, but not yet put into practice. --
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. 1913 Webster]
pa"per(p, a.1.Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper. 1913 Webster]
2.Existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper army; a paper tiger. 1913 Webster +PJC]
pa"per, v. t.[imp. & p. p.papered(p; p. pr. & vb. n.papering.]1.To cover or line with paper, especially with wallpaper; to furnish with paper hangings; to wallpaper; as, to paper a room or a house. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.To fold or inclose in paper. 1913 Webster]
3.To put on paper; to make a memorandum of. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
pa"per*back`(p, n.A book with paper covers; -- contrasted with hardback or hardcover. Syn. -- softback, soft-cover. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per*backadj.having a flexible binding; -- of books. Contrasted to hardcover or hardbacked or hardbound. Syn. -- paperbacked, soft-bound, softcover, softback. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per*backed(p, adj.1.same as paperback. Syn. -- paperback. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per*boy`, pa"per boy`(p, n.A boy who sells or delivers newspapers. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per*clip`(p, n.A folder wire or plastic fastener for holding sheets of paper together. Syn. -- gem clip. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per*er(p, pa"per*hang`er(p,n.One whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per*hang`ing(p, n.The application of wallpaper to walls for decorative purposes. Syn. -- papering. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per*ing(p, n.Same as paperhanging. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per*knife`(p, n.A dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books. Syn. -- letter opener. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per o"ver(p, v. t.To ignore or conceal (a disagreement or dispute) so as to continue friendly or productive relations; as, to paper over differences. PJC]
pa"persn. pl.Documents providing information, esp. of an official nature about a person, vehicle, business, etc. See paper{9}, n. Syn. -- document, written document. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per*weight`(p, n.See under Paper, n. 1913 Webster]
pa"per*work`(p, n.Work that involves handling or writing documents such as forms, letters, reports, sales records, etc. WordNet 1.5]
pa"per*y(p, a.Like paper; having the thinness or consistency of paper.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Pa*pes"cent(?), a.[From Pap soft food.]Containing or producing pap; like pap. [R.] Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Pa"pess(?), n.[F. papesse.]A female pope; i. e., the fictitious pope Joan. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`pe*terie"(?), n.[F., paper manufacture, fr. papier paper.]A case or box containing paper and materials for writing. 1913 Webster]
Pa"phi*an(?), a.[L. Paphius, Gr. /, from / the city Paphos.]Of or pertaining to Paphos, an ancient city of Cyprus, having a celebrated temple of Venus; hence, pertaining to Venus, or her rites. 1913 Webster]
Pa"phi*an, n.A native or inhabitant of Paphos. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`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 size or glue, etc. It is formed into various articles, usually by means of molds. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*pil"i*o(?), peop. n.[L., a butterfly.](Zo\'94l.)A genus of butterflies. 1913 Webster]
Papilio polyxenes, syn. Papilio asterias, and related species. 1913 Webster]
Pa*pil`io*na"ceous(?), a.1.Resembling the butterfly. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*pil`i*o"nes(?), n. pl.[NL. See Papilio.](Zo\'94l.)The division of Lepidoptera which includes the butterflies. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*pil`i*on"i*des(?), n. pl.[NL.](Zo\'94l.)The typical butterflies. 1913 Webster]
Pa*pil"la(?), n.; pl.Papill\'91(#).[L., a nipple, pimple.]Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papill\'91 of the tongue. 1913 Webster]
Pap"il*lar(?), a.[Cf. F. papillaire.]Same as Papillose. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pap"il*late(?), v. t. & i.To cover with papill\'91; to take the form of a papilla, or of papill\'91. 1913 Webster]
Pap"il*late(?), a.Same as Papillose. 1913 Webster]
Pa*pil"li*form(?), a.[Papilla + -form.]Shaped like a papilla; mammilliform. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pap`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. 1913 Webster]
Pap`il*lo"ma*tous(?), a.(Med.)Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, papillomata. 1913 Webster]
Pap"il*lose`(?), a.[Cf. F. papilleux.]Covered with, or bearing, papill\'91; resembling papill\'91; papillate; papillar; papillary. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*pil"lu*late(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having a minute papilla in the center of a larger elevation or depression. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"pism(?), n.[F. papisme. See Pape, Pope.]Popery; -- an offensive term.Milton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
{ 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. \'bdThe old papistic worship.\'b8 T. Warton. -- Pa*pis"tic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Pa"pist*ry(?), n.The doctrine and ceremonies of the Church of Rome; popery. [R.] Whitgift. 1913 Webster]
Pa*poose"(?), n.A babe or young child of Indian parentage in North America. 1913 Webster]
Pap"pi*form(?), a.(Bot.)Resembling the pappus of composite plants. 1913 Webster]
Pap*poose"(?), n.Same as Papoose. 1913 Webster]
papooseroot, papoose rootn.(Bot.)A tall herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides) of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally; the Cohosh. See also Cohosh. Syn. -- blue cohosh, blueberry root, papoose root, squawroot, squaw root, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, Caulophyllum thalictroides. WordNet 1.5]
Pap*pose"(?), a.(Bot.)Furnished with a pappus; downy. 1913 Webster]
Pap"pous(?), a.(Bot.)Pappose. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
{ Pa"pri*ka(?), n. Also Pa"pri*ca }. [Hung. paprika Turkish pepper; prob. through G.]The dried ripened fruit of Capsicum annuum or various other species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment prepared from it. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Papuaprop. n.A Pacific island north of Australia; governed by Australia and Indonesia. Syn. -- New Guinea. WordNet 1.5]
Pap"u*an(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to Papua. 1913 Webster]
Pap"u*ars(?), n. pl.; sing. Papuan(/).(Ethnol.)The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. 1913 Webster]
1.(Med.)A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.Quain. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes. 1913 Webster]
Pap"u*lar(?), a.1.Covered with papules. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Consisting of papules; characterized by the presence of papules; as, a papular eruption. 1913 Webster]
Pap"ule(?), n.; pl.Papules(/).Same as Papula. 1913 Webster]
Pap"u*lose`(?), a.(Biol.)Having papul\'91; papillose; as, a papulose leaf. 1913 Webster]
Pap"u*lous(?), a.[Cf. F. papuleux.]Covered with, or characterized by, papul\'91; papulose. 1913 Webster]
Pap`y*ra"ceous(?), a.[L. papyraceus made of papyrus.]Made of papyrus; of the consistency of paper; papery. 1913 Webster]
Pa*pyr"e*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to papyrus, or to paper; papyraceous. 1913 Webster]
Pap"y*rine(?), n.[Cf. F. papyrin made of paper. See Paper.]Imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid. 1913 Webster]
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. [Obsolescent] 1913 Webster +PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*py"rus(?), n.; pl.Papyri(#).[L., fr. Gr. pa`pyros. See 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum. 1913 Webster]
P\'83que(?), n.[F. p\'83que.]See Pasch and Easter. 1913 Webster]
Par(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)See Parr. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par(?), n.[L. par, adj., equal. See Peer an equal.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Equality of condition or circumstances. 1913 Webster]
3.An amount which is taken as an average or mean. [Eng.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.(Golf)The number of strokes required for a hole or a round played without mistake, two strokes being allowed on each hole for putting. Par represents perfect play, whereas bogey makes allowance on some holes for human frailty. Thus if par for a course is 75, bogey is usually put down, arbitrarily, as 81 or 82. If par for one hole is 5, a bogey is 6, and a score of 7 strokes would be a double bogey. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
At par, at the original price; neither at a discount nor at a premium; -- used especially of financial instruments, such as bonds. --
Above par, at a premium. --
Below par, (a)at a discount.(a)less than the expected or usual quality; -- of the quality of objects and of the performance of people; as, he performed below par in the game. --
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; -- used especially of financial instruments, such as bonds. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Par"a-(?). [Gr. para` beside; prob. akin to E. 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*r\'a0"(?), n.1.The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport on this arm. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Short for Par\'a0 rubber. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ \'d8Par`a-an`\'91s*the"si*a, Par`-an`es*the"si*a }(?), n.[NL.; para- + an\'91sthesia.](Med.)An\'91sthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par`a*ban"ic(?), a.[Gr. / to pass over.](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. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*blast(?), n.[Cf. Gr. / to grow beside. See 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. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*blas"tic(?), a.(Biol.)Of or pertaining to the parablast; as, the parablastic cells. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*ble(?), a.[L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]Procurable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*ble, n.[F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. / a placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a parable, fr. / to throw beside, compare; para` beside + / to throw; cf. Skr. 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. 1913 Webster]
Declare unto us the parable of the tares.Matt. xiii. 36. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- See Allegory, and Note under Apologue. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*ble, v. t.To represent by parable. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rab"o*la(?), n.; pl.Parabolas(#).[NL., fr. Gr. /; -- so called because its axis is parallel to the side of the cone. See 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 = Cubical, and Semicubical. The parabolas have infinite branches, but no rectilineal asymptotes. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*rab"o*le(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. /. See Parable.](Rhet.)Similitude; comparison. 1913 Webster]
{ Par`a*bol"ic(?), Par`a*bol"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. paraboliko`s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See Parable.] 1913 Webster]
1.Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction. 1913 Webster]
2.[From Parabola.](Geom.)(a)Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.(b)Having a form like that generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid; a parabolic reflector; a parabolic antenna. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
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Par`a*bol"ic*al*ly(p, adv.1.By way of parable; in a parabolic manner. 1913 Webster]
2.In the form of a parabola. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*bol"i*form(p, a.[Parabola + -form.]Resembling a parabola in form. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rab"o*lism(p, n.[From Parabola.](Alg.)The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first term. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*rab"o*list(-l, n.A narrator of parables. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rab"o*loid(-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. 1913 Webster]
paraboloid has sometimes been applied also to the parabolas of the higher orders.Hutton. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*bo*loid"al(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a paraboloid. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*bron"chi*um(?), n.; pl.Parabronchia(#).[NL. See Para-, Bronchia.](Anat.)One of the branches of an ectobronchium or entobronchium. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*cel"si*an(?), prop. a.Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice of Paracelsus, a Swiss physician and alchemist of the 15th century.Ferrand. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*cel"si*an, prop. n.A follower of Paracelsus or his practice or teachings.Hakewill. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*cel"sus(p, prop. n.Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus (originally Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, also called Theophrastus Paracelsus and Theophrastus von Hohenheim). Born at Maria-Einsiedeln, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Dec. 17 (or 10 Nov.), 1493: died at Salzburg, Sept. 23 (or 24), 1541. A celebrated German-Swiss physician, reformer of therapeutics, iatrochemist, and alchemist. He attended school in a small lead-mining district where his father, William Bombast von Hohenheim, was a physician and teacher of alchemy. The family originally came from W, where the noble family of Bombastus was in possession of the ancestral castle of Hohenheim near Stuttgart until 1409. He entered the University of Basel at the age of sixteen, where he adopted the name Paracelsus, after Celsius, a noted Roman physician. But he left without a degree, first going to Wurtzburg to study under Joannes Trithemius, Abbot of Sponheim (1462-1516), a famous astrologer and alchemist, who initiated him into the mysteries of alchemy. He then spent many years in travel and intercourse with distinguished scholars, studied and practiced medicine and surgery, and at one point attended the Diet of Worms. He was appointed to the office of city physician of Basel, which also made him a lecturer on medicine at Basel about 1526, where, through the publisher Johan Frobenius he made friends with the scholar Erasmus; and there he fulminated against the medical pseudo-science of his day, and against the blind adherence to ancient medical authorities such as Hippocrates, Galen, and Avicenna, which was still the prevalent philosophy of medicine in the sixteenth century. But soon, in 1528, he was driven from the city by the medical corporations, whose methods he had severely criticized. He found refuge with friends, and traveled and practiced medicine, but could not find a publisher willing to print his books. He preached frequently the need for experimentation in medicine. He is important in the history of medicine chiefly on account of the impetus which he gave to the development of pharmaceutical chemistry. He was also the author of a visionary and theosophic system of philosophy. The first collective edition of his works appeared at Basel in 1589-91. Among the many legends concerning him is that concerning his long sword, which he obtained while serving as barber-surgeon during the Neapolitan wars. It was rumored that in the hilt of the sword he kept a familiar or small demon; some thought he carried the elixer of life in the sword. He is buried in the cemetary of the Hospital of St. Sebastian in Salzburg. For more detailed information about Paracelsus, there is a special project, the Zurich Paracelsus Project available on the Web.Century Dict., 1906; Bernard Jaffe (Crucibles: The Story of Chemistry, Revised Edition, 1948). PJC]
The apothecaries, too, were enraged against this iconoclast [Paracelsus]. For had he not, as official town physician, demanded the right to inspect their stocks and rule over their prescriptions which he denounced as "foul broths"? These apothecaries had grown fat on the barbarous prescriptions of the local doctors. "The physician's duty is to heal the sick, not to enrich the apothecaries," he had warned them, and refused to send his patients to them to have the prescriptions compounded. He made his own medicines instead, and gave them free to his patients. Basel had lost Paracelsus, ostensibly because of the meanness of a wealthy citizen. Paracelsus had sued Canon Lichtenfels for failure to pay him one hundred guldens promised for a cure. The patient had offered only six guldens, and the fiery Paracelsus, when the court deliberately handed in a verdict against him, rebuked it in such terms that his life was in imminent danger. In the dead of night, he was persuaded by his friends to leave secretly the city where he had hurled defiance at the pseudo-medicos of the world.Bernard Jaffe (Crucibles: The Story of Chemistry, Revised Edition, 1948) PJC]
Although the theories of Paracelsus as contrasted with the Galeno-Arabic system indicate no advance, inasmuch as they ignore entirely the study of anatomy, still his reputation as a reformer of therapeutics is justified in that he broke new paths in the science. He may be taken as the founder of modern materia medica, and pioneer of scientific chemistry, since before his time medical science received no assistance from alchemy. To Paracelsus is due the use of mercury for syphilis as well as a number of other metallic remedies, probably a result of his studies in Schwaz, and partly his acquaintance with the quicksilver works in Idria.Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 PJC]
\'d8Par`a*cen*te"sis(p, n.[L., fr. Gr. parake`nthsis, fr. parakentei^n to pierce at the side, to tap.](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. 1913 Webster]
{ par`a*cen"tric(p, par`a*cen"tric*al(p, }a.[Pref. para- + centric, -ical: cf. F. paracentrique.]Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a center. 1913 Webster]
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 motionor
Paracentric velocity, the motion or velocity of a revolving body, such 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. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*chor"dal(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rach"ro*nism(p, n.[Pref. para- + Gr. / time: cf. F. parachronisme.]An error in chronology, by which the date of an event is set later than the time of its occurrence. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Par"a*chrose(p, a.[Gr. para`chrwsis false coloring; para` beside, beyond + chrw`s color.](Min.)Changing color by exposureMohs. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*chute(por p, n.[F., fr. parer to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See Parry, and Chute, Chance.] 1913 Webster]
1.A device made of a piece of cloth, usually silk, attached to multiple chords fastened to a harness; when attached to a person or object falling through the air, it opens from a folded configuration into an umbrella-shaped form, thus slowing the rate of descent so that a safe descent and landing may be made through the air from an airplane, balloon, or other high point. It is commonly used for descending to the ground from a flying airplane, as for military operations (as of airborne troops) or in an emergency, or for sport. In the case of use as a sport, the descent from an airplane by parachute is called sky diving. Some older versions of parachute were more rigid, and were shaped somewhat in the form of an umbrella.
2.(Zo\'94l.)A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister. 1913 Webster]
par"a*chute(?), v. i.TO descend to th ground from an airplane or other high place using a parachute; as, when the plane stalled, he parachuted safely to the ground. PJC]
golden parachutea generous set of financial benefits, including severance pay, provided by contract to a high-level corporate employee in the event s/he is dismissed or his/her job is lost in a corporate takeover or merger; also, the contract providing for such benefits. --
drogue parachutea small parachute that is first released and opened in order to more reliably deploy a larger parachute. Also called drogue. PJC]
par"a*chut`er, par`a*chut"ist(?), n.One who descends from a high altitude to the ground by means of a parachute, especially one who does so for sport or in a military operation. PJC]
par"a*chut*ing(?), n.The act or process of descending from a high altitude to the ground by means of a parachute. PJC]
Par"a*clete(?), n.[L. paracletus, Gr. para`klhtos, from parakalei^n to call to one, to exhort, encourage; para` beside + kalei^n to call.]An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term applied to the Holy Spirit. 1913 Webster]
From which intercession especially I conceive he hath the name of the Paraclete given him by Christ.Bp. Pearson. 1913 Webster]
Par`ac*mas"tic(?), a.[Gr. /. See Para-, and Acme.](Med.)Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*co*rol"la(?), n.[Pref. para- + corolla.](Bot.)A secondary or inner corolla; a corona, as of the Narcissus. 1913 Webster]
Par\'a0 cress. An annual asteraceous herb (Spilances oleracea) grown in tropical countries as a pungent salad, and also used medicinally. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*cy"mene, n.[Pref. para- + cymene.](Chem.)Same as Cymene. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*dac"ty*lum, n.; pl.Paradactyla(#).[NL. See Para-, and Dactyl.](Zo\'94l.)The side of a toe or finger. 1913 Webster]
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. Also called parade ground. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence:Any imposing procession; the movement of any group of people marshaled in military order, especially a festive public procession, which may include a marching band, persons in varied costume, vehicles with elaborate displays, and other forms of entertainment, held in commemoration or celebration of an event or in honor of a person or persons; as, a parade of firemen; a Thanksgiving Day parade; a Memorial Day parade; a ticker-tape parade. PJC]
In state returned the grand parade.Swift. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence:A pompous show; a formal or ostentatious display or exhibition. 1913 Webster]
Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade.Swift. 1913 Webster]
5.Posture of defense; guard. [A Gallicism.] 1913 Webster]
When they are not in parade, and upon their guard.Locke. 1913 Webster]
6.A public walk; a promenade. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdIt was not in the mere parade of royalty that the Mexican potentates exhibited their power.\'b8 Robertson. \'bdWe are dazzled with the splendor of titles, the ostentation of learning, and the noise of victories.\'b8 Spectator. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Parading all her sensibility.Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rade", v. i.1.To make an exhibition or spectacle of one's self, as by walking in a public place. 1913 Webster]
2.To assemble in military order for evolutions and inspection; to form or march, as in review or in a public celebratory parade{3}. 1913 Webster +PJC]
paradern.One who walks with regular or stately step. Syn. -- marcher. WordNet 1.5]
paradiddlen.The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously. Syn. -- roll, drum roll. WordNet 1.5]
Par"a*digm(?), n.[F. paradigme, L. paradigma, fr. Gr. /, fr. / to show by the side of, to set up as an example; para` beside + / to show. See Para-, and Diction.] 1913 Webster]
1.An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] \'bdThe paradigms and patterns of all things.\'b8 Cudworth. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gram.)An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection. 1913 Webster]
3.(Rhet.)An illustration, as by a parable or fable. 1913 Webster]
4.(Science)A theory providing a unifying explanation for a set of phenomena in some field, which serves to suggest methods to test the theory and develop a fuller understanding of the topic, and which is considered useful until it is be replaced by a newer theory providing more accurate explanations or explanations for a wider range of phenomena. PJC]
Par`a*dig*mat"ic, n.(Eccl. Hist.)A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of Christian excellence. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*dig"ma*tize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Paradigmatized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paradigmatizing(?).][Gr. paradeigmati`zein. See Paradigm.]To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] Hammond. 1913 Webster]
{ Par`a*di*sa"ic(?), Par`a*di*sa"ic*al(?), }a.Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal; as, paradisaical innocence; an age of paradisaical happiness. \'bdParadisaical pleasures.\'b8 Gray. Syn. -- paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaic, paradisal, elysian, paradisial. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2.Causing happinesss. WordNet 1.5]
Par"a*di`sal(p, a.Paradisiacal. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*dise(p, n.[OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairida an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.] 1913 Webster]
1.The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation. 1913 Webster]
2.The abode of sanctified souls after death. 1913 Webster]
To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.Luke xxiii. 43. 1913 Webster]
It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Paradise.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
3.A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence, a state of happiness. 1913 Webster]
The earth paradise.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision.Beaconsfield. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
5.A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] Oxf. Gloss. 1913 Webster]
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 Terpsiphone 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.] --
par"a*dos(p, n.; pl.Paradoses(p.[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. 1913 Webster]
par"a*dox(p, n.; pl.paradoxes(p.[F. paradoxe, L. paradoxum, fr. Gr. para`doxon; para` beside, beyond, contrary to + dokei^n to think, suppose, imagine. See 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. 1913 Webster]
A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it proof.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Hydrostatic paradox. See under Hydrostatic. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*dox`er(p, n., Par"a*dox`ist(p, n.One who proposes a paradox. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*dox"ic*al(p, a.1.Of the nature of a paradox. 1913 Webster]
2.Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions.Southey. 1913 Webster]
-- Par`a*dox"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Par`a*dox"ic*al*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*dox"i*des(?), n.[NL.](Paleon.)A genus of large trilobites characteristic of the primordial formations. 1913 Webster]
par"a*dox`ism(p, n.[paradox + -ism. ca. 1980]An avant-garde movement in literature, art, and philosophy, based on excessive used of antitheses, antinomies, contradictions, oxymorons, and paradoxes.Charles Le (http://www.geocities.com/charlestle/paradoxism.html) PJC]
Paradoxism originated in Romania in the 1980s as a way of protesting against a closed society and a totalitarian regime. It is based on an excessive use of antimonies, antitheses, contradictions, oxymorons, and paradoxes. It was set up and led by the writer Florentin Smarandache in the 1980's, who said: \'bdThe goal is the enlargement of the artistic sphere through non-artistic elements\'b8.
Charles Le]
Par`a*dox*ol"o*gy(?), n.[Paradox + -logy.]The use of paradoxes. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*dox"ure(p, n.[Gr. para`doxos incredible, paradoxical + o'yra` tail. So called because its tail is unlike that of the other animals to which it was supposed to be related.](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. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*dox`y(?), n.1.A paradoxical statement; a paradox. 1913 Webster]
2.The quality or state of being paradoxical.Coleridge 1913 Webster]
{ Par"af*fin(p, Par"af*fine(por p }, 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 in candles, as a sealing agent (such as in canning of preserves), as a waterproofing agent, as an illuminant and as a 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 gasoline, coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins. 1913 Webster +PJC]
paraffin, but in commerce it is commonly spelled paraffine. 1913 Webster]
Native paraffin. See Ozocerite. --
Paraffin series. See Methane series, under Methane. 1913 Webster]
par`a*form*al"de*hyde(?), n.[Pref. para- + formaldehyde.](Chem.)A polymer of formaldehyde obtained as a white crystalline substance by concentration of a formaldehyde solution. Formula (CH20)n. It dissolves in hot water with the release of formaldehyde, and is used as a disinfectant. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Feudal Law)Equality of condition between persons holding unequal portions of a fee.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
We claim to be of high parage.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*gen"e*sis(p, n.[Pref. para- + genesis.]1.(Min.)The science which treats of minerals with special reference to their origin. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)(a)The formation of minerals in contact, so as to affect one another's development.(b)The order in which minerals occurring together in rocks and veins have developed. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par`a*gen"ic(p, a.[Pref. para- the root of ge`nos birth.](Biol.)Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; -- said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*glob"u*lin(p, n.[Pref. para- + globulin.](Physiol. Chem.)A protein in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins. See Fibrinoplastin. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*glos"sa(p, n.; pl.Paragloss\'91(p.[NL., from Gr. para` beside + glw^ssa tongue.](Zo\'94l.)One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera. 1913 Webster]
Par"ag*nath(p, n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Paragnathus. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rag"na*thous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having both mandibles of equal length, the tips meeting, as in certain birds. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*rag"na*thus(p, n.; pl.Paragnathi(p.[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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*go"ge(p, n.[L., fr. Gr. paragwgh`, from para`gein to lead beside, protract; para` beside + 'a`gein to lead.]1.(Gram.)The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, as withouten for without. 1913 Webster]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*gon(p, n.[OF. paragon, F. parangon; cf. It. paragone, Sp. paragon, parangon; prob. fr. Gr. / to rub against; para` beside + / whetstone; cf. LGr. / a polishing stone.]1.A companion; a match; an equal. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Full many feats adventurous paragon of proudest men.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
3.A model or pattern;especiallya pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence.Udall. 1913 Webster]
Man, . . . the paragon of animals !Shak. 1913 Webster]
The riches of sweet Mary's son, paragon.Emerson. 1913 Webster]
4.(Print.)A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under Type. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*gon, v. t.[Cf. OF. paragonner, F. parangonner.] 1913 Webster]
1.To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
2.To compare with; to equal; to rival. [R.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
In arms anon to paragon the morn, Glover. 1913 Webster]
3.To serve as a model for; to surpass. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He hath achieved a maid paragons description and wild fame.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*gon, v. i.To be equal; to hold comparison. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Few or none could . . . paragon with her.Shelton. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rag"o*nite(?), n.[From Gr. /, p. pr. of / to mislead.](Min.)A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist of the Alps. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*gram(?), n.[Gr. / that which one writes beside. See Paragraph.]A pun. 1913 Webster]
Puns, which he calls paragrams.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*gram"ma*tist(?), n.A punster. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`ra*gran"di*ne(?), n.[It., from parare to parry + grandine hail.]An instrument to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. See Paragr.Knight. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*graph(?), n.[F. paragraphe, LL. paragraphus, fr. Gr. para`grafos (sc. grammh`) a line or stroke drawn in the margin, fr. paragra`fein to write beside; para` beside + gra`fein to write. See 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 1913 Webster]
paragraph), the letter being reversed, and the black part made white and the white part black for the sake of distinctiveness. 1913 Webster]
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 indentation{4}.
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*graph, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Paragraphed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paragraphing.] 1913 Webster]
1.To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character 1913 Webster]
2.To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article. 1913 Webster]
3.To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs 1913 Webster]
Par"a*graph`er(?), n.A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist. 1913 Webster]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*gra*phis"tic*al(?), a.Of or relating to a paragraphist. [R.] Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ra" grass`(?), Par\'a0 grass. (a)(Bot.)A tall rather coarse grass (Panicum molle formerly Panicum barbinode) grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States from Brazilas a valuable pasture grass.(b)Piassaba fiber. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Pa`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. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*guay"an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Paraguay. -- n.A native or inhabitant of Paraguay. 1913 Webster]
Pa`ra*guay" tea"(?). See Mate, the leaf of the Brazilian holly. 1913 Webster]
Par"ail(?), n.See Apparel. [Obs.] \'bdIn the parail of a pilgrim.\'b8 Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*keet`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Same as Parrakeet. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*kite`(?), n.[Para- + kite.]A train or series of kites on one string and flying tandem, used for attaining great heights and for sending up instruments for meteorological observations or a man for military reconnaissance; also, a kite of such a train. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par`a*lac"tic(?), a.[Pref. para- + lactic.](Physiol. Chem.)Designating an acid called paralactic acid. See Lactic acid, under Lactic. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par*al"de*hyde(?), n.[Pref. para- + aldehyde.](Chem.)A trimer of acetaldehyde (C6H12O3), prepared by polymerization of acetaldehyde with hydrochloric and sulfuric acids. It has sedative and hypnotic properties.MI11 PJC]
\'d8Par`a*leip"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. /, fr. / to leave on one side, to omit; para` beside + / to leave.](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, \'bdI do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice.\'b8[Written also paralepsis, paralepsy, paralipsis.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`al*ge"si*a(?), n.[NL.; para- + Gr. 'a`lghsis sense of pain.](Med.)Disordered sensibility to pain, including absence of sensibility to pain, excessive sensibility to pain, and abnormal painful results of stimuli. -- Par`al*ge"sic(#), a. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pa*ra"li*an(?), n.[Gr. pa`ralos near the sea; para` beside + "a`ls the sea.]A dweller by the sea. [R.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*li*pom"e*non(?), n. pl.[L., fr. Gr. paraleipome`nwn of things omitted, pass. p. pr. (neuter genitive plural) fr. / to omit.]A title given in the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles. 1913 Webster]
Paraleipome`nwn prw^ton and dey`teron, which is understood, after Jerome's explanation, as meaning that they are supplementary to the Books of KingsW. Smith. 1913 Webster]
{ Par`al*lac"tic(?), Par`al*lac"tic*al(?), }a.[Cf. F. parallactique.]Of or pertaining to a parallax. 1913 Webster]
Par"al*lax(?), n.[Gr. / alternation, the mutual inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. / to change a little, go aside, deviate; para` beside, beyond + / to change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. Parallel.]1.The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Astron.)The annual parallax. See annual parallax, below. PJC]
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; it is equivalent to the parallax of an astronomical object which would be observed by taking observations of the object at two different points one astronomical unit (the distance of the Earth from the sun) apart, if the line joining the two observing points is perpendicular to the direction to the observed object; as, the annual parallax of a fixed star. The distance of an astronomical object from the Earth is inversely proportional to the annual parallax. A star which has an annual parallax of one second of an arc is considered to be one parsec (3.26 light years) distant from the earth; a star with an annual parallax of one-hundredth second of an arc is 326 light years distant. See parsec in the vocabulary, and stellar parallax, below. --
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 parallaxor
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. 1913 Webster]
par"al*lax sec"ond(?), n.An annual parallax of one second of an arc; -- applied to celestial objects outside the solar system. It is used to measure the distance of an astronomical object from the Earth. A star which has an annual parallax of one second of an arc is considered to be one parsec (3.26 light years) distant from the earth. See parsec in the vocabulary. PJC]
Par"al*lel(?), a.[F. parall\'8ale, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. /; para` beside + / of one another, fr. / other, akin to L. alius. See Alien.]1.(Geom.)Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes. 1913 Webster]
Revolutions . . . parallel to the equinoctial.Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
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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. 1913 Webster]
When honor runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it can not be too much cherished.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage.Addison. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"al*lel(?), n.1.A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc. 1913 Webster]
Who made the spider parallels design, Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.Direction conformable to that of another line, 1913 Webster]
Lines that from their parallel decline.Garth. 1913 Webster]
3.Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity. 1913 Webster]
Twixt earthly females and the moon parallels exactly run.Swift. 1913 Webster]
4.A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope. 1913 Webster]
5.Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart. 1913 Webster]
None but thyself can be thy parallel.Pope. 1913 Webster]
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; as, the counry was divided into North and South at the 38th parallel. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
8.(Print.)A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, \'d8) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page. 1913 Webster]
9.(Elec.)That arrangement of an electrical system in which all positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are joined to one conductor, and all negative poles, etc., to another conductor; -- called also multiple. Opposed to series.
in parallel or
in multiple. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The needle . . . doth parallel and place itself upon the true meridian.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like. 1913 Webster]
His life is paralleled Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To equal; to match; to correspond to.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To produce or adduce as a parallel. [R.] Locke. 1913 Webster]
My young remembrance can not parallel Shak. 1913 Webster]
Par"al*lel, v. i.To be parallel; to correspond; to be like. [Obs.] Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Par"al*lel`a*ble(?), a.Capable of being paralleled, or equaled. [R.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
A close parallelism of thought and incident.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
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: Judg. v. 27. 1913 Webster]
Par`al*lel*is"tic(?), a.Of the nature of a parallelism; involving parallelism. 1913 Webster]
The antithetic or parallelistic form of Hebrew poetry is entirely lost.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Par"al*lel*ize(?), v. t.To render parallel. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Par"al*lel*less, a.Matchless. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Par"al*lel*ly, adv.In a parallel manner; with parallelism. [R.] Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Par`al*lel"o*gram(?), n.[Gr. /; / parallel + / to write: cf. F. 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. 1913 Webster]
Parallelogram of velocities,
parallelogram of forces,
parallelogram of accelerations,
parallelogram of 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. 1913 Webster]
Par`al*lel`o*gram*mat"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to a parallelogram; parallelogrammic. 1913 Webster]
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{ Par`al*lel`o*gram"mic(p, Par`al*lel`o*gram"mic*al(p, }a.Having the properties of a parallelogram. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Par`al*lel`o*pi"ped(p, n.[Gr. para`llhlos parallel + 'epi`pedon a plane surface, 'epi`pedos on the ground, or level with it, level, flat; 'epi` on + pe`don the ground: cf. F. 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. Syn. -- parallelepiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon. 1913 Webster]
parallel-parkv. t. & i.To park (a vehicle) parallel to the curb; -- contrasted with angle-park; as, to get a driver's license, one needs to be able to parallel-park. PJC]
parallel-parkingn.The act or process of parking parallel to the curb; -- contrasted with angle-parking. PJC]
Parallel standards. (Numismatics)Two or more metals coined without any attempt by the government to regulate their values. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parallel sulcus. (Anat.)A sulcus parallel to, but some distance below, the horizontal limb of the fissure of Sylvius. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parallel transformer. (Elec.)A transformer connected in parallel. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parallel vise. A vise with jaws so guided as to remain parallel. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par`a*log"ic*al(?), a.Containing paralogism; illogical. \'bdParalogical doubt.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ral"o*gism(?), n.[Gr. paralogismo`s, fr. paralogi`zesqai to reason falsely; para` beside + logi`zesqai to reason, lo`gos discourse, reason: cf. F. 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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ral"o*gize(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Paralogized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paralogizing(?).][Gr. paralogi`zesqai.]To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Par"a*lyse(?), v. t.Same as Paralyze. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ral"y*sis(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. para`lysis, fr. paraly`ein to loosen, dissolve, or disable at the side; para` beside + ly`ein to loosen. See 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; as, paralysis of the will. \'bdUtter paralysis of memory.\'b8 G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
Mischievous practices arising out of the paralysis of the powers of ownership.Duke of Argyll (1887). 1913 Webster]
Par`a*lyt"ic(?), a.[L. paralyticus, Gr. /: cf. F. paralytique.]1.Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis. 1913 Webster]
2.Affected with paralysis, or palsy. 1913 Webster]
The cold, shaking, paralytic hand.Prior. 1913 Webster]
3.Inclined or tending to paralysis. 1913 Webster]
Paralytic secretion(Physiol.), the fluid, generally thin and watery, secreted from a gland after section or paralysis of its nerves, as the paralytic saliva. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*lyt"ic, n.A person affected with paralysis. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*ly*za"tion(?), n.The act or process of paralyzing, or the state of being paralyzed. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*lyze(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Paralyzed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paralyzing(?).][F. paralyser. See Paralysis.] 1913 Webster]
1.To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. 1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts. 1913 Webster]
Par"am(?), n.(Chem.)A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C2H4N4); -- called also dicyandiamide. 1913 Webster]
par`a*mag"netn.A substance exhibiting paramagnetism, i.e. a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it. WordNet 1.5]
Par`a*mag*net"ic(?), a.[Pref. para- + magnetic.](Physics)Having or exhibiting paramagnetism; -- opposed to diamagnetic and contrasted with ferromagnetic. -- n.A paramagnetic substance.Faraday. -- Par`a*mag*net"ic*al*ly(#), adv. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*mag"net*ism(?), n.(Physics)A property of materials which are not magnetized in the absence of an external magnetic field, but in which the magnetic moments of their constituents align with and enhance an applied magnetic field; the induced magnetic field of the substance is in direct proportion to the strength of the applied magnetic field; -- opposed to diamagnetic and contrasted with ferromagnetic.Faraday. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*ma*le"ic(?), a.[Pref. para- + maleic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from malic acid, and now called fumaricacid. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Par`a*ma"lic(?), a.[Pref. para- + malic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid metameric with malic acid. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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.) 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Lords in paraments on their coursers.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Chamber of paraments, presence chamber of a monarch. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ram"e*ter(?), n.[Pref. para- + -meter: cf. F. param\'8atre.]1.A constant number which is part of a theory, function, or calculation, whose value is not determined by the form of the theory or equation itself, and may in some cases be arbitrary assigned. PJC]
2.Specifically:(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)(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. 1913 Webster]
parameter of the principal axis of a conic section is called the latus rectum. 1913 Webster]
3.(Science)Any constant number which is required to calculate values of observed phenomena according to a theory, but the value of which must be determined by experiment, and cannot be calculated from the fundamental assumptions of the theory. In general, a theory which has a large number of parameters, though it may accurately predict experimental results, is considered as having less explanatory power and as being less esthetically pleasing than a theory with fewer parameters. PJC]
4.(Crystallog.)The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane; also, the fundamental axial ratio for a given species. 1913 Webster]
5.The limits, guidelines, or assumptions from within which an activity is carried out; as, new arrivals need to learn the parameters of the research in our department. PJC]
6.(Computers)A variable used in a calculation within a computer program which must be assigned a value before the calculation can be performed; as, let's plug in the parameters and see what the result is. PJC]
7.A characteristic or element, especially one used as a criterion for evaluation or judgment; as, a useful parameter for determining efficiency. PJC]
\'d8Par`a*me*tri"tis(?), n.[NL. See Para-, and Metritis.](Med.)Inflammation of the cellular tissue in the vicinity of the uterus. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*mi*og"ra*pher(?), n.[Gr. / proverb + -graph + -er.]A collector or writer of proverbs. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Par`a*mi"tome(?), n.[Pref. para- + mitome.](Biol.)The fluid portion of the protoplasm of a cell. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa"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. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*morph(?), n.[Pref. para- + Gr. morfh` form.]1.(Min.)A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change of physical characters, by a change in crystal structure without alteration of chemical composition, as the change of aragonite to calcite; called also allomorph. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.(Biol.)A taxonomic variant observed within a species, for which a more specific term has not been assigned. PJC]
-- par`a*mor"phic, a. -- par`a*mor"phous, a. PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*mor"phous(?), a.(Min.)Relating to paramorphism; exhibiting paramorphism. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdA traitor paramount.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Lady paramount(Archery), the lady making the best score. --
Par"a*mount, n.The highest or chief.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*mount`ly, adv.In a paramount manner. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The seducer appeared with dauntless front, accompanied by his paramourMacaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.Love; gallantry. [Obs.] \'bdFor paramour and jollity.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
{ Par"a*mour`, Par"a*mours`(?) }, adv.By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; -- sometimes written as two words. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For par amour, I loved her first ere thou.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Par*am"y*lum(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + / starch.](Chem.)A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum formed on the surface of stagnant water. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*naph"tha*lene(?), n.[Pref. para- + naphthalene.](Chem.)Anthracene; -- called also paranaphthaline. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
parangn.A stout strait-edged knife used in Malayasia and Indonesia. WordNet 1.5]
par`a*noi"a(p, n.[NL., fr. Gr. para`noia.]1.(Med.)A chronic form of insanity characterized by very gradual impairment of the intellect, systematized delusion, and usually by delusions of persecution or mandatory delusions producing homicidal tendency. In its mild form paranoia may consist in the well-marked crotchetiness exhibited in persons commonly called \'bdcranks.\'b8 Paranoiacs usually show evidences of bodily and nervous degeneration, and many have hallucinations, esp. of sight and hearing. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Unwarranted suspicion of the motives of others; -- used colloquially in a non-technical sense. [Colloq.] PJC]
par"a*noid`(?), a.1.(Med.)Affected with paranoia; as, a paranoid schizophrenic. Syn. -- paranoiac. PJC]
2.Suffering from delusions of being persecuted by the conspiratorial actions of others; having an unwarranted suspicion of the motives of others; -- used loosely in a negative sense, not as a medical term; as, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you. [Colloq.] PJC]
Par`a*noi"ac(p, a.(Med.)Of or pertaining to paranoia; affected with, or characteristic of, paranoia; paranoid. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Par`a*noi"ac, n.A person affected with paranoia. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
par`a*nor"mal(p, adj.Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or mental processes, such as extrasensory perception or psychokinesis, outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws; as, paranormal phenomena. Syn. -- psychic, psychical, parapsycholological.
[WordNet 1.5+PJC]
Par`a*nu"cle*us(?), n.[Pref. para- + nucleus.](Biol.)Some as Nucleolus. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ra" nut`, Par\'a0 nut(p. (Bot.)The Brazil nut. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par"a*nymph(?), n.[L. paranymphus, Gr. /; para` beside, near + / a bride: cf. F. 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. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:An ally; a supporter or abettor.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*pegm(?), n.[L. parapegma, Gr. /, fr. / to fix beside; para` beside + / to fix: cf. F. parapegme.]An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public place. 1913 Webster]
Parapegms were used for the publication of laws, proclamations, etc., and the recording of astronomical phenomena or calendar events. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*pep"tone(?), n.[Pref. para- + peptone.](Phisiol. Chem.)A proteinaceous 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. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Arch.)A low wall, especially one serving to protect the edge of a platform, roof, bridge, or the like. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fort.)A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for covering soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See Illust. of Casemate. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*pet"al*ous(?), a.[Pref. para- + petal.](Bot.)Growing by the side of a petal, as a stamen. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*pet`ed, a.Having a parapet. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`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. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*pher"nal(?), a.[Cf. F. paraphernal.]Of or pertaining to paraphernalia; as, paraphernal property.Kent. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*pher*na"li*a(?), n. pl.[LL. paraphernalia bona, fr. L. parapherna, pl., parapherna, Gr. /; para` beside + / a bride's dowry, fr. fe`rein to bring. See 1st Bear.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Law)Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree. 1913 Webster]
2.Personal belongings; ornaments; finery; sundry objects carried about for personal convenience. 1913 Webster +PJC]
3.The appendages, apparatus, or equipment used in a particular activity; as, surveyors unloading their paraphernalia from a van. PJC]
\'d8Par`a*phi*mo"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. /; / beyond + / to muzzle.](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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*phrag"ma(-fr, n.; pl.Paraphragmata(#).[NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + /, /, an inclosure.](Zo\'94l.)One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea. -- Par`a*phrag"mal(#), a. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*phrase(p, n.[L. paraphrasis, Gr. para`frasis, from parafra`zein to say the same thing in other words; para` beside + fra`zein to speak: cf. F. 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. 1913 Webster]
In paraphrase, or translation with latitude, the author's words are not so strictly followed as his sense.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Excellent paraphrases of the Psalms of David.I. Disraeli. 1913 Webster]
His sermons a living paraphrase upon his practice.Sowth. 1913 Webster]
The Targums are also called the Chaldaic or Aramaic Paraphrases.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*phrase, v. i.To make a paraphrase. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*phra`ser(?), n.One who paraphrases. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*phrast(?), n.[L. paraphrastes, Gr. /: cf. F. paraphraste.]A paraphraser.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
{ Par`a*phras"tic(?), Par`a*phras"tic*al(?), }a.[Gr./: cf. F. 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*raph"y*sis(?), n.; pl.Paraphyses(#).[NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + / growth.](Bot.)A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Par`a*ple"gi*a(?), Par"a*ple`gy(?), }n.[NL. paraplegia, fr. Gr. / hemiplegia, fr. / to strike at the side; para` beside + / to strike: cf. F. 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*po"di*um(?), n.; pl.Parapodia(#).[NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + /, dim. of / foot.](Zo\'94l.)One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot tubercle. 1913 Webster]
notopodium, and a ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
par`a*psy*chol"o*gistn.One who studies or is versed in parapsychology. PJC]
par`a*psy*chol"o*gyn.The field of study concerned with psychological phenomena not explainable by the laws of physics, especially extrasensory perception, telepathy, psychokinesis, precognition, and clairvoyance.The field is controversial, most scientists holding the opinion that the supposed phenomena observed result from poor experimental design, or are mere statistical artifacts or in some cases deliberate fraud. PJC]
parapsychologicaladj.Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or mental processes outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws; as, parapsychological research. Syn. -- psychic, psychical, parapsycholological, paranormal. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Pa*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. 1913 Webster]
Par\'a0 rubber. The caoutchouc obtained from the South American euphorbiaceous tree Hevea brasiliensis, hence called the Par\'a0 rubber tree, from the Brazilian river and seaport named Par\'a0; also, the similar product of other species of Hevea. It is usually exported in flat round cakes, and is a chief variety of commercial India rubber. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par"a*sang(?), n.[L. parasanga, Gr. /, from Old Persian; cf. Per. 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*sce"ni*um(?), n.; pl.Parascenia(#).[NL., fr. Gr. /; para` beside + / stage.](Greek & Rom. Antiq.)One of two apartments adjoining the stage, probably used as robing rooms. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*sce"ve(?), n.[L., from Gr. /, lit., preparation.]1.Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath. [Obs.] Mark xv. 42 (Douay ver.) 1913 Webster]
2.A preparation. [R.] Donne. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*sche*mat"ic(?), a.[Gr. / to change from the true form.]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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*se*le"ne(?), n.; pl.Paraselen\'91(#).[NL., from Gr. para` beside + selh`nh the moon: cf. F. 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par"a*shah(?), n.; pl. -shoth(#) or -shioth(#). [Heb. p\'ber\'besh\'beh.]A lesson from the Torah, or Law, from which at least one section is read in the Jewish synagogue on every Sabbath and festival. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Par"a*shoth, n.; pl. of Parashah. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Par`a*si"ta(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
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Par"a*si`tal(p, a.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to parasites; parasitic. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*site(p, n.[F., fr. L. parasitus, Gr. para`sitos, lit., eating beside, or at the table of, another; para` beside + sitei^n to feed, from sitos wheat, grain, food.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Thou, with trembling fear, parasite, obey'st.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Parasites were called such smell-feasts as would seek to be free guests at rich men's tables.Udall. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
{ Par`a*sit"ic(p, Par`a*sit"ic*al(p, }a.[L. parasiticus, Gr. /: cf. F. parasitique.] 1913 Webster]
1.Of the nature of a parasite; having the habits of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. \'bdParasitic preachers.\'b8 Milton. Syn. -- leechlike, bloodsucking. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
-- Par`a*sit"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Par`a*sit"ic*al*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
par`a*sit`i*cid"aladj.Capable of destroying parasites, especially capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms. Syn. -- anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Par`a*sit"i*cide(p, n.[Parasite + L. caedere to kill.]Anything used to destroy parasites.Quain. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*si`tism(p, n.[Cf. F. parasitisme.] 1913 Webster]
1.The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. \'bdCourt parasitism.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)The state of being parasitic. 1913 Webster]
par"a*sol`(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Par"a*sol`, v. t.To shade as with a parasol. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Par`a*sol*ette"(?), n.A small parasol. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ras"ti*chy(?), n.[Pref. para- + Gr. sti`chos a row.](Bot.)A secondary spiral in phyllotaxy, as one of the evident spirals in a pine cone. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*syn*ax"is(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. /, from / to assemble illegally or secretly.](Civil Law)An unlawful meeting. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*syn*thet"ic(?), a.[Gr. /. See Para-, and Synthetic.]Formed from a compound word. \'bdParasynthetic derivatives.\'b8 Dr. Murray. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*tac"tic(?), a.(Gram.)Of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`a*tax"is(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. / a placing beside, fr. / to place beside.](Gram.)The mere ranging of propositions one after another, without indicating their connection or interdependence; -- opposed to syntax.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*rath"e*sis(?), n.; pl.Paratheses(#).[NL., from Gr. / a putting beside, from / to put beside.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Gram.)The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition. 1913 Webster]
2.(Rhet.)A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded.Smart. 1913 Webster]
3.(Print.)The matter contained within brackets. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*thet"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to parathesis. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`ra`ton`nerre"(?), n.[F., fr. parer to parry + tonnerre thunderbolt.]A conductor of lightning; a lightning rod. 1913 Webster]
Par*aun"ter(?), adv.[Par + aunter.]Peradventure. See Paraventure. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*rauque"(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A bird (Nyctidromus albicollis) ranging from Texas to South America. It is allied to the night hawk and goatsucker. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
paravail is the lowest tenant of the fee, or he who is immediate tenant to one who holds over of another.Wharton. 1913 Webster]
{ Par"a*vant`(?), Par"a*vant`(?), }adv.[OF. par avant. See Par, and 1st Avaunt.] 1913 Webster]
Par`a*xan"thin(?), n.[Pref. Para- + xanthin.](Physiol. Chem.)A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present in small quantity in urine. 1913 Webster]
Par*ax"i*al(?), a.[Pref. para- + axial.](Anat.)On either side of the axis of the skeleton. 1913 Webster]
Par`a*xy"lene(?), n.(Chem.)A hydrocarbon (C6H4(CH3)2) 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. 1913 Webster]
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 1st Boil.]1.To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence: (Fig.) To do (something) only part way, or incompletely. Also used intransitively. PJC]
Par"break`(?), v. i. & t.[Par + break.]To throw out; to vomit. [Obs.] Skelton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"buc`kle, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Parbuckled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Parbuckling(?).]To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Par"c\'91(?), n. pl.[L.]The Fates. See Fate, 4. 1913 Webster]
Par*case"(?), adv.[Par + case.]Perchance; by chance. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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] \'bdA parcel of her woe.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Two parcels of the white of an egg.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of self-government.J. A. Symonds. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece. 1913 Webster]
3.An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group. 1913 Webster]
This youthful parcel Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle; a package; a packet. 1913 Webster]
'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
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; also, the transmission through the parcel post deparment; as, to send a package by parcel post. See parcel post in the vocabulary. --
Part and parcel. See under Part. 1913 Webster]
Par"cel, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Parceled(?) or Parcelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Parceling or Parcelling.] 1913 Webster]
1.To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into. \'bdTheir woes are parceled, mine are general.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
The broad woodland parceled into farms.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.] 1913 Webster]
That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my disgraces by Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"cel, a. & adv.Part or half; in part; partially.Shak. [Sometimes hyphened with the word following.] 1913 Webster]
The worthy dame was parcel-blind.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
One that . . . was parcel-bearded [partially bearded].Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Parcel poet, a half poet; a poor poet. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Par"cel*ing, n.[Written also parcelling.] 1913 Webster]
1.The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"cel-mele`(?), adv.[See Parcel, and Meal a part.]By parcels or parts. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Par"cel post. That branch of the post office having to do with the collection, transmission, and delivery of parcels{4}. The British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883. The rates in 1913, dating from 1897, were 3d. for parcels not exceeding one pound and 1d. for each additional pound up to the limit of 10 pounds. A general parcel post was established in the United States by Act of August 24, 1912, which took effect Jan. 1, 1913. At that time, parcels could not exceed 11 pounds in weight nor 72 inches in length and girth combined. Provision is made from insuring parcels, and also for sending parcels C.O.D. The rates of postage vary with the distance. See Zone, below.<-- ##?? update! --> Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"ce*ner(?), n.[Of. par, 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. 1913 Webster]
Parch(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn.Lev. xxiii. 14. 1913 Webster]
2.To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever. 1913 Webster]
The ground below is parched.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Parch, v. i.To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. \'bdParch in Afric sun.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Parch"ed*ness, n.The state of being parched. 1913 Webster]
Parch"ment(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
But here's a parchment with the seal of C\'91sar.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp. 1913 Webster]
Parchment paper. See Papyrine. 1913 Webster]
Parch"ment*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.-ized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.-izing(?).]To convert to a parchmentlike substance, especially by sulphuric acid. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pard(p, n.[L. pardus, Gr. pa`rdos; cf. Skr. p tiger, panther.](Zo\'94l.)A leopard; a panther. 1913 Webster]
And more pinch-spotted make them pard or cat o'mountain.Shak. 1913 Webster]
{ Par*de"(?), Par*die"(?) }, adv. [F. pardi, for par Dieu by God.]Certainly; surely; truly; verily; -- originally an oath.[Written also pardee, pardieux, perdie, etc.] [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
He was, parde, an old fellow of yours.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Par"dine(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Spotted like a pard. 1913 Webster]
Pardine lynx(Zo\'94l.), a species of lynx (Felis pardina) inhabiting Southern Europe. Its color is rufous, spotted with black. 1913 Webster]
Par"do(?), n.[Pg. pardao, fr. Skr. prat\'bepa splendor, majesty.]A money of account once used in in Goa, India, equivalent to about 2s. 6d. sterling. or 60 cts. (in 1913). 1913 Webster]
Par"don(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Pardon, my lord, for me and for my tidings.Shak. 1913 Webster]
But infinite in pardon was my judge.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Used in expressing courteous denial or contradiction; as, I beg your pardon; or in indicating that one has not understood another; as, I beg pardon; or pardon me?. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.An official warrant of remission of penalty. 1913 Webster]
Sign me a present pardon for my brother.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.The state of being forgiven.South. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amnesty, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Forgiveness; remission. See Forgiveness. 1913 Webster]
Par"don, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Pardoned(p; 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. 1913 Webster]
In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant.2 Kings v. 18. 1913 Webster]
2.To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses. 1913 Webster]
I pray thee, pardon my sin.1 Sam. xv. 25. 1913 Webster]
Apollo, pardon Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To refrain from exacting as a penalty. 1913 Webster]
I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To give leave (of departure) to. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Even now about it! I will pardon you.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pardon me, forgive me; excuse me; -- a phrase used also to express courteous denial or contradiction, or to request forgiveness for a mild transgression, such as bumping a person while passing. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Syn. -- To forgive; absolve; excuse; overlook; remit; acquit. See Excuse. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"don*a*ble*ness, n.The quality or state of being pardonable; as, the pardonableness of sin.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Par"don*a*bly, adv.In a manner admitting of pardon; excusably.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Par"don*er(?), n.1.One who pardons.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A seller of indulgences. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, rind, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as, to pare off the rind of fruit; to pare away redundancies. 1913 Webster]
3.Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen. 1913 Webster]
The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
pa*reg"me*non`n.(Rhet.)Juxtaposing words having a common derivation, as in the phrase "sense and sensibility". WordNet 1.5]
Par`e*gor"ic(?), a.[L. paregoricus, Gr. /, from / addressing, encouraging, soothing; para` beside + / an assembly: cf. F. par\'82gorique. See Allegory.]Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir. 1913 Webster]
Par`e*gor"ic, n.(Med.)A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rel"con(?), n.[Gr. / to draw aside, to be redundant; para` beside + / to draw.](Gram.)The addition of a syllable or particle to the end of a pronoun, verb, or adverb. 1913 Webster]
Par`e*lec`tro*nom"ic(?), a.(Physiol.)Of or relating to parelectronomy; as, the parelectronomic part of a muscle. 1913 Webster]
Par*e`lec*tron"o*my(?), n.[Pref. para- + electro- + Gr. / law.](Physiol.)A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Pa*rel"la(?), \'d8Pa`relle(?), }n.[Cf. F. parelle.](Bot.)(a)A name for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and Rumex Hydrolapathum).(b)A kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*rem"bo*le(/), n.[NL., from Gr. / an insertion beside. See Para-, and Embolus.](Rhet.)A kind of parenthesis. 1913 Webster]
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pare"ment(p, n.See Parament. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8par`emp*to"sis(p, n.[NL., from Gr. pare`mptwsis a coming in beside; para` beside + 'empiptein to fall in.]Same as Parembole. 1913 Webster]
pa*ren"chy*ma(p, n.[NL., from Gr. pare`gchyma, fr. paregchei^n to pour in beside; para` beside + 'en in + chei^n to pour: cf. F. parenchyme.](Biol.)The soft cellular substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, the soft tissue of glands, and the like. 1913 Webster]
pa*ren"chy*mal(?), a.Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, parenchyma. 1913 Webster]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*ren"e*sis(?), n.[L. paraenesis, Gr. parai`nesis, fr. parainei^n to advise.]Exhortation. [R.] 1913 Webster]
{ Par`e*net"ic(?), Par`e*net"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. parainetiko`s: cf. F. par\'82n\'82tique.]Hortatory; encouraging; persuasive. [R.] F. Potter. 1913 Webster]
par"ent(por p, n.[L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. Part.]1.One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. 1913 Webster]
Children, obey your parents in the Lord.Eph. vi. 1. 1913 Webster]
2.That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice. 1913 Webster]
Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.Channing. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"ent*age(p, 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. \'bdWilt thou deny thy parentage?\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Though men esteem thee low of parentage.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ren"tal(?), a.[L. parentalis.]1.Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations; parental affection. 1913 Webster]
2.Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. 1913 Webster]
The careful course and parental provision of nature.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ren"tal*ly, adv.In a parental manner. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"en`tele`(?), n.[F. parent\'8ale, L. parentela.]Kinship; parentage. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ren"the*sis(p, n.; pl.Parentheses(#).[NL., fr. Gr. pare`nqesis, fr. parentiqe`nai to put in beside, insert; para` beside + 'en in + tiqe`nai to put, place. See Para-, En-, 2, and Thesis.] 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdSeldom mentioned without a derogatory parenthesis.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Don't suffer every occasional thought to carry you away into a long parenthesis.Watts. 1913 Webster]
2.(Print.)One of the curved lines () which inclose a parenthetic word or phrase. 1913 Webster]
Parenthesis, 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 \'bdby way of comment or explanation\'b8 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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ren"the*size(p, v. t.To make a parenthesis of; to include within parenthetical marks.Lowell. 1913 Webster]
{ par`en*thet"ic(p, par`en*thet"ic*al(p, }a.[Cf. Gr. pare`nqetos.]1.Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as if in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark; a parenthetical style.[wns=1] 1913 Webster]
A parenthetical observation of Moses himself.Hales. 1913 Webster]
2.Using or containing parentheses. 1913 Webster]
3.Added within parentheses to amplify or explain; as, parenthetical remarks.[wns=2] WordNet 1.5]
Par`en*thet"ic*al*ly, adv.In a parenthetical manner; by way of parenthesis; by parentheses. 1913 Webster]
Par"ent*hood(?), n.The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ren"ti*cide(?), n.[L. parenticida a parricide; parens parent + caedere to kill.] 1913 Webster]
1.The act of one who kills one's own parent. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.One who kills one's own parent; a parricide. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Par"ent*less(?), a.Deprived of parents. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"er(?), n.[From Pare, v. t.]One who, or that which, pares; an instrument for paring. 1913 Webster]
Par"er*gy(?), n.[L. parergon, Gr. /; para` beside + / work.]Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par"e*sis(?), n.[NL., from Gr. pa`resis, fr. parie`nai to let go; para` from + "ie`nai to send.](Med.)Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ret"ic(?), a.Of or pertaining to paresis; affected with paresis. 1913 Webster]
Par*fleche"(?), n.[Prob. through Canadian F. fr. Amer. Indian.]A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo, which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the hairs, and then dried. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par*fo"cal(?), a.[Pari- + focal.](Opt.)With the lower focal points all in the same plane; -- said of sets of eyepieces so mounted that they may be interchanged without varying the focus of the instrument (as a microscope or telescope) with which they are used. \'bdthe convenience of a microscope with parfocal objective lenses\'b8 Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par"gas*ite(?), n.[So called from Pargas, in Finland.](Min.)A dark green aluminous variety of amphibole, or hornblende. 1913 Webster]
Parge"board`(?), n.See Bargeboard. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The pargeted ceiling with pendants.R. L. Stevenson. 1913 Webster]
2.To paint; to cover over. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Par"get, v. i.1.To lay on plaster. 1913 Webster]
2.To paint, as the face. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Par"get, n.1.Gypsum or plaster stone. 1913 Webster]
2.Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork.Knight. 1913 Webster]
3.Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"get*o*ry(?), n.Something made of, or covered with, parget, or plaster. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Par*he"lic(?), a.Of or pertaining to parhelia. 1913 Webster]
Par*hel"ion(?), n.; pl.Parhelia(#).[L. parelion, Gr. /, /; para` beside + / the sun.]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. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
1.One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindus as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste.Balfour (Cyc. of India). 1913 Webster]
2.An outcast; one despised by society. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ri"al(?), n.See Pair royal, under Pair, n. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Parian chronicle, a most ancient chronicle of the city of Athens, engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among the Arundelian marbles. 1913 Webster]
Pa"ri*an, n.1.A native or inhabitant of Paros. 1913 Webster]
2.A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`i*dig`i*ta"ta(?), n. pl.[NL. See Pari-, and Digitate.](Zo\'94l.)Same as Artiodactyla. 1913 Webster]
Par`i*dig"i*tate(?), a.(Anat.)Having an even number of digits on the hands or the feet.Owen. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa"ri*es(?), n.; pl.Parietes(#).[See Parietes.](Zo\'94l.)The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ri"e*tal(?), a.[L. parietalis, fr. paries, -ietis, a wall: cf. F. pari\'82tal. Cf. Parietary, Pellitory.] 1913 Webster]
1.Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the care of them. 1913 Webster]
2.Resident within the walls or buildings of a college. 1913 Webster]
At Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls constitute a permanent standing committee, called the Parietal Committee.B. H. Hall (1856). 1913 Webster]
3.(Anat.)(a)Of or 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. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; -- said of a placenta. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ri"e*tal, n.1.(Anat.)One of the parietal bones. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*ri"e*tes(?), n. pl.[L. paries a wall.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Anat.)The walls of a cavity or an organ; as, the abdominal parietes; the parietes of the cranium. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The sides of an ovary or of a capsule. 1913 Webster]
Pa`ri*et"ic(?), a.(Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in the lichen Parmelia parietina, and called also chrysophanicacid. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ri"e*tine(?), n.[L. parietinus parietal: cf. parietinae ruined walls.]A piece of a fallen wall; a ruin. [Obs.] Burton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rig"e*nin(?), n.[Parillin + -gen + -in.](Chem.)A curdy white substance, obtained by the decomposition of parillin. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
par`i*mu"tu*el(p, n.A form of betting where winners share the total amount wagered, in proporation to their bets, and less a portion for the management; -- used commonly in betting at horse racing track. In parimutuel betting, the payoff for a bet does not have fixed odds, but depends on the amount bet on each outcome. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Par"ing(?), n.[From Pare, v. t.]1.The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is pared off.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Pare off the surface of the earth, and with the parings raise your hills.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
paringsn. pl.[Plural of paring{2}.]Parts that are pared or cut off. Syn. -- paring. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Trillium, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower. 1913 Webster]
Par"is, n.The chief city of France. 1913 Webster]
Paris green. See under Green, n. --
Paris white(Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white. 1913 Webster]
par"ish(p, n.[OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF. paroisse, parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia, corrupted fr. paroecia, Gr. paroiki`a, fr. pa`roikos dwelling beside or near; para` beside + o'i^kos a house, dwelling; akin to L. vicus village. See Vicinity, and cf. Parochial.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Mozley & W. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
3.In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rish"ion*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial. [R.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rish"ion*er(?), n.[F. paroissien, LL. parochianus.]One who belongs to, or is connected with, a parish. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ri"sian(?), n.[Cf. F. parisen.]A native or inhabitant of Paris, the capital of France. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ri"sian, a.Of or pertaining to Paris. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`ri`si`enne"(?), n.[F.]A female native or resident of Paris. 1913 Webster]
Par`i*sol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. / almost equal, evenly balanced + -logy.]The use of equivocal or ambiguous words. [R.] 1913 Webster]
par"i*son(?), n.(Glassworking)An intermediate stage or shape of a glass object which is produced in more than one stage. PJC]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
Par"i*tor(?), n.[Abbrev. fr. apparitor: cf. L. paritor a servant, attendant.]An apparitor. \'bdSummoned by an host of paritors.\'b8 Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Par"i*ty(?), n.[L. paritas, fr. par, paris, equal: cf. F. parit\'82. See Pair, Peer an equal.]1.The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; a like state or degree; equality; equivalence; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning. \'bdNo parity of principle.\'b8 De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Equality of length and parity of numeration.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically:(Finance)Equivalence in value to the currency of another country. PJC]
3.(Physics)A property assigned to elementary particles, conceptualized as a form of symmetry, representing the fact that no fundamental distinctions can be observed between right-handed and left-handed systems of particles in their interactions, and supported by the typical observation that the total parity of a system is unchanged as particles are created or annihilated; however, certain interactions involving the weak force have been shown to violate the principle of conservation of parity. PJC]
4.(Physics)A property of the wave function of a system, which takes the value of +1 or -1, indicating whether the value of the wave function changes sign if each of the variables of the system is replaced by its negative. PJC]
5.(Med.)The condition of having borne a child or children, alive or dead. PJC]
6.(Math.)The property of being even or odd; as, 3 has odd parity, but 6 has even parity. PJC]
7.Hence:(Computers)The property of having an even or odd number of bits set to the value of 1 (as opposed to 0); -- applied to bytes or larger groups of bits in a data structure. It is used mostly in the process of parity checking. The parity of a data structure can be changed by changing the value of the parity bit. PJC]
par"i*ty bit`(?), n.(Computers)The bit within a data structure which is assigned a value of 1 or 0 so as to make the parity{7} of the data structure odd or even. Data structures may or may not have parity bits, dpending on whether the system does or does not perform parity checking. The most commonly used parity bit is the eigth (higher-order) bit of a byte, which is used when data transmission uses only the 7 lower-order bits of each byte as significant data; some memory systems use a ninth bit as a parity bit for each eight bits (one byte) of significant data in memory. PJC]
par"i*ty check`(?), n.(Computers)The act or process of testing whether a byte or other data structure has an even or odd number of bits set to the value of 1; -- it is used primarily to detect errors in data, especially in memory banks or in data transmitted over a communications line. The parity can be changed by assigning one bit in each data structure as the parity bit, so that the total number of bits set to the value of 1 is odd (odd parity) or even (even parity). If parity is used for error checking the writing and reading systems must first agree on which type of parity (odd or even) to use; if the reading system detects a deviation from the agreed parity, it signals an error, to be handled by the error-handling processes of the system. PJC]
par"i*ty check`ing(?), n.(Computers)The process of performing a parity check. PJC]
Parjanyaprop. n.1.(Hinduism)The Hindu god of rain; sometimes identified with Indra. WordNet 1.5]
Park(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
While in the park I sing, the listening deer Waller. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
5.A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.[Written also parc.] 1913 Webster]
6.Any place where vehicles are assembled according to a definite arrangement; also, the vehicles. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7.A position of the gear lever in a vehicle with automatic transmission, used when the vehicle is stopped, in which the transmission is in neutral and a brake is engaged. PJC]
Park of artillery. See under Artillery. --
Park phaeton, a small, low carriage, for use in parks. --
industrial parka region located typically in a suburban or rural area, zoned by law for specific types of business use (as, retail business, light industry, and sometimes heavy industry), often having some parklike characteristics, and having businesses, parking lots, and sometimes recreation areas and restaurants. The sponsoring agency may also provide supporting facilities, such as water towers, office buildings, or for large industrial parks, an airport. PJC]
Park, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Parked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Parking.]1.To inclose in a park, or as in a park. 1913 Webster]
How are we parked, and bounded in a pale.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.In oyster culture, to inclose in a park. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.To bring (a vehicle) to a stop and leave it standing; -- typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle.a vehicle stopped but still running with the driver in it is said to be standing.parallel-park [PJC]
5.To place (an object) in a temporary location; as, to park oneself on the couch; to park one's money in a mutual fund. [informal] PJC]
Park, v. i.1.To promenade or drive in a park; also, of horses, to display style or gait on a park drive. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.To come to a stop [in a vehicle] off of the public road and leave the vehicle standing; -- typically the motor of a parked vehicle is not left running; as, he parked in a no-parking zone. PJC]
{ Par"ka(?), Par"kee(?) }, n.[Russ. parka, parki, dim. of para a pair, fr. G. paar, L. par. Cf. Pair.]1.An outer garment made of the skins of birds or mammals, worn by Eskimos, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A coat with a fur lining and a hood, used for protection in very cold weather. PJC.]
3.Hence:Any of a variety of jackets with attached hoods, usually of very warm or waterproof construction so as to provide protection from cold or rainy weather. PJC.]
parkedadj.p. p. of park, v. t., 2; -- of vehicles; as, there were four parked cars across the street. WordNet 1.5]
Park"er(?), n.The keeper of a park.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par*ke"ri*a(?), prop. n.[NL. So named from W. K. Parker, a British zoologist.](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. 1913 Webster]
Parkeriaceaeprop. n.A natural family of ferns coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes it is included in the family Polypodiaceae. Syn. -- family Parkeriaceae. WordNet 1.5]
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Parkes"ine(por p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Parkiaprop. n.A genus of tropical Old World trees, including the nitta trees. Syn. -- genus Parkia. WordNet 1.5]
parkingn.The act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily. WordNet 1.5]
2.A space or spaces in which a vehicle can be parked; as, there is plenty of parking behind the store. WordNet 1.5]
Parkinsoniaprop. n.A small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees. Syn. -- genus Parkinsonia. WordNet 1.5]
parkinsonismn.A degenerative nervous disorder occurring mostly in persons older than 60 years, characterized in advanced stages by rhythmic muscular tremors, especially in the hands, and by rigidity of movement, a drooping posture, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression; the term designates a set of symptoms, and the underlying disease causing these symptoms is most commonly Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism results from a deficiency in the neurotransmitter dopamine caused by degeneration of the cells producing that agent. It can be mitigated by chemotherapy with agents such as levodopa (3-hydroxy-L-tyrosine). Syn. -- paralysis agitans, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking palsy. WordNet 1.5]
A Mayo Clinic study finds parkinsonism, a group of ailments that includes Parkinson's disease, is three times more common than previously thought and men are more likely to develop it than women. UPI (Jan. 2, 1999) PJC]
Parkinson's, Parkinson's diseaseprop. n.A disease causing parkinsonism, a degenerative nervous disorder; sometimes used loosely as a synonym for parkinsonism. More precisely, parkinson's disease is the term for the underlying physiological disorder and parkinsonism is the term for the set of symptoms associated with the disease. See parkinsonism. Syn. -- paralysis agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease syndrome, shaking palsy. WordNet 1.5]
Parkinson's disease is the most common form of parkinsonism, a group of disorders that are the result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells.Mayo Clinic (Report, 1999) PJC]
According to the National Parkinson's Foundation (NPF), 1 million Americans -- including former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, and television and film star Michael J. Fox -- are affected by Parkinson's disease.Mayo Clinic (Report, 1999) PJC]
park"leaves`(p, n.(Bot.)A European species of Saint John's-wort; the tutsan. See Tutsan. 1913 Webster]
park"yadj.Cold; -- of weather. [British informal] WordNet 1.5]
Par"lance(p, n.[OF., fr. F. parler to speak. See Parley.]Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance. 1913 Webster]
A hate of gossip parlance and of sway.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Par*lan"do(?), \'d8Par*lan"te(?), }a. & adv.[It.](Mus.)Speaking; in a speaking or declamatory manner; to be sung or played in the style of a recitative. 1913 Webster]
par"layv. t.1.To wager the winnings plus the initial stake of one bet on a subsequent wager, or to engage in a series of such increased wagers.This is the characteristic act in a common betting system used by gamblers to try to achieve a large win from a small initial stake. Statistically, it is similar to betting a small stake on a game with a large payoff and a proportionately small chance of winning. [PJC]
2.To exploit success in one endeavor so as to achieve greater success in subsequent endeavors. PJC]
3.Fig., to transform a gain into something of greater value. PJC]
par"layn.The act of betting the winnings from a prior bet, plus the original stake, on a subsequent bet; the second or later such bet in a series; also, a series of such bets, with the stakes for later bets coming from the winnings of earlier bets.This is the characteristic act in a common betting system used by gamblers to try to achieve a large win from a small initial stake. Statistically, it is similar to betting a small stake on a game with a large payoff, but with a proportionately small chance of winning. PJC]
Parle(?), v. i.[F. parler. See Parley.]To talk; to converse; to parley. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Finding himself too weak, began to parle.Milton. 1913 Webster]
They ended parle, and both addressed for fight.Milton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To beat a parley(Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the enemy. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
They are at hand, parley or to fight; therefore prepare.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
But first they held their parliament.Rom. of R. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
They made request that it might be lawful for them to summon a parliament of Gauls.Golding. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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4.In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Parliament.Wood. 1913 Webster]
Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an, n.1.(Eng. Hist.)One who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to King Charles I.Walpole. 1913 Webster]
2.One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished parliamentarian. 1913 Webster]
Par`lia*men"ta*ri*ly(?), adv.In a parliamentary manner. 1913 Webster]
Par`lia*men"ta*ry(?), a.[Cf. F. parlementaire.] 1913 Webster]
1.Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.Sir M. Hale. 1913 Webster]
3.According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion; parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Par"lor(?), n.[OE. parlour, parlur, F. parloir, LL. parlatorium. See Parley.][Written also parlour.]1.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; a room in a private house where people can sit and talk and relax, not usually the same as the dining room. 1913 Webster +PJC]
parlor, as they called it of old and till recently.\'b8Fitzed. Hall. 1913 Webster]
2.A room in an inn or club where visitors can be received. WordNet 1.5]
Parlor car. See Palace car, under Car. 1913 Webster]
Par"lor match`. A friction match that contains little or no sulphur. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
parlourn.1.Same as parlor. Syn. -- living room, sitting room, front room, parlor. WordNet 1.5]
2.A room in an inn or club where visitors can be received. Syn. -- parlor. WordNet 1.5]
Par"lous(?), a.[For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.] 1913 Webster]
1.Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] \'bdA parlous snuffing.\'b8 Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Parmeliaprop. n.The type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens. Syn. -- genus Parmelia. WordNet 1.5]
Par`me*san"(?), a.[F. parmesan, It. parmigiano.]1.Of or pertaining to Parma in Italy. 1913 Webster]
2.Parmesan cheese. PJC]
Parmesan cheese, a kind of cheese of a rich flavor, though from skimmed milk, made in Parma, Italy. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par*nas"si*a(?), n.[NL.](Bot.)A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus. 1913 Webster]
Par*nas"sian(?), a.[L. Parnassius.]Of or pertaining to Parnassus. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par*nas"sian(?), n.[F. parnassien.]One of a school of French poets of the Second Empire (1852-70) who emphasized metrical form and made little use of emotion as poetic material; -- so called from the name (Parnasse contemporain) of the volume in which their first poems were collected in 1866. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Par`nas`si`en"(?), n.[F.]Same as Parnassian. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. 1913 Webster]
Grass of Parnassus. (Bot.)See under Grass, and Parnassia. --
To climb Parnassus, to write poetry. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Par"nell*ism(?), n.(Eng. Politics)The policy or principles of the Parnellites. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par"nell*ite(?), n.(Eng. Politics)One of the adherents of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-91) in his advocacy of home rule for Ireland. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ro"chi*al(?), a.[LL. parochialis, from L. parochia. See Parish.]1.Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties; parochial schools. \'bdParochial pastors.\'b8 Bp. Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:Limited; narrow; having or characterized by narrow interests centered on oneself or one's local community; narrow-minded; provincial; as, parochial views. \'bdThe parochial mind.\'b8 W. Black. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pa*ro"chi*al*ism(?), n.The quality or state of being parochial in form or nature; a system of management peculiar to parishes. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ro`chi*al"i*ty(?), n.The state of being parochial. [R.] Sir J. Marriot. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ro"chi*al*ize(?), v. t.To render parochial; to form into parishes. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ro"chi*al*ly, adv.In a parochial manner; by the parish, or by parishes.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
{ Pa*rod"ic(?), Pa*rod"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. /: cf. F. parodique.]Having the character of parody. 1913 Webster]
Very paraphrastic, and sometimes parodical.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
par"o*dist(p, n.[Cf. F. parodiste.]One who writes a parody; one who parodies.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
par"o*dy(p, n.; pl.Parodies(p.[L. parodia, Gr. parw,di`a; para` beside + 'w,dh` a song: cf. F. parodie. See Para-, and Ode.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's \'bdHind and Panther\'b8 was received with great applause.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
par"o*dy, v. t.[imp. & p. p.parodied(?); p. pr. & vb. n.parodying.][Cf. F. parodier.]To write a parody upon; to burlesque. 1913 Webster]
I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rol"(?), n.[See Parole, the same word.] 1913 Webster]
1.A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)Oral declaration; word of mouth; also, a writing not under seal.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rol", a.Given or done by word of mouth; oral; also, given by a writing not under seal; as, parol evidence. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*role"(?), n.[F. parole. See Parley, and cf. Parol.]1.A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
This man had forfeited his military parole.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mil.)A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law)Oral declaration. See 1st Parol, 2. 1913 Webster]
5.The release of a prisoner from confinement prior to the end of the original sentence, conditioned on good behavior and often with other specific conditions, such as not to associate with known criminals. Such early release is common where the sentence provides a minimum and maximum term; as, he was released on parole after three years of his five-year sentence; he is out on parole. PJC]
6.A document authorizing a parole{5}. PJC]
Pa*role", a.See 2d Parol. 1913 Webster]
Pa*role", v. t.[imp. & p. p.Paroled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paroling.](Mil. and Penology)To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners. 1913 Webster]
pa*role" board`, n.A group of individuals with authority to determine whether a prisoner will be granted parole{5} from a particular prison. PJC]
Par`o*mol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. fr. /, fr. / to grant; / by, near + / to speak together, agree. See Homologous.](Rhet.)A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`o*no*ma"si*a(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. /, fr. / to form a word by a slight change; para` beside + / to name, fr. 'o`noma a name.](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. 1913 Webster]
{ Par`o*no*mas"tic(?), Par`o*no*mas"tic*al(?), }a.Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words. 1913 Webster]
Par`o*nom"a*sy(?), n.[Cf. F. paronomasie.]Paronomasia. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`o*nych"i*a(?), n.[L., fr. Gr. parwnychi`a; para` beside + 'o`nyx, 'o`nychos, a nail{1}.](Med.)A whitlow, or felon{3}.Quincy. 1913 Webster]
Par"o*nym(?), n.A paronymous word.[Written also paronyme.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*ron"y*mous(?), a.[Gr. parw`nymos; para` beside, near + 'o`noma a name.]1.Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; -- said of certain words, as all and awl; hair and hare, etc. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ron"y*my, n.The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of paronymous words. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`o*\'94ph"o*ron(?), n.[NL., from Gr. / (see Para-) + / an egg + fe`rein to bear.](Anat.)A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with the parepididymis of the male. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Paroquet aukor
Paroquet 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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ros"te*al(?), (Physiol.)Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`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. 1913 Webster]
Par`os*tot"ic(?), a.Pertaining to parostosis. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rot"ic(?), a.[See Parotid.](Anat.)On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear. 1913 Webster]
Parotic region(Zo\'94l.), the space around the ears. 1913 Webster]
Pa*rot"id(?), a.[L. parotis, -idis, Gr. /, /; para` beside, near + /, /, the ear: cf. F. 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par`o*ti"tis(?), n.[NL. See Parotid, and -itis.](Med.)Inflammation of the parotid glands. 1913 Webster]
Epidemic parotitisor
Infectious parotitis, mumps. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*rou"si*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. /. See Parusia.](a)The nativity of our Lord.(b)The last day.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par`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. 1913 Webster]
Par"ox*ysm(?), n.[F. paroxysme, Gr. /, fr. / to sharpen, irritate; para` beside, beyond + / to sharpen, from / sharp.]1.(Med.)The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
2.Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a convulsion; a fit. 1913 Webster]
The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair.South. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par*ox"y*tone(?), n.[Gr. /, a. See Para-, and Oxytone.](Gr. Gram.)A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable. 1913 Webster]
Par*quet"(p, n.[F. See Parquetry.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Same as Parquetry. 1913 Webster]
3.In various European public bourses, the railed-in space within which the \'bdagents de change,\'b8 or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them; -- distinguished from the coulisse, or outside market. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4.In most European countries, the branch of the administrative government which is charged with the prevention, investigation, and punishment of crime, representing the public and not the individual injured. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par"quet*age(?), n.See Parquetry. 1913 Webster]
Parquet circle. That part of the lower floor of a theater with seats at the rear of the parquet and beneath the galleries; -- called also, esp. in U. S., orchestra circle or parterre. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Par"quet*ed(p, a.Formed in parquetry; inlaid with wood in small and differently colored figures. 1913 Webster]
One room parqueted with yew, which I liked well.Evelyn. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par*quette"(?), n.See Parquet. 1913 Webster]
Parr(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
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{ Par"ra*keet`(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Paleornis; others belong to Polytelis, Platycercus, Psephotus, Euphema, and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the genus Conurus, as the Carolina parrakeet (Conurus Carolinensis). 1913 Webster]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
2.A chimney-piece.Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par*ra"qua(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A curassow of the genus Ortalida, allied to the guan. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par*rhe"si*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. /; para` beside, beyond + / a speaking.](Rhet.)Boldness or freedom of speech. 1913 Webster]
Par"ri*ci`dal(?), a.[L. parricidalis, parricidialis. See Parricide.]Of or pertaining to parricide; guilty of parricide. 1913 Webster]
Par"ri*cide(?), n.[F., fr. L. parricida; pater father + caedere to kill. See Father, Homicide, and cf. Patricide.] 1913 Webster]
1.Properly, one who murders one's own father; in a wider sense, one who murders one's father or mother or any ancestor. 1913 Webster]
2.[L. parricidium.]The act or crime of murdering one's own father or any ancestor. 1913 Webster]
Par"rock(p, n.[AS. pearruc, pearroc. See Park.]A croft, or small field; a paddock. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Par"rot(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
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 (Psittacus 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. 1913 Webster]
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 (Scarus Cretensis), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans. 1913 Webster]
Par"rot, v. t.To repeat by rote, without understanding, as a parrot. 1913 Webster]
Par"rot, v. i.To chatter like a parrot. 1913 Webster]
Par"rot*er(p, n.One who simply repeats what he has heard. [R.] J. S. Mill. 1913 Webster]
par"rot*fish`(p, n.Any of several gaudy tropical fishes of the family Scaridae having parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth. Syn. -- pollyfish. WordNet 1.5]
Parrotiaprop. n.A genus containing one species, the irontree. Syn. -- genus Parrotia. WordNet 1.5]
Parrotiopsisprop. n.A genus of trees containing only one species, a deciduous tree of Himalaya. Syn. -- genus Parrotiopsis. WordNet 1.5]
par"rot*like`(p, adj.Mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding; as, a mere parrotlike word-calling process; a voice quality sounding parrotlike. WordNet 1.5]
Par"rot's-bill`(p, n.[So called from the resemblance of its curved superior petal to a parrot's bill.](Bot.)The glory pea. See under Glory. 1913 Webster]
Par"ry(p, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Parried(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Parrying.][F. par\'82, p. p. of parer. See Pare, v. t.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Vice parries wide Cowper. 1913 Webster]
2.To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade. 1913 Webster]
The French government has parried the payment of our claims.E. Everett. 1913 Webster]
par"ry, v. i.To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc.Locke. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
parse(p, v. t.[imp. & p. p.parsed(p; 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. 1913 Webster]
Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it over perfectly.Ascham. 1913 Webster]
par"sec(p, n.[From parallax second. See parallax second and annual parallax, under parallax.](Astron.)A unit of length used in describing astronomical distances, equal to 3.26 light years, or 3.086 x 1013 km. Abbreviated pc. The derived units of kiloparsec (kpc, 1000 parsecs) and megaparsec (mpc, one million parsecs) are often found in discussion of astronomical distances. PJC]
Par"see(por p, prop. n.[Hind. & Per. p\'bers\'c6 a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian.] 1913 Webster]
1.One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India, and now found in western India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber. Syn. -- Parsi. 1913 Webster]
2.The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees. 1913 Webster]
Par"see*ism(por p, prop. n.The religion and customs of the Parsees. Syn. -- Parsiism. 1913 Webster]
pars"er(?), n.One who parses. 1913 Webster]
Parsi(por pprop. n.Same as Parsee. Syn. -- Parsee. WordNet 1.5]
Parsiism(por pprop. n.1.Same as Parseeism. Syn. -- Parseeism. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
parsimoniousnessn.1.The quality of being parsimonious; extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. Syn. -- parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
Awful parsimony presided generally at the table.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Pars"ley(p, n.[OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. petrose`linon; pe`tros stone + se`linon parsley. Cf. Celery.](Bot.)An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish. 1913 Webster]
As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pars"nip(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"son(?), n.[OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L. persona a person. See Person.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher. 1913 Webster]
He hears the parson pray and preach.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.Money paid for the support of a parson. [Scot.] 1913 Webster]
What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage and vicarage, for?Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Par"soned(?), a.Furnished with a parson. 1913 Webster]
{ Par*son"ic(?), Par*son"ic*al(?), }a.Of or pertaining to a parson; clerical. 1913 Webster]
Vainglory glowed in his parsonic heart.Colman. 1913 Webster]
-- Par*son"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Par"son*ish(?), a.Appropriate to, or like, a parson; -- used in disparagement. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Part(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
And kept back part of the price, . . . and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles'feet.Acts v. 2. 1913 Webster]
Our ideas of extension and number -- do they not contain a secret relation of the parts ?Locke. 1913 Webster]
I am a part of all that I have met.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
An homer is the tenth part of an ephah.Ex. xvi. 36. 1913 Webster]
A thought which, quartered, hath but one part wisdom, parts coward.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(b)A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole; a member; an organ; an essential element. 1913 Webster]
All the parts were formed . . . into one harmonious body.Locke. 1913 Webster]
The pulse, the glow of every part.Keble. 1913 Webster]
(c)A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; -- usually in the plural with a collective sense. \'bdMen of considerable parts.\'b8 Burke. \'bdGreat quickness of parts.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Which maintained so politic a state of evil, that they will not admit any good part to intermingle with them.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(d)Quarter; region; district; -- usually in the plural. \'bdThe uttermost part of the heaven.\'b8 Neh. i. 9. 1913 Webster]
All parts resound with tumults, plaints, and fears.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
(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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
We have no part in David.2 Sam. xx. 1. 1913 Webster]
Accuse not Nature! she hath done her part; Milton. 1913 Webster]
Let me bear part of danger with an equal share.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence, specifically:(a)One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or a controversy; a faction. 1913 Webster]
For he that is not against us is on our part.Mark ix. 40. 1913 Webster]
Make whole kingdoms take her brother's part.Waller. 1913 Webster]
(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; as, to play the part of Macbeth. See To act a part, under Act. 1913 Webster]
That part Shak. 1913 Webster]
It was a brute part of him to kill so capital a calf.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Honor and shame from no condition rise; part, there all the honor lies.Pope. 1913 Webster]
(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. 1913 Webster]
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; as, to take an act in good part.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. \'bdShe was . . . part and parcel of the race and place.\'b8 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. \'bdA 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.\'b8 Stainer & Barrett. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Portion; section; division; fraction; fragment; piece; share; constituent. See Portion, and Section. 1913 Webster]
Part(p, 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.] 1913 Webster]
1.To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into two or more parts or pieces; to sever. \'bdThou shalt part it in pieces.\'b8 Lev. ii. 6. 1913 Webster]
There, [celestial love] parted into rainbow hues.Keble. 1913 Webster]
2.To divide into shares; to divide and distribute; to allot; to apportion; to share. 1913 Webster]
To part his throne, and share his heaven with thee.Pope. 1913 Webster]
They parted my raiment among them.John xix. 24. 1913 Webster]
3.To separate or disunite; to cause to go apart; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder. 1913 Webster]
The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.Ruth i. 17. 1913 Webster]
While he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.Luke xxiv. 51. 1913 Webster]
The narrow seas that part Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence:To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene betwixt, as combatants. 1913 Webster]
The stumbling night did part our weary powers.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion; as, to part gold from silver. 1913 Webster]
The liver minds his own affair, . . . parts and strains the vital juices.Prior. 1913 Webster]
6.To leave; to quit. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Since presently your souls must part your bodies.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.To separate (a collection of objects) into smaller collections; as, to part one's hair in the middle. PJC]
To part a cable(Naut.), to break it. --
To part company, to separate, as travelers or companions. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To go away; to depart; to take leave; to quit each other; hence, to die; -- often with from. 1913 Webster]
He wrung Bassanio's hand, and so they parted.Shak. 1913 Webster]
He owned that he had parted from the duke only a few hours before.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
His precious bag, which he would by no means part from.G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
3.To perform an act of parting; to relinquish a connection of any kind; -- followed by with or from; as, to part with one's money. 1913 Webster]
Celia, for thy sake, I part Waller. 1913 Webster]
Powerful hands . . . will not part Milton. 1913 Webster]
It was strange to him that a father should feel no tenderness at parting with an only son.A. Trollope. 1913 Webster]
4.To have a part or share; to partake. [Obs.] \'bdThey shall part alike.\'b8 1 Sam. xxx. 24. 1913 Webster]
Part, adv.Partly; in a measure. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Par*take"(p, v. i.[imp.Partook(p; p. p.Partaken(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Partaking.][Part + take.] 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdBrutes partake in this faculty.\'b8 Locke. 1913 Webster]
When I against myself with thee partake.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To have something of the properties, character, or office; -- usually followed by of. 1913 Webster]
The attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster partakes partly of a judge, and partly of an attorney-general.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
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par*take"(p, v. t.1.To partake of; to have a part or share in; to share. 1913 Webster]
Let every one partake the general joy.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a part to. [Obs.] Spencer. 1913 Webster]
3.To distribute; to communicate. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
par*tak"er(p, n.1.One who partakes; a sharer; a participator. 1913 Webster]
Partakers of their spiritual things.Rom. xv. 27. 1913 Webster]
Wish me partaker in my happiness.Shark. 1913 Webster]
2.An accomplice; an associate; a partner. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Partakers wish them in the blood of the prophets.Matt. xxiii. 30. 1913 Webster]
2.Endowed with parts or abilities. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Part"er(?), n.One who, or which, parts or separates.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.The pit of a theater; the parquet. [France] 1913 Webster]
Par*the"ni*ad(?), n.[See Parthenic.]A poem in honor of a virgin. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Par*then"ic(?), a.[Gr. parqeniko`s, fr. parqe`nos a maid, virgin.]Of or pertaining to the Spartan Partheni\'91, or sons of unmarried women. 1913 Webster]
Parthenocissusprop. n.A genus of woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils. Syn. -- genus Parthenocissus. WordNet 1.5]
par`the*no*gen"e*sis(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The production of seed without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the embryonic vesicle. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par`the*nog"e*ny(?), n.(Biol.)Same as Parthenogenesis. 1913 Webster]
Par"the*non(p, prop. n.[L., fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos a virgin, i. e., Athena, the Greek goddess called also Pallas.]A celebrated marble temple of Athena, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important influence on art. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par*then"o*pe(p, n.[L., the name of a Siren, fr. Gr. Parqeno`ph.]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. 1913 Webster]
2.One of the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, discovered by M. de Gasparis in 1850. 1913 Webster]
Par"thi*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to ancient Parthia, in Asia. -- n.A native of Parthia. 1913 Webster]
Parthian arrow, an arrow discharged at an enemy when retreating from him, as was the custom of the ancient Parthians; hence, a parting shot. 1913 Webster]
par"tial(p, 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. \'bdPartial dissolutions of the earth.\'b8 T. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
2.Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more then the other; biased; not indifferent; as, a judge should not be partial. 1913 Webster]
Ye have been partial in the law.Mal. ii. 9. 1913 Webster]
3.Having a predilection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond. \'bdA partial parent.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
Not partial to an ostentatious display.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par"tial*ism(?), n.Partiality;specifically(Theol.), the doctrine of the Partialists. 1913 Webster]
Par"tial*istn.1.One who is partial. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)One who holds that the atonement was made only for a part of mankind, that is, for the elect. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or painting.Roget. 1913 Webster]
Par"tial*ize(?), v. t. & i.To make or be partial. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Par"tial*lyadv.1.In part; not totally; as, partially true; the sun partially eclipsed.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Part`i*bil"i*ty(?), n.[From Partible.]The quality or state of being partible; divisibility; separability; as, the partibility of an inherttance. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdMake the molds partible.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"i*pa*ble(?), a.Capable of being participated or shared. [R.] Norris. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"i*pant(?), a.[L. participans, p. pr. of participare: cf. F. participant. See Participate.]Sharing; participating; having a share or part.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"i*pant, n.A participator; a partaker. 1913 Webster]
Participants in their . . . mysterious rites.Bp. Warburton. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"i*pant*ly, adv.In a participant manner. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"i*pate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Participated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Participating.]To have a share in common with others; to take a part; to play a role; to partake; -- followed by in, formerly by of; as, to participate in a debate; to participate in a discussion.Shak. 1913 Webster]
So would he participate of their wants.Hayward. 1913 Webster]
Mine may come when men participate.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"i*pate, v. t.1.To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Fit to participate all rational delight.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To impart, or give, or share of. [Obs.] Drayton. 1913 Webster]
participatingadj.Taking part in an activity; as, the participating organizations. Syn. -- active. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
These deities are so by participation.Bp. Stillingfleet. 1913 Webster]
What an honor, that God should admit us into such a blessed participation of himself!Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
2.Distribution; division into shares. [Obs.] Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"i*pa*tive(p, a.[Cf. F. participatif.]Capable of participating. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"i*pa`tor(p, n.[L.]One who participates, or shares with another; a partaker. 1913 Webster]
par*tic"i*pa*tor`y(p, adj.Affording the opportunity for individual participation; as, participatory democracy. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par`ti*cip"i*al, n.A participial word. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Par`ti*cip"i*al*ly, adv.In the sense or manner of a participle. 1913 Webster]
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 of 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. 1913 Webster]
By a participle, [I understand] a verb in an adjectival aspect.Earle. 1913 Webster]
Present participles, called also imperfect, 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. 1913 Webster]
2.Anything that partakes of the nature of different things. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
The participles or confines between plants and living creatures.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The small size of atoms which unite particle of light.Blackmore. 1913 Webster]
2.Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as, he has not a particle of patriotism or virtue. 1913 Webster]
The houses had not given their commissioners authority in the least particle to recede.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
3.(R. C. Ch.)(a)A crumb or little piece of consecrated host.(b)The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the laity.Bp. Fitzpatrick. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
4.(Physics)An elementary particle. PJC]
Par"ti*cle ac*cel"er*a*tor(?), n.(Physics)A large and expensive scientific instrument used by physicists to accelerate elementary particles (such as protons or electrons) to speeds near that of light, for the purpose of investigating the fundamental properties of matter; sometimes also called an atom smasher, since the particles thus accelerated are often directed at targets of atoms which are fragmented by the impact into their more fundamental component particles.The particles generated by impact of a beam in an accelerator on its target are detected by various types of detecting apparatus, and procedures are required to sort and identify the many particles created. The fundamental particles generated by impacts in a particle accelerator are often those not actually present inside atoms; and in certain types of particle accelerator, such as the colliding beam accelerator, the impact which generates energetic particles is with other fundamental particles, and not with atoms. PJC]
Par"ti*cle phys`ics(?), n.That branch of physics which investigates the nature of matter, and in particular the properties and behavior of the elementary particles (fundamental particles), of which matter is composed. Included in this field is the more specialized branch of high-energy physics. PJC]
parti-colorv. t.To make motley or parti-colored. Syn. -- motley. WordNet 1.5]
par"ti-col`ored, a.Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly. Same as Party-colored.[Also spelled parti-coloured.] Syn. -- motley, multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
[Make] each particular hair to stand an end, Shak. 1913 Webster]
Seken in every halk and every herne Particular sciences for to lerne.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing; belonging to one only; not general; not common; hence, personal; peculiar; singular. \'bdThine own particular wrongs.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular juice out of the earth.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Particulars which it is not lawful for me to reveal.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
It is the greatest interest of particulars to advance the good of the community.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
2.Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character; individuality; interest, etc. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
For his particular I'll receive him gladly.Shak. 1913 Webster]
If the particulars of each person be considered.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Temporal blessings, whether such as concern the public . . . or such as concern our particular.Whole Duty of Man. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The reader has a particular of the books wherein this law was written.Ayliffe. 1913 Webster]
Bill of particulars. See under Bill. --
In particular, specially; specifically; peculiarly; particularly; especially. \'bdThis, in particular, happens to the lungs.\'b8 Blackmore. --
To go into particulars, to relate or describe in detail or minutely. 1913 Webster]
particularisev. t.Same as particularize. [Chiefly Brit.] PJC]
particularisedparticularizedadj.Stated or described in detail. Syn. -- circumstantial, detailed. WordNet 1.5]
Par*tic"u*lar*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. particularisme.]1.A minute description; a detailed statement. [R.] 1913 Webster]
2.(Theol.)The doctrine of particular election. 1913 Webster]
3.(German Politics)Devotion to the interests of one's own kingdom or province rather than to those of the empire. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"u*lar*ist, n.[Cf. F. particulariste.]One who holds to particularism. -- Par*tic`u*lar*is"tic, a. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is particular; as: (a)Peculiar quality; individual characteristic; peculiarity. \'bdAn old heathen altar with this particularity.\'b8 Addison.(b)Special circumstance; minute detail; particular. \'bdEven descending to particularities.\'b8 Sir P. Sidney.(c)Something of special or private concern or interest. 1913 Webster]
Let the general trumpet blow his blast, Particularities and petty sounds Shak. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic`u*lar*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of particularizing.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
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.[Also spelled particularise.] 1913 Webster]
He not only boasts of his parentage as an Israelite, but particularizes his descent from Benjamin.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"u*lar*ly, adv.1.In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific reference or interest; in particular; distinctly. 1913 Webster]
2.In an especial manner; especially; in a high degree; as, a particularly fortunate man; a particularly bad failure. 1913 Webster]
The exact propriety of Virgil Iparticularly regarded as a great part of his character.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"u*lar*ment(?), n.A particular; a detail. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"u*late(p, v. t. & i.[See Particle.]To particularize. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Par*tic"u*late(p, a.1.Having the form of a particle. 1913 Webster]
2.Referring to, or produced by, particles, such as dust, minute germs, etc. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The smallpox is a particulate disease.Tyndall. 1913 Webster]
3.Composed of particles; finely divided. PJC]
par*tic"u*late(p, n.Matter composed of particles; -- often used in the pl.; as, the quantity of particulates in auto exhaust is strictly regulated. PJC]
Par"ting(p, a.[From Part, v.]1.Serving to part; dividing; separating. 1913 Webster]
2.Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. \'bdGive him that parting kiss.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Departing. \'bdSpeed the parting guest.\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
4.Admitting of being parted; partible. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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Par"ting(p, n.1.The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation. \'bdThe parting of the way.\'b8 Ezek. xxi. 21. 1913 Webster]
2.A separation; a leave-taking.Shak. 1913 Webster]
And there were sudden partings, such as press Byron. 1913 Webster]
3.A surface or line of separation where a division occurs. 1913 Webster]
4.(Founding)The surface of the sand of one section of a mold where it meets that of another section. 1913 Webster]
5.(Chem.)The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button. 1913 Webster]
6.(Geol.)A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam. 1913 Webster]
7.(Naut.)The breaking, as of a cable, by violence. 1913 Webster]
8.(Min.)Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamell\'91. 1913 Webster]
Par"ti*san(p, 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. \'bdThe violence of a partisan.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Both sides had their partisans in the colony.Jefferson. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mil.)Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps. 1913 Webster]
Partisan ranger(Mil.), a member of a partisan corps. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Par"ti*san*ship, n.The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party; feelings or conduct characteristic of a partisan. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Par*ti"ta(?), n.[It.](Mus.)A suite; a set of variations. 1913 Webster]
Par"tite(?), a.[L. partitus, p. p. of partire to part, divide, from pars. See Part, and cf. Party, a.]1.(Bot.)Divided nearly to the base; as, a partite leaf is a simple separated down nearly to the base. 1913 Webster]
2.Consisting of parts; usually used in compounds specifying the number of parts; as, a tripartite treaty. PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
And good from bad find no partition.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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, a compartment of a room, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions; cubicles with four-foot high partitions. 1913 Webster +PJC]
No sight could pass partitions of the grass.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] \'bdLodged in a small partition.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
4.(Law.)The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mus.)A score. 1913 Webster]
Partition of numbers(Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions.Brande & C. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. 1913 Webster]
Uniform without, though severally partitioned within.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
partitionedadj.Divided into partitions. Syn. -- partitioned off. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.Separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. Syn. -- division, partition, segmentation, subdivision. WordNet 1.5]
partitionistn.An advocate of partitioning a country. WordNet 1.5]
Par*ti"tion*ment(?), n.The act of partitioning. 1913 Webster]
Par"ti*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. partitif.](Gram.)Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive. 1913 Webster]
Par"ti*tive, n.(Gram.)A word or phrase expressing partition, or denoting a part; as, the phrase \'bdof the team\'b8 in \'bdhalf of the team\'b8. 1913 Webster]
Par"ti*tive*ly, adv.In a partitive manner. 1913 Webster]
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 later by women alone; a ruff. [Obs.] Fuller. 1913 Webster]
2.A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers. \'bdDame Partlett, the hen.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Part"ly, adv.In part; in some measure of degree; not wholly. \'bdI partly believe it.\'b8 1 Cor. xi. 18. 1913 Webster]
Part"ner(p, n.[For parcener, influenced by part.]1.One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. \'bdPartner of his fortune.\'b8 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. 1913 Webster]
My other self, the partner of my life.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)An associate in any business or occupation; a member of a partnership. See Partnership. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Dormant partner, or
Silent partner. See under Dormant, a. 1913 Webster]
Part"ner, v. t.To associate, to join. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or interest. 1913 Webster]
Rome, that ne'er knew three lordly heads before, partnership of power.Rowe. 1913 Webster]
He does possession keep, partnership.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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5.(Arith.)See Fellowship, n., 6. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Par*took"(p, imp. of Partake. 1913 Webster]
Par"tridge(p, n.[OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. pe`rdix.](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. 1913 Webster]
Full many a fat partrich had he in mew.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Perdix cinerea) and the red-legged partridge (Caccabis rubra) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species. 1913 Webster]
2.Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera. [U.S.] 1913 Webster]
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). 1913 Webster]
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; called also jermoonal. --
Spruce partridge. See under Spruce. --
Wood partridge, or
Hill partridge(Zo\'94l.), any small Asiatic partridge of the genus Arboricola. 1913 Webster]
parts(p, n. pl.The local environment; as, he hasn't been seen around these parts in years. WordNet 1.5]
part"song`(p, n.A song with two or more voice parts. WordNet 1.5]
part-timeadj.1.Occupying less than the entire time appropriate to an activity; as, a part-time job. Opposed to full-time. WordNet 1.5]
2.Employed for less than the full time usually expended at a task or occupation; as, part-time employees; a part-time teacher. Opposed to full-time. Commonly, thirty-five hours per week or more is considered full-time, and less than 30 is part-time work. PJC]
part-timeadv.For less than the usual full time appropriate to an activity; on a part-time basis; as, to sell real estate part-time. Opposed to full-time. WordNet 1.5]
part-timen.A working schedule occupying less than full time, i.e. less than 35 hours per week. Syn. -- part time. WordNet 1.5]
part-timern.Somone who works part-time; a part-time employee. Contrasted with full-timer. WordNet 1.5]
Par*tu"ri*ate(?), v. i.[See Parturient.]To bring forth young. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Par*tu"ri*en*cy(?), n.Parturition. 1913 Webster]
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. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is brought forth; a birth. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Par*tu"ri*tive(?), a.Pertaining to parturition; obstetric. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Par"ty(p, n.; pl.Parties(p.[F. parti and partie, fr. F. partir to part, divide, L. partire, partiri. See Part, v.]1.A part or portion. [Obs.] \'bdThe most party of the time.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Win the noble Brutus to our party.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The peace both parties want is like to last.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.A part of a larger body of company; a detachment;especially(Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on special service. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
6.The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant. 1913 Webster]
The cause of both parties shall come before the judges.Ex. xxii. 9. 1913 Webster]
7.Hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed or antagonistic to another. 1913 Webster]
If the jury found that the party slain was of English race, it had been adjudged felony.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
8.Cause; side; interest. 1913 Webster]
Have you nothing said Party 'gainst the Duke of Albany?Shak. 1913 Webster]
9.A person; as, he is a queer party. [Now accounted a vulgarism.] 1913 Webster]
\'bdFor several generations, our ancestors largely 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.\'b8
Fitzed. Hall. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Partial; favoring one party; partisan. 1913 Webster]
I will be true judge, and not party.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Charter party. See under Charter. 1913 Webster]
Par"ty, adv.Partly. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Par"ty-coat`ed(?), a.Having a motley coat, or coat of divers colors.Shak. 1913 Webster]
{ Par"ty-col`ored, Par"ti-col`ored }(?), a.Colored with different tints; variegated; as, a party-colored flower. \'bdParti-colored lambs.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
par"ty*go`ern.Someone who is attending a party{4}; as, the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers. WordNet 1.5]
Par"ty*ism(?), n.Devotion to party. 1913 Webster]
Parulaprop. n.The type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers. Syn. -- genus Parula. WordNet 1.5]
Parulidaeprop. n.A natural family of New World warblers. Syn. -- family Parulidae. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`rure"(?), n.[F., OF. pareure, LL. paraura, fr. L. parare to prepare. See Pare.]An ornament or decoration for the person; esp., a decoration consisting of a set of ornaments to be used together; as, a parure of rubies or of embroideries. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parusprop. n.The type genus of the family Paridae. Syn. -- genus Parus. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Pa*ru"si*a(p, n.[NL., fr. Gr. paroysi`a presence, fr. parei^nai to be present; para` beside + e'i^nai to be.](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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Parvatiprop. n.(Hinduism)The wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi; the goddess of plenty. Syn. -- Anapurna, Annapurna. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
Par"vo*lin(?), n.(Physiol. Chem.)A nonoxygenous ptomaine, formed in the putrefaction of albuminous matters, especially of horseflesh and mackerel. 1913 Webster]
Par"vo*line(?), n.(Chem.)A liquid base, C9H13N, of the pyridine group, found in coal tar; also, any one of the series of isomeric substances of which it is the type. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pas(?), n.[F. See Pace.]1.A pace; a step, as in a dance.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Right of going foremost; precedence.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Pa"san(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The gemsbok. 1913 Webster]
{ Pasch(?), \'d8Pas"cha(?), }n.[AS. pascha, L. pascha, Gr. /, fr. Heb. pesach, fr. p\'besach to pass over: cf. OF. pasque, F. p\'83que. Cf. Paschal, Paas, Paque.]The passover; the feast of Easter. 1913 Webster]
Pasch egg. See Easter egg, under Easter. --
Pasch flower. See Pasque flower, under Pasque. 1913 Webster]
Pas"chal(p, a.[L. paschalis: cf. F. pascal. See Pasch.]Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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Pa*seng"(p, n.(Zo\'94l.)The wild or bezoar goat. See Goat. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdI'll pash him o'er the face.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pash, n.[Scot., the pate. Cf. Pash, v. t.]1.The head; the poll. [R.] \'bdA rough pash.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A crushing blow. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.A heavy fall of rain or snow. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
pasha of three tails being the highest. 1913 Webster]
Pa*sha"lic(?), n.[Written also pachalic.][Turk.]The jurisdiction of a pasha. 1913 Webster]
Pa*shaw"(?), n.See Pasha. 1913 Webster]
{ Pas`i*graph"ic(?), Pas`i*graph"ic*al(?) }a.Of or pertaining to pasigraphy. 1913 Webster]
Pa*sig"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. / for all (dat. pl. of / all) + -graphy.]A system of universal writing, or a manner of writing that may be understood and used by all nations.Good. 1913 Webster]
Pas"i*la`ly(?), n.[Gr. / for all (dat. pl. of / all) + / talking.]A form of speech adapted to be used by all mankind; universal language. 1913 Webster]
Pask(?), n.[See Pasque.]See Pasch. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The Grecian wits, who satire first began, pasquins on the life of man.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Pas"quin, v. t.To lampoon; to satiraze. [R.] 1913 Webster]
To see himself pasquined and affronted.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Pas`quin*ade"(?), n.[F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.]A lampoon or satirical writing.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Pas`quin*ade", v. t.To lampoon, to satirize. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdBut now pass over [i. e., pass on].\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
On high behests his angels to and fro Passed frequent.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths, passed.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Others, dissatisfied with what they have, . . . pass from just to unjust.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Disturb him not, let him pass paceably.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Beauty is a charm, but soon the charm will pass.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
The passing of the sweetest soul Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
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 transitorily. 1913 Webster]
So death passed upon all men.Rom. v. 12. 1913 Webster]
Our own consciousness of what passes within our own mind.I. Watts. 1913 Webster]
5.To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as, their vacation passed pleasantly. 1913 Webster]
Now the time is far passed.Mark vi. 35 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdLet him pass for a man.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
False eloquence passeth only where true is not understood.Felton. 1913 Webster]
This will not pass for a fault in him.Atterbury. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
9.To be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to continue; to live along. \'bdThe play may pass.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
10.To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance or opposition; as, we let this act pass. 1913 Webster]
11.To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess. [Obs.] \'bdThis passes, Master Ford.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
12.To take heed; to care. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
As for these silken-coated slaves, I pass not.Shak. 1913 Webster]
13.To go through the intestines.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
15.(Fencing)To make a lunge or pass; to thrust. 1913 Webster]
16.(Card Playing)To decline to play in one's turn; in euchre, to decline to make the trump. 1913 Webster]
She would not play, yet must not pass.Prior. 1913 Webster]
To bring to pass,
To come to pass. See under Bring, and Come. --
To pass away, to disappear; to die; to vanish. \'bdThe heavens shall pass away.\'b8 2 Pet. iii. 10. \'bdI thought to pass away before, but yet alive I am.\'b8 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 onor
To pass upon. (a)To happen to; to come upon; to affect. \'bdSo death passed upon all men.\'b8 Rom. v. 12. \'bdProvided no indirect act pass upon our prayers to define them.\'b8 Jer. Taylor.(b)To determine concerning; to give judgment or sentence upon. \'bdWe may not pass upon his life.\'b8 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. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdTo pass commodiously this life.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
She loved me for the dangers I had passed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
(c)To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard. 1913 Webster]
Please you that I may pass This doing.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I pass their warlike pomp, their proud array.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
(d)To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed. 1913 Webster]
And strive to pass . . . Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Whose tender power Passes the strength of storms in their most desolate hour.Byron. 1913 Webster]
(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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
I had only time to pass my eye over the medals.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Waller passed over five thousand horse and foot by Newbridge.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
(b)To cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce; hence, to promise; to pledge; as, to pass sentence.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Father, thy word is passed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
(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. \'bdPass the happy news.\'b8 Tennyson.(f)To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance; as, to pass a person into a theater, or over a railroad. 1913 Webster]
3.To emit from the bowels; to evacuate. 1913 Webster]
4.(Naut.)To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure. 1913 Webster]
5.(Fencing)To make, as a thrust, punto, etc.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdLest she pass away the flower of her age.\'b8 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. \'bdPassed himself off as a bishop.\'b8 Macaulay. --
To pass (something) on (some one)or
To pass (something) upon (some one), to put upon as a trick or cheat; to palm off. \'bdShe passed the child on her husband for a boy.\'b8 Dryden. --
To pass over, to overlook; not to note or resent; as, to pass over an affront. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'bdTry not the pass!\'b8 the old man said.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
2.(Fencing)A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.A movement of the hand over or along anything; the manipulation of a mesmerist. 1913 Webster]
4.(Rolling Metals)A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc., between the rolls. 1913 Webster]
5.State of things; condition; predicament. 1913 Webster]
Have his daughters brought him to this pass.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Matters have been brought to this pass.South. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
A ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy.Kent. 1913 Webster]
7.Fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
8.Estimation; character. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Common speech gives him a worthy pass.Shak. 1913 Webster]
9.[Cf. Passus.]A part; a division. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
10.(Sports)In football, hockey, and other team sports, a transfer of the ball, puck, etc., to another player of one's own team, usually at some distance. In American football, the pass is through the air by an act of throwing the ball. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
His body's a passable carcass if it be not hurt; it is a throughfare for steel.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Capable of being freely circulated or disseminated; acceptable; generally receivable; current. 1913 Webster]
With men as with false money -- one piece is more or less passable than another.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Could they have made this slander passable.Collier. 1913 Webster]
3.Such as may be accepted or allowed to pass without serious objection; adequate; acceptable; tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre. 1913 Webster +PJC]
My version will appear a passable beauty when the original muse is absent.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Pass"a*ble*ness, n.The quality of being passable. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Pas`sa*ca*glia(?), \'d8Pas`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. 1913 Webster]
{ Pas*sade"(?), Pas*sa"do(?), }n.[F. passade; cf. Sp. pasada. See Pass, v. i.]1.(Fencing)A pass or thrust.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.(Man.)A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same spot of ground. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
What! are my doors opposed against my passage!Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water, carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or means, of passing; conveyance. 1913 Webster]
The ship in which he had taken passage.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one's passage. 1913 Webster]
When he is fit and season'd for his passage.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
And with his pointed dart passage to his heart.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
The Persian army had advanced into the . . . passages of Cilicia.South. 1913 Webster]
6.A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected or continuous series; as, the passage of time. 1913 Webster]
The conduct and passage of affairs.Sir J. Davies. 1913 Webster]
The passage and whole carriage of this action.Shak. 1913 Webster]
7.A separate part of a course, process, or series; an occurrence; an incident; an act or deed. \'bdIn thy passages of life.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
The . . . almost incredible passage of their unbelief.South. 1913 Webster]
8.A particular portion constituting a part of something continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical composition; a paragraph; a clause. 1913 Webster]
How commentators each dark passage shun.Young. 1913 Webster]
9.Reception; currency. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby. 1913 Webster]
10.A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms. 1913 Webster]
No passages of love Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
11.A movement or an evacuation of the bowels. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdThe passage of the Stamp Act.\'b8 D. Hosack. 1913 Webster]
The final question was then put upon its passage.Cushing. 1913 Webster]
In passage, in passing; cursorily. \'bdThese . . . have been studied but in passage.\'b8 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. \'bdBirds of passage.\'b8 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. 1913 Webster]
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Syn. -- Vestibule; hall; corridor. See Vestibule. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sa*ger(?), n.[See Passenger.]A passenger; a bird or boat of passage. [Obs.] Ld. Berners. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sage*way`(?), n.A way for passage; a hall. See Passage, 5. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sant(?), a.[F., p. pr. of passer. See Pass, v. i.]1.Passing from one to another; in circulation; current. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Many opinions are passant.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.Curs/ry, careless. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop.Sir P. Pett. 1913 Webster]
2.Same as old-fashioned, a., 2. Syn. -- antique, demode, old-fashioned, old-hat(predicate), outmoded, out-of-date, out of fashion(predicate), out of style(predicate), passe. WordNet 1.5]
3.Past; -- used appositively; as, time passe. PJC]
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. 1913 Webster]
Passe"ment(?), n.[F.]Lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Passe*men"terie(E. p, n.[F.]Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
pas"sen*ger(p, n.[OE. & F. passager. See Passage, and cf. Messenger.]1.A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad train, etc. 1913 Webster]
Passenger falcon(Zo\'94l.), a migratory hawk.Ainsworth. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sen*ger mile. (Railroads)A unit of measurement of the passenger transportation performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the total of which consists of the sum of the miles traversed by all the passengers on the road in the period in question. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Passenger mileage. (Railroads)Passenger miles collectively; the total number of miles traveled by passengers on a railroad during a given period. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
passenger pigeon(Zo\'94l.), A once common wild pigeon of North America (Ectopistes migratorius), now extinct. It was so called on account of its extensive migrations. 1913 Webster +PJC]
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passe`-par`tout", \'d8Passe" par`tout"(p, n.[F., from passer to pass + partout everywhere.]1.That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.A master key; a latchkey.[wns=1] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
4.A strip of adhesive paper or gummed tape used to mount a picture between a piece of glass and a backing.[wns=2] WordNet 1.5]
5.The method of mounting a picture between a piece of glass and a backing, using a passe-partout{4}. PJC]
Pass"er(?), n.One who passes; a passenger. 1913 Webster]
pas`ser*by", Pass`er-by"(?), n.One who passes by, especially casually or by chance; one not directly involved in some action; a passer. 1913 Webster +PJC]
\'d8Pas"se*res(?), prop. 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. 1913 Webster]
Pas*ser"i*form(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Like or belonging to the Passeres. 1913 Webster]
Passeriformesprop. n.The largest order of birds comprising about half the known species: rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; in four suborders: Eurylaimi; Tyranni; Menurae; Oscines or Passeres. Syn. -- order Passeriformes. WordNet 1.5]
Passerinaprop. n.A genus of small North American bush-loving finches; the New World buntings. Syn. -- genus Passerina. WordNet 1.5]
Pas"ser*ine(?), a.[L. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.](Zo\'94l.)Of or pertaining to the Passeres. 1913 Webster]
The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees.Sydney Smith. 1913 Webster]
Pas"ser*ine, n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Passeres. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Apolinarius, which held even deity itself passible.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pas"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. 1913 Webster]
Passifloraceaeprop. n.A natural family of tropical woody tendril-climbing vines. Syn. -- family Passifloraceae, passionflower family. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Pas"sim(?), adv.[L.]Here and there; everywhere; as, this word occurs passim in the poem. 1913 Webster]
Pass"ing(?), n.The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pass"ing, a.1.Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdThe passions of this time.\'b8 Wyclif (Rom. viii. 18). 1913 Webster]
To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs.Acts i. 3. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action. 1913 Webster]
A body at rest affords us no idea of any active power to move, and, when set in motion, it is rather a passion than an action in it.Locke. 1913 Webster]
3.Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Moldable and not moldable, scissible and not scissible, and many other passions of matter.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdA passion fond even to idolatry.\'b8 Macaulay. \'bdHer passion is to seek roses.\'b8 Lady M. W. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
We also are men of like passions with you.Acts xiv. 15. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The bravery of his grief did put me passion.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The ruling passion, be it what it will, passion conquers reason still.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Who walked in every path of human life, passion.Akenside. 1913 Webster]
When statesmen are ruled by faction and interest, they can have no passion for the glory of their country.Addison. 1913 Webster]
5.Disorder of the mind; madness. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.Passion week. See Passion week, below.R. of Gl. 1913 Webster]
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 the crucifixion of Christ. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdThe name of Passion week is frequently, but improperly, applied to Holy Week.\'b8 Shipley. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sion(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Passioned(?); p. pr & vb. n.Passioning.]To give a passionate character to. [R.] Keats. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sion, v. i.To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. [Obs.] \'bdDumbly she passions, frantically she doteth.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sion*al(?), a.Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting, influenced by, or ministering to, the passions. -- n.A passionary. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sion*a*ry(?), n.[L. passionarius: cf. F. passionaire.]A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate.Prior. 1913 Webster]
2.Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship. \'bdThe passionate Pilgrim.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sion*ate*ness, n.The state or quality of being passionate. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sion*less(?), a.Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm. \'bdSelf-contained and passionless.\'b8 Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sion*tide`(?), n.[Passion + tide time.]The last fortnight of Lent. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The passive air Milton. 1913 Webster]
The mind is wholly passive in the reception of all its simple ideas.Locke. 1913 Webster]
2.Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission. 1913 Webster]
The best virtue, passive fortitude.Massinger. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)Inactive; inert; unreactive; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
{ Pas"sive bal*loon"orPas"sive a"\'89r*o*plane }. One unprovided with motive power. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Passive flight. Flight, such as gliding and soaring, accomplished without the use of motive power. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pas"sive*ly, adv.1.In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly. 1913 Webster]
2.As a passive verb; in the passive voice. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sive*ness, n.The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission. 1913 Webster]
To be an effect implies passiveness, or the being subject to the power and action of its cause.J. Edwards. 1913 Webster]
pas"si*vism`n.1.The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable; hence, the principle of passive resistance.[wns=1] Syn. -- pacifism. WordNet 1.5]
2.The quality of being passive. PJC]
Pas*siv"i*ty(?), n.[Cf. F. passivit\'82.]1.Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Chem.)The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity. 1913 Webster]
Pass"-key`(?), n.A key for opening more locks than one; a master key. 1913 Webster]
Pass"less, a.Having no pass; impassable.Cowley. 1913 Webster]
Pass"man(?), n.; pl.Passmen(/).One who passes for a degree, without honors. See Classman, 2. [Eng. Univ.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pass`-pa*role"(?), n.[F. passe-parole.](Mil.)An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Caution in granting passports to Ireland.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
2.A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to certify their nationality and protect them from belligerents; a sea letter. 1913 Webster]
3.A license granted in time of war for the removal of persons and effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
4.Figuratively: Anything which secures advancement and general acceptance.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
His passport is his innocence and grace.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pas"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. 1913 Webster]
Pass"word`(?), n.A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a watchword; a countersign.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Pas"sy*meas`ure(?), n.[Corrupted fr. It. passamezzo.] [Obs.] See Paspy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdPast ages.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Past master. See under Master. 1913 Webster]
Past, n.A former time or state; a state of things gone by. \'bdThe past, at least, is secure.\'b8 D. Webster. 1913 Webster]
The present is only intelligible in the light of the past, often a very remote past indeed.Trench. 1913 Webster]
Past, prep.1.Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the reach or influence of. \'bdWho being past feeling.\'b8 Eph. iv. 19. \'bdGalled past endurance.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Until we be past thy borders.Num. xxi. 22. 1913 Webster]
Love, when once past government, is consequently past shame.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
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2.Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour. 1913 Webster]
Is it not past two o'clock?Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Above; exceeding; more than. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Not past three quarters of a mile.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bows not past three quarters of a yard long.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Past(p, adv.By; beyond; as, he ran past. 1913 Webster]
The alarum of drums swept past.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
pas"ta(pn.Any of a variety of edible unleavened doughey preparations made from flour, eggs and water, originating in Italy, and shaped into various forms, such as solid strings (as spaghetti), hollow tubes, or layered squares (ravioli). They may be mixed with various sauces, often having a tomato base, or filled with meat or cheese fillings. Syn. -- Italian paste, paste. WordNet 1.5]
Paste(p, n.[OF. paste, F. p\'83te, L. pasta, fr. Gr. / barley broth; cf. / barley porridge, / sprinkled with salt, / to sprinkle. Cf. 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. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust of pies and the like; pastry dough. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
4.A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass. 1913 Webster]
5.A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit, licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc. 1913 Webster]
6.(Min.)The mineral substance in which other minerals are imbedded. 1913 Webster]
Paste eel(Zo\'94l.), the vinegar eel. See under Vinegar. 1913 Webster]
Paste, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Pasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Pasting.]To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Cookery)A board on which pastry dough is rolled; a molding board. 1913 Webster]
pastedadj.Affixed with glue or paste. Syn. -- glued, stuck to(predicate). WordNet 1.5]
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.] \'bdCharming heads in pastel.\'b8 W. Black. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself. 1913 Webster]
<--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. --> 1913 Webster]
Past"er(?), n.1.One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
great pastern bone; the second, the small pastern bone; and the third, in the hoof, the coffin bone. 1913 Webster]
Pastern joint, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones. 1913 Webster]
2.A shackle for horses while pasturing.Knight. 1913 Webster]
3.A patten. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
paste-upn.A composition of a flat object on a board or other backing; as, they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket. WordNet 1.5]
pasteurellosisn.An acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection. Syn. -- hemorrhagic septicemia. WordNet 1.5]
Pas*teur"i*an(?), prop. a.Of or pertaining to Louis Pasteur. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Pasteurization. 1913 Webster]
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 1913 Webster]
Pas*teur"ize(?), v. t.1.To subject to pasteurization. 1913 Webster]
2.To treat by pasteurism. 1913 Webster]
Pas"teur*iz`er(?), n.One that Pasteurizes, specif. an apparatus for heating and agitating, fluid. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pas`teur's" flu"id(?). (Biol.)An artificial nutrient fluid invented by Pasteur for the study of alcoholic fermentation, but used also for the cultivation of bacteria and other organisms. It contains all the elements of protoplasm, and was originally made of the ash of yeast, some ammonia compound, sugar, and water. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Pas*tic"ci*o(?), n.[It., fr. pasta. See Paste.]1.A medley; an olio. [R.] H. Swinburne. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
pas"ties(pn.A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers. WordNet 1.5]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
2.An aromatic or medicated lozenge, especially one used to soothe a sore throat; a troche.[wns=1] Syn. -- cough drop, troche. 1913 Webster]
3.See Pastel, a crayon. 1913 Webster]
pas"time`(p, n.[Pass + time: cf. F. passetemps.]That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion; as, that great American pastime, baseball. 1913 Webster +PJC]
pas"time`, v. i.To sport; to amuse one's self. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pastinacaprop. n.A genus comprising the parsnips. Syn. -- genus Pastinaca. WordNet 1.5]
pastis(pn.[F., ca. 1925]An anise-based liqueur similar to absinthe but yellowish in color and containing no wormwood. WordNet 1.5]
past"nessn.The quality of being past. WordNet 1.5]
pas"tor(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
2.A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pas"tor*age(?), n.The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects on a country life.Rambler. 1913 Webster]
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). 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pas`to*ra"le(?), n.[It.]1.(Mus.)A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time. 1913 Webster]
2.A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance. 1913 Webster]
Pas"tor*al*ly(?), adv.1.In a pastoral or rural manner. 1913 Webster]
2.In the manner of a pastor. 1913 Webster]
Pas"tor*ate(?), n.[Cf. F. pastorat. See Pastor.]The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor. 1913 Webster]
Pas*to"ri*um(?), n.[See Pastor; cf. Auditorium.]A parsonage; -- so called in some Baptist churches. [Southern U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pas"tor*ly, a.Appropriate to a pastor.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pas"tor*ship, n.Pastorate.Bp. Bull. 1913 Webster]
pas*tra"mi(pn.A highly seasoned cut of smoked beef. WordNet 1.5]
Pas"try(?), n.; pl.Pastries(/).1.The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of paste, as pies, tarts, etc. 1913 Webster]
Pastry cook, one whose occupation is to make pastry; as, the pastry cook of a hotel. 1913 Webster]
Pas"tur*a*ble(?), a.Fit for pasture. 1913 Webster]
Pas"tur*age(?), n.[OF. pasturage, F. p\'83turage. See Pasture.]1.Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture. 1913 Webster]
2.Grass growing for feed; grazing. 1913 Webster]
3.The business of feeding or grazing cattle. 1913 Webster]
Pas"ture(?), n.[OF. pasture, F. p\'83ture, L. pastura, fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed. See Pastor.]1.Food; nourishment. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Toads and frogs his pasture poisonous.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically: Grass growing for the food of cattle; the food of cattle taken by grazing. 1913 Webster]
3.Grass land for cattle, horses, etc.; pasturage. 1913 Webster]
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.Ps. xxiii. 2. 1913 Webster]
So graze as you find pasture.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pas"ture, v. i.To feed on growing grass; to graze. 1913 Webster]
pas"ture*land`n.A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock; pasture. Syn. -- pasture, grazing land, lea, ley. WordNet 1.5]
Pas"ture*less, a.Destitute of pasture.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pas"tur*er(?), n.One who pastures; one who takes cattle to graze. See Agister. 1913 Webster]
Pas"ty(?), a.Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness. \'bdA pasty complexion.\'b8 G. Eliot. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdIf ye pinch me like a pasty.\'b8 Shak. \'bdApple pasties.\'b8 Dickens. 1913 Webster]
A large pasty baked in a pewter platter.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Pat, n.1.A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap. 1913 Webster]
2.A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats. 1913 Webster]
It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter.Dickens. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdPat allusion.\'b8 Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Pat, adv.In a pat manner. 1913 Webster]
I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter.Sterne. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*ta"ca(?), n.[Sp.]The Spanish dollar; -- called also patacoon. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`tache"(?), n.[F. & Sp. patache, P. patacho.](Naut.)A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure. [Spain & Portugal] 1913 Webster]
Pa`ta*coon"(?), n.[Sp.]See Pataca. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pat`a*go"ni*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to Patagonia. -- n.A native of Patagonia. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*tas"(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A West African long-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ruber); the red monkey. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Patches set upon a little breach.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:A small piece of anything used to repair a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc. 1913 Webster]
3.A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty. 1913 Webster]
Your black patches you wear variously.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
4.(Gun.)A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore. 1913 Webster]
5.Fig.: Anything regarded as a patch; a small piece of ground; a tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or growing corn. 1913 Webster]
Employed about this patch of ground.Bunyan. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mil.)A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting. 1913 Webster]
7.A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool. [Obs. or Colloq.] \'bdThou scurvy patch.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Patch(p, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Patched(p; 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. 1913 Webster]
2.To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house. 1913 Webster]
3.To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches. 1913 Webster]
Ladies who patched both sides of their faces.Spectator. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdIf you'll patch a quarrel.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
patch"boardn.(Computers)A circuit board where circuits are completed and modified by making connections with patchcords. Syn. -- switchboard, plugboard. WordNet 1.5]
patch"cordn.A conducting cord with a plug at each end, used to make connections between circuit terminals at a patchboard. WordNet 1.5]
patched(padj.1.Mended, usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch; as, patched jeans. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.[p. p. of patch, v. t..]Partly covered; as, The field was patched with ice and snow. WordNet 1.5]
Patch"er(p, n.One who patches or botches.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
{ Pa*tchou"li, Pa*tchou"ly }(?), n.[CF. F. patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin.]1.(Bot.)A small shrubby mintlike plant (Pogostemon cablin syn. Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made. Syn. -- pachouli, Pogostemon cablin. 1913 Webster]
2.The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant. 1913 Webster]
Patchouly camphor(Chem.), a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil. 1913 Webster]
patch` up"n.To mend by patching; to patch; -- also used figuratively; as, to patch up frayed relations bewteen parties. PJC]
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 or clumsily composed; a thing patched up.Swift. 1913 Webster]
Patch"y(?), a.Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`t\'82"(?), n.[F. p\'83t\'82.]1.A pie. See Patty. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
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 --> 1913 Webster]
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.Ps. vii. 16. 1913 Webster]
Fat paunches have lean pate.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The skin of a calf's head. 1913 Webster]
Pat"ed(?), a.Having a pate; -- used only in composition; as, long-pated; shallow-pated. 1913 Webster]
Pa*tee"(?), n.See Pattee. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pat"e*la(?), n.[Hind. patel\'be.]A large flat-bottomed trading boat peculiar to the river Ganges; -- called also puteli. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Anat.)The kneecap; the kneepan; the cap of the knee. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*tel"lar(?), a.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the patella, or kneecap. 1913 Webster]
<-- ##?? patellar tendon --> 1913 Webster]
Pa*tel"li*form(?), a.[Patella + form: cf. F. pattelliforme.]1.Having the form of a patella. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*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. 1913 Webster]
Pat"en(?), n.[LL. patina, patena, fr. L. patina, patena, a pan; cf. L. patere to be open, E. patent, and Gr. pata`nh a kind of flat dish: cf. F. pat\'8ane. Cf. Patina.]1.A plate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*te"na(?), n.[Cf. Pg. patena a paten.]A grassy expanse in the hill region of Ceylon. 1913 Webster]
Pa"ten*cy(?), n.[See Patent.]1.The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread. 1913 Webster]
2.The state of being patent or evident. 1913 Webster]
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Pat"ent(pent ent), a.[L. patens, -entis, p. pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. Fathom.]1.(Oftener pronouncedpentin this sense)Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous. 1913 Webster]
He had received instructions, both patent and secret.Motley. 1913 Webster]
2.Open to public perusal; -- said of a document conferring some right or privilege; as, letters patent. See Letters patent, under 3d Letter. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Madder . . . in King Charles the First's time, was made a patent commodity.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
4.(Bot.)Spreading; forming a nearly right angle with the steam or branch; as, a patent leaf. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Four other gentlemen of quality remained mentioned in that patent.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
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2.The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence, figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a patent. 1913 Webster]
If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pat"ent*a*ble(?), a.Suitable to be patented; capable of being patented. 1913 Webster]
Pat`ent*ee"(?), n.One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pat"ent*ly(?; see Patent, a.), adv.Openly; evidently. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pat"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 sacrifices. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`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. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdUnder paternal rule.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate. 1913 Webster]
Their small paternal field of corn.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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 affairs. 1913 Webster]
Pa*ter"nal*ism(?), n.(Polit. Science)The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal.London Times. 1913 Webster]
pa*ter`nal*ist"icadj.Benevolent but sometimes intrusive; -- used often of governments and the administration of large organizations. See paternal government. WordNet 1.5]
Pa*ter"nal*ly, adv.In a paternal manner. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership.Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
2.Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child. 1913 Webster]
3.Origin; authorship. 1913 Webster]
The paternity of these novels was . . . disputed.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Pa"ter*nos`ter(?), n.[L., Our Father.]1.The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)A beadlike ornament in moldings. 1913 Webster]
3.(Angling)A line with a row of hooks and bead-shaped sinkers. 1913 Webster]
4.(Mining)An elevator of an inclined endless traveling chain or belt bearing buckets or shelves which ascend on one side loaded, and empty themselves at the top. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paternoster pump,
Paternoster wheel, a chain pump; a noria. --
Paternoster while, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster.Udall. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa*te"si(?), n.[Assyrian.](Babylonian Antiq.)A religious as well as a secular designation applied to rulers of some of the city states of ancient Chaldea, as Lagash or Shirpurla, who were conceived to be direct representatives of the tutelary god of the place. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
path(p, n.; pl.paths(p.[AS. p, pa; akin to D. pad, G. pfad, of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. pa`tos, Skr. patha, path. 1.A trodden way; a footway. 1913 Webster]
The dewy paths of meadows we will tread.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth.Ps. xxv. 10. 1913 Webster]
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.Gray. 1913 Webster]
Path(p, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Pathed(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Pathing.]To make a path in, or on (something), or for (some one). [R.] \'bdPathing young Henry's unadvised ways.\'b8 Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Path, v. i.To walk or go. [R.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pathanprop. n.A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan, especially of the Pashtun tribes of southern Afghanistan. Syn. -- Afghan, Afghanistani, Pashto, pashtun. WordNet 1.5]
path`e*mat"ic(p, a.[Gr. paqhmatiko`s, fr. pa`qhma a suffering, paqei^n, to suffer.]Of, pertaining to, or designating, emotion or suffering. [R.] Chalmers. 1913 Webster]
Pa*thet"ic(p, a.[L. patheticus, Gr. paqhtiko`s, fr. paqei^n, pa`schein, to suffer: cf. F. path\'82tique. See Pathos.]1.Expressing or showing anger; passionate. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story. \'bdPathetic action.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic.E. Porter. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Path"e*tism(?), n.[Cf. F. path\'82tisme.]See Mesmerism.L. Sunderland. 1913 Webster]
Path"find`er(?), n.One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions. 1913 Webster]
The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker.J. Burroughs. 1913 Webster]
Path"ic(p, n.[L. pathicus, Gr. paqiko`s, passive, fr. paqei^n, pa`schei^n, to suffer]A male who submits to the crime against nature; a catamite. [R.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Path"less(?), a.Having no beaten path or way; untrodden; impenetrable; as, pathless woods. 1913 Webster]
Trough the heavens' wide, pathless way.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Path"mak`er(?), n.One who, or that which, makes a way or path. 1913 Webster]
Path"o*gen, Path"o*gene(?), n.[See Pathogenic.](Biol.)Any microorganism which causes disease; a pathogenic organism; an infectious microorganism; a bacterium, virus, or other agent which can cause disease by infection; -- opposed to zymogene. The spelling pathogene is now archaic. 1913 Webster + PJC]
Path`o*gen"ic(?), a.[Gr. pa`qos disease + the root of ge`nos birth.](Med. & Biol.)Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*thog`no*mon"ic(?), a.[Gr. / skilled in judging of diseases; pa`qos a disease + / skilled: cf. F. pathognomonique. See Gnomic.](Med.)Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease; indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom. 1913 Webster]
The true pathognomonic sign of love jealousy.Arbuthnot. 1913 Webster]
Pa*thog"no*my(?), n.[Gr. / passion + / a judgment, fr. /, /, to know.]Expression of the passions; the science of the signs by which human passions are indicated. 1913 Webster]
{ Path`o*log"ic(?), Path`o*log"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. /: cf. F. pathologique.]1.Of or pertaining to pathology. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)caused by or due to disease; abnormal; morbid; as, pathological tissue; a pathological condition. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
-- Path`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
pa*thol"o*gy(-j, n.; pl.pathologies(-j.[Gr. pa`qos a suffering, disease + -logy: cf. F. pathologie.]1.(Med.)The science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms, etc. 1913 Webster]
Pathology is general or special, according 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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)The condition of an organ, tissue, or fluid produced by disease. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Celluar pathology, a theory that gives prominence to the vital action of cells in the healthy and diseased functions of the body.Virchow. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Path`o*p\'d2"ia(?), n.; pl.-ias(#).[NL., from Gr. paqopoii`:a; pa`qos passion + poiei^n to make.](Rhet.)A speech, or figure of speech, designed to move the passion.Smart. 1913 Webster]
Pa"thos(p, n.[L., from Gr. pa`qos a suffering, passion, fr. paqei^n, pas`chein, to suffer; cf. po`nos toil, L. 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. 1913 Webster]
The combination of incident, and the pathos of catastrophe.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
1.The quality or character of those emotions, traits, or experiences which are personal, and therefore restricted and evanescent; transitory and idiosyncratic dispositions or feelings as distinguished from those which are universal and deep-seated in character; -- opposed to ethos. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Path"way(?), n.A footpath; a beaten track; any path or course. Also used figuratively.Shak. 1913 Webster]
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof is no death.Prov. xii. 28. 1913 Webster]
We tread the pathway arm in arm.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Pat"i*ble(?), a.[L. patibilis, fr. pati to suffer.]Sufferable; tolerable; endurable. [Obs.] Bailey. 1913 Webster]
Pa*tib"u*la*ry(?), a.[L. patibulum a gallows: cf. F. patibulaire.]Of or pertaining to the gallows, or to execution. [R.] Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Pa*tib"u*la`ted, a.Hanged on a gallows. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pa"tience(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Strengthened with all might, . . . unto all patience and long-suffering.Col. i. 11. 1913 Webster]
I must have patience to endure the load.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Who hath learned lowliness patience from his cross.Keble. 1913 Webster]
2.The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for something due or hoped for; forbearance. 1913 Webster]
Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.Matt. xviii. 29. 1913 Webster]
3.Constancy in labor or application; perseverance. 1913 Webster]
He learned with patience, and with meekness taught.Harte. 1913 Webster]
4.Sufferance; permission. [Obs.] Hooker. 1913 Webster]
They stay upon your patience.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.(Bot.)A kind of dock (Rumex Patientia), less common in America than in Europe; monk's rhubarb. 1913 Webster]
6.(Card Playing)Solitaire. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tient(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Patient of severest toil and hardship.Bp. Fell. 1913 Webster]
2.Undergoing pains, trials, or the like, without murmuring or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against trouble; long-suffering. 1913 Webster]
3.Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent; as, patient endeavor. 1913 Webster]
Whatever I have done is due to patient thought.Sir I. Newton. 1913 Webster]
4.Expectant with calmness, or without discontent; not hasty; not overeager; composed. 1913 Webster]
Not patient to expect the turns of fate.Prior. 1913 Webster]
5.Forbearing; long-suffering. 1913 Webster]
Be patient toward all men.1 Thess. v. 14. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tient, n.1.One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient. 1913 Webster]
Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate that it often involves the agent and the patient.Gov. of Tongue. 1913 Webster]
2.A person under medical or surgical treatment; -- correlative to physician or nurse. 1913 Webster]
Like a physician, . . . seeing his patient in a pestilent fever.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tient, v. t.To compose, to calm. [Obs.] \'bdPatient yourself, madam.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tient*ly, adv.In a patient manner.Cowper. 1913 Webster]
{ Pat"in(?), Pat"ine }, n.A plate. See Paten. \'bdInlaid with patines of bright gold.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
pat"ina(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
patinatev. t.to coat with a patina; to patinize. Syn. -- patinize. WordNet 1.5]
patinizev. t.to coat with a patina. Syn. -- patinate. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Pa"ti*o(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
patio process is used to reduce silver ores by amalgamation. 1913 Webster]
2.In Spain, Spanish America, etc., a court or courtyard of a house or other building; esp., an inner court open to the sky. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.(pA usually paved area adjacent to a dwelling, used for outdoor lounging, dining, receptions of guests, etc. PJC]
pa"ti*o fur"ni*tureFurniture such as chairs, tables, settees or loungers, suited for use on a patio{3}, i.e. such that will not be damaged by exposure to rain, sun or other outdoor elements. PJC]
pa`tis`serie", \'d8P\'83`tis`serie"(?), n.[F. p\'83tisserie. See Pate.]1.Pastry.Sterne. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.a shop selling mostly pastries; a pastry shop. PJC]
Pat"ness, n.Fitness or appropriateness; striking suitableness; convenience. 1913 Webster]
The description with equal patness may suit both.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Pa`tois"(p, n.[F.]A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech. 1913 Webster]
The jargon and patois of several provinces.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Pa*tol"li(?), n.[Mex. patolli dice.]An American Indian game analogous to dice, probably originally a method of divination. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pa*tonce"(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tri*al(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tri*arch(p, n.[F. patriarche, L. patriarcha, Gr. paria`rchhs, fr. paria` lineage, especially on the father's side, race; path`r father + 'archo`s a leader, chief, fr. 'a`rchein to lead, rule. See 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. 1913 Webster]
2.(R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.)A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch. 1913 Webster]
3.A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively. 1913 Webster]
The patriarch hoary, the sage of his kith and the hamlet.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
The monarch oak, the partiarch of trees.Dryde. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable. 1913 Webster]
About whose patriarchal knee Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
3.(Ethnol.)Having an organization of society and government in which the head of the family exercises authority over all its generations. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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Pa`tri*ar"chate(p, n.[Cf. F. patriarcat.]1.The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch. 1913 Webster]
3.(Ethnol.)A patriarchal form of government or society. See Patriarchal, a., 3. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tri*arch*dom(p, n.The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchate. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pa`tri*ar"chic(p, a.[L. patriarchicus, Gr. patriarchiko`s.]Patriarchal. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tri*arch*ism(?), n.Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tri*arch`y(?), n.[Gr. patriarchi`a.]1.The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.Brerewood. 1913 Webster]
2.Government by a patriarch; patriarchism. 1913 Webster]
patricentricadj.centered upon the father. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian. 1913 Webster]
Born in the patrician file of society.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
His horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood.Addison. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.A person of high birth; a nobleman. 1913 Webster]
3.One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore. [R.] Colridge. 1913 Webster]
Pa*tri"cian*ism(?), n.The rank or character of patricians. 1913 Webster]
Pa*tri"ci*ate(?), n.The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch.Milman. 1913 Webster]
Pat*ri"ci`dal(?), a.Of or pertaining to patricide; parricidal. 1913 Webster]
Pat*ri"cide(?), n.[L. pater father + caedere to kill. Cf. Parricide.]1.The murderer of his father. 1913 Webster]
2.The crime of one who murders his father. Same as Parricide. 1913 Webster]
patrikinn.one related on the father's side. Syn. -- agnate, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib. WordNet 1.5]
patrilineagen.The line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family. Syn. -- agnation. WordNet 1.5]
patrilinealadj.tracing descent through the male line; as, a patrilineal society. WordNet 1.5]
Pat`ri*mo"ni*al(?), a.[L. patrimonialis: cf. F. patrimonial.]Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as, a patrimonial estate. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bd'Reave the orphan of his patrimony.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.Formerly, a church estate or endowment.Shipley. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tri*ot(p, n.[F. patriote; cf. Sp. patriota, It. patriotto; all fr. Gr. patriw`ths a fellow-countryman, fr. pa`trios established by forefathers, fr. path`r father. See Father.]One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests.Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tri*ot, a.Becoming to a patriot; patriotic. 1913 Webster]
Pa`tri*ot"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. patriotique, Gr. patriwtiko`s belonging to a fellow-countryman.]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. 1913 Webster]
Pa`tri*ot"ic*al(?), a.Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot. -- Pa`tri*ot"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tri*ots' Day. A legal holiday in the States of Massachusetts and Maine, April 19, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington in 1775. It was first observed in 1894. [U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"trist(?), n.One versed in patristics. 1913 Webster]
{ Pa*tris"tic(?), Pa*tris"tic*al(?), }a.[F. patristique. See Paternal.]Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church. 1913 Webster]
The voluminous editor of Jerome and of tons of patristic theology.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Pa*tris"tics(?), n.That departnent of historical theology which treats of the lives and doctrines of the Fathers of the church. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tri*zate(?), v. i.[L. patrissare, patrizare; cf. Gr. patria`zein.]To imitate one's father. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pa*troc"i*nate(?), v. t.[L. patrocinatus, p. p. of patrocinari to patronize, fr. patronus patron.]To support; to patronize. [Obs.] Urquhart. 1913 Webster]
Pa*troc`i*na"tion(?), n.The act of patrocinating or patronizing. [Obs.] \'bdPatrocinations of treason.\'b8 Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Pa*troc"i*ny(?), n.[L. patrocinium.] [Obs.] See Patrocination. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*trol"(p, v. t.To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol. 1913 Webster]
In France there is an army of patrols to secure her fiscal regulations.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
3.See Boy Scout. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pa*trole"(?), n. & v.See Patrol, n. & v. 1913 Webster]
patrollern.An individual or a member of a group that patrols an area. WordNet 1.5]
patrollingn.The activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes. Syn. -- patrol. WordNet 1.5]
Pa*trol"man(?), n.; pl.Patrolmen(/).One who patrols; a watchman; especially, a policeman who patrols a particular precinct of a town or city. 1913 Webster]
patrol wagonn.An enclosed truck used by police to transport prisoners. Syn. -- paddy wagon, Black Maria. WordNet 1.5]
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. \'bdPatron of my life and liberty.\'b8 Shak. \'bdThe patron of true holiness.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Let him who works the client wrong patron's ire.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art. 1913 Webster]
4.(Eccl. Law)One who has gift and disposition of a benefice. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
5.A guardian saint. -- called also patron saint. 1913 Webster]
6.(Naut.)See Padrone, 2. 1913 Webster]
Patrons of Husbandry, the grangers. See Granger, 2. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tron, v. t.To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tron, a.Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection; tutelary.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Patron saint(R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the peculiar protector of a country, community, church, profession, etc., or of an individual. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.Addison. 1913 Webster]
4.The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor. 1913 Webster]
5.(Eng. Law)The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tron*age, v. t.To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tron*al(?), a.[L. patronalis; cf. F. patronal.]Patron; protecting; favoring. [R.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tron*ate(?), n.[L. patronatus.]The right or duty of a patron; patronage. [R.] Westm. Rev. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tron*ess(?), n.[Cf. F. patronnesse.]A female patron or helper.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Night, best patroness of grief.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pa`tron*i*za"tion(?), n.The act of patronizing; patronage; support. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The idea has been patronized by two States only.A. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
2.To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer. [Commercial Cant] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tron*i`zer(?), n.One who patronizes. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"tron*less(?), a.Destitute of a patron. 1913 Webster]
Pa`tro*nom`a*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. path`r, patro`s, a father + E. onomatology.]That branch of knowledge which deals with personal names and their origin; the study of patronymics. 1913 Webster]
Pa`tro*nym"ic(-n, a.[L. patronymicus, Gr. patrwnymiko`s; path`r father + 'o`noma name: cf. F. patronymique.]Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination. 1913 Webster]
Pa`tro*nym"ic, n.[Gr. patrwnymiko`n.]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. 1913 Webster]
Russia, the patronymic is taken routinely as a middle name, and is commonly used together with the given name in addressing people with whom one is familiar, thus Ivan Ivanovich would be commonly used to address Ivan, whose father was Ivan; likewise Boris Michaelovich would address Boris the son of Michael, and Lena Ivanova would address Lena, the daughter of Ivan. PJC]
Pa`tro*nym"ic*al(?), a.Same as Patronymic. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa*troon"ship, n.The office of a patroon.Irving. 1913 Webster]
{ \'d8Pat`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.] 1913 Webster]
Pat"te*mar(?), n.See Patamar. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The patten now supports each frugal dame.Gay. 1913 Webster]
2.A stilt. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Pat"ten*ed(?), a.Wearing pattens. \'bdSome pattened girl.\'b8 Jane Austen. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
2.To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.Tyndale.[In this sense, and in the following, perh. from paternoster.] 1913 Webster]
3.To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
I've gone out and pattered to get money.Mayhew. 1913 Webster]
Pat"ter, v. t.1.To spatter; to sprinkle. [R.] \'bdAnd patter the water about the boat.\'b8 J. R. Drake. 1913 Webster]
2.[See Patter, v. i., 2.]To mutter; as prayers. 1913 Webster]
[The hooded clouds] patter their doleful prayers.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
To patter flash, to talk in thieves' cant. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Pat"ter, n.1.A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet. 1913 Webster]
2.Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue. 1913 Webster]
3.The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter. 1913 Webster]
4.The language or oratory of a street peddler, conjurer, or the like, hence, glib talk; a voluble harangue; mere talk; chatter; also, specif., rapid speech, esp. as sometimes introduced in songs. [Cant or Colloq.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pat"ter*er(?), n.One who patters, or talks glibly; specifically, a street peddler. [Cant, Eng.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
I will be the pattern of all patience.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance. 1913 Webster]
He compares the pattern with the whole piece.Swift. 1913 Webster]
3.Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern. 1913 Webster]
4.Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a beautiful pattern. 1913 Webster]
5.Something made after a model; a copy.Shak. 1913 Webster]
The patterns of things in the heavens.Heb. ix. 23. 1913 Webster]
6.Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
8.a recognizable characteristic relationship or set of relationships between the members of any set of objects or actions, or the properties of the members; also, the set having a definable relationship between its members. PJC]
Various collections of objects or markings are spoken of as a pattern. 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; the wave pattern for a spoken word; the pattern of intensities in a spectrum; a grammatical pattern. PJC]
9.(Gun.)A diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the plane of fire. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
10.the recommended flight path for an airplane to follow as it approaches an airport for a landing. Same as landing pattern. PJC]
11.an image or diagram containing lines, usually horizontal, vertical, and diagonal, sometimes of varying widths, used to test the resolution of an optical instrument or the accuracy of reproduction of image copying or transmission equipment. Same as test pattern. PJC]
pattern box,
pattern chain, or
pattern 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
[A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in Paradise.Sir T. Herbert. 1913 Webster]
2.To serve as an example for; also, to parallel. 1913 Webster]
To pattern after, to imitate; to follow. 1913 Webster]
patternlikeadj.1.resembling a pattern or shape or outline.a gigantic black and patternlike figure against the eastern sky WordNet 1.5]
patternmakern.Someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentery or metalworking). WordNet 1.5]
Pat"tern match"ing(?), n.[See pattern.](Computers)A technique in automated data analysis, usually performed on a computer, by which a group of characteristic properties of an unknown object is compared with the comparable groups of characteristics of a set of known objects, to discover the idenity or proper classification of the unknown object.There are two major types of pattern matching, statistical pattern matching and syntactic pattern matching. In statistical pattern matching, the criteria used to recognize identity or class membership vary, but in general some combination of the differences in the groups of characteristics of known and unknown objects are considered to be a measure of the difference ("distance") between them, and the closest known object or objects are viewed as presenting the most likely identity or class for the unknown object. In syntactic pattern matching, a set of known patterns, e.g. as in the possible order of parts of speech in a language, is defined, and the unknown pattern is compared to find that known pattern or patterns which matches the unknown exactly. In general, statistical pattern matching is used where properties of objects with continuous values are being compared, and syntactic pattern matching where a complex arrangement of at least two different objects may be built by application of a set of rules (a "grammar") for combining the objects in a specified order. Examples of the latter are natural and formal languages. PJC]
Pat"tin*son's proc"ess(?). (Metal.)A process of desilverizing argentiferous lead by repeated meltings and skimmings, which concentrate the silver in the molten bath, the final skimmings being nearly pure lad. The processwas invented in 1833 by Hugh Lee Pattinson, an English metallurgist. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pat"ty(?), n.; pl.Patties(#).[F. p\'83t\'82. See Pasty.]A little pie. 1913 Webster]
Pat"ty*pan`(?), n.1.A pan for baking patties. 1913 Webster]
2.A patty. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The eyes are large and patulous.Sir J. Hill. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pau(?), n.See Pah. 1913 Webster]
Pau*cil"o*quent(?), a.Uttering few words; brief in speech. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pau*cil"o*quy(?), n.[L. pauciloquium; paucus little + loqui to speak.]Brevity in speech. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pau`ci*spi"ral(?), a.[L. paucus few + E. spiral.](Zo\'94l.)Having few spirals, or whorls; as, a paucispiral operculum or shell. 1913 Webster]
Pau"ci*ty(p, n.[L. paucitas, fr. paucus few, little: cf. F. paucit\'82 See Few.]1.Fewness; smallness of number; scarcity; rarity.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Revelation denies it by the stern reserve, the paucity, and the incompleteness, of its communications.I. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
2.Smallness of quantity; exiguity; insufficiency; as, paucity of blood.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
{ Pau"gie, Pau"gy }(?), n.; pl.Paugies(#).[Corrupted from Amer. Indian mishcuppauog. See Scup.](Zo\'94l.)The scup. See Porgy, and Scup. 1913 Webster]
Pau*hau"gen(?), n.[North Amer. Indian.](Zo\'94l.)The menhaden; -- called also poghaden. 1913 Webster]
Paul(?), n.See Pawl. 1913 Webster]
Paul, n.An Italian silver coin. See Paolo. 1913 Webster]
Paul"dron(?), n.[See Powldron.](Mil. Antiq.)A piece of armor covering the shoulder at the junction of the body piece and arm piece. 1913 Webster]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
Pau"li*cian(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
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Pau"lin(p, n.(Naut.)See Tarpaulin. 1913 Webster]
Pau"line(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
My religion had always been Pauline.J. H. Newman. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pau*low"ni*a(?), prop. 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. 1913 Webster]
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Paum(?), v. t. & i.[See Palm to cheat.]To palm off by fraud; to cheat at cards. [Obs.] Swift. 1913 Webster]
Paunch(por p, 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. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A paunch mat; -- called also panch. 1913 Webster]
3.The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper. 1913 Webster]
4.A noticeably protruding belly; a potbelly. PJC]
Paunch mat(Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope, used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing. 1913 Webster]
Paunch, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Paunched(por p; p. pr. & vb. n.Paunching.]1.To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Paune(?), n.A kind of bread. See Pone. 1913 Webster]
Pau"per(?), n.[L. See Poor.]A very poor person; one without any means of support, especially one dependent on private or public charity. Also used adjectively; as, pauper immigrants, pauper labor. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pau`per*i*za"tion(?), n.The act or process of reducing to pauperism.C. Kingsley. 1913 Webster]
Pau"per*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Pauperized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pauperizing(?).]To reduce to pauperism; as, to pauperize the peasantry. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pau*rop"o*da(?), prop. n. pl.[NL., from Gr. pay^ros small + -poda.](Zo\'94l.)An order of small myriapods having only nine pairs of legs and destitute of trache\'91. 1913 Webster]
Pause(p, n.[F., fr. L. pausa. See Pose.]1.A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. 1913 Webster]
2.Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt. 1913 Webster]
I stand in pause where I shall first begin.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
5.A break or paragraph in writing. 1913 Webster]
He writes with warmth, which usually neglects method, and those partitions and pauses which men educated in schools observe.Locke. 1913 Webster]
Pause, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Paused(p; 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. \'bdTarry, pause a day or two.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pausing a while, thus to herself she mused.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses. 1913 Webster]
3.To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.[R.] 1913 Webster]
Why doth the Jew pause? Take thy forfeiture.Shak.
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4.To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect. [R.] \'bdTake time to pause.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
To pause upon, to deliberate concerning.Shak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Paux"i(?), n.[From the native name: cf. Sp. pauji.](Zo\'94l.)A curassow (Ourax pauxi), which, in South America, is often domesticated. 1913 Webster]
Pav"age(?), n.[Cf. F. pavage.]See Paviage. [R.] 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pa`v\'82"(?), n.[F., from paver to pave. See Pave.]The pavement. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Nymphe du pav\'82(/), a prostitute who solicits in the street; a streetwalker. [A low euphemism.] 1913 Webster]
Pave(p, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Paved(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Paving.][F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. pai`ein to beat, strike.]1.To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for vehicles, 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. 1913 Webster]
With silver paved, and all divine with gold.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways.Gay. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
It might open and pave a prepared way to his own title.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
pavedadj.1.covered with a firm surface; -- of pathways or roadways. [Narrower terms: asphalt, macadam, macadamized, tarmac, tarmacadam] [Narrower terms: blacktopped, brick, cobblestone, cobblestoned] [Ant: unpaved] Syn. -- hard-surfaced, surfaced, made-up [British], sealed [Australian]. WordNet 1.5]
Pave"ment(?), n.[F., fr. LL. pavamentum, L. pavimentum. See Pave.]That with which anything is 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. 1913 Webster]
The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold.Milton. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pave"ment, v. t.To furnish with a pavement; to pave. [Obs.] \'bdHow richly pavemented!\'b8 Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Pav"en(?), n.See Pavan. 1913 Webster]
Pav"er(?), n.One who paves; one who lays a pavement.[Written also pavier and pavior.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pa"vi*age(?), n.(Law)A contribution or a tax for paving streets or highways.Bouvier. 1913 Webster]
Pav"i*an(?), n.See Pavan. 1913 Webster]
Pav"id(?), a.[L. pavidus, from pavere to be afraid.]Timid; fearful. [R.] Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
Pa*vid"i*ty(?), n.Timidity. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pav"ier(?), n.A paver. 1913 Webster]
Pa"vi*in(p, n.(Chem.)A glucoside found in species of the genus Pavia of the Horse-chestnut family. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bd[The] Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.(Mil.)A flag, colors, ensign, or banner. 1913 Webster]
4.(Her.)Same as Tent(Her.) 1913 Webster]
5.That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant. 1913 Webster]
6.(Anat.)The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube. 1913 Webster]
7.A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky. 1913 Webster]
The pavilion of heaven is bare.Shelley. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
The field pavilioned with his guardians bright.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pav"in(?), n.See Pavan. 1913 Webster]
Pav"ing(?), n.1.The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some place with a pavement. 1913 Webster]
2.A pavement. 1913 Webster]
Pav"ior(?), n.1.One who paves; a paver. 1913 Webster]
2.A machine for laying pavement; a rammer for driving paving stones. Syn. -- paviour, paving machine. 1913 Webster]
Pa*vis, Pa*vise(?), n.[OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf. It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.](Mil. Antiq.)A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it. It was originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position[Written also pavis, pavais, pavese, and pavesse.]Fairholt. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Pa*vis"or(?), n.(Mil. Antiq.)A soldier who carried a pavise. 1913 Webster]
Pavlovianprop. adj.Of or pertaining to Ivan Pavlov, or the principles of conditioned responses that he investigated; as, a Pavlovian response.dog WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Pa"vo(?), prop. n.[L., a peacock. See Peacock.]1.(Zo\'94l.)A genus of birds, including the peacocks. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astron.)The Peacock, a constellation of the southern hemisphere. 1913 Webster]
Pa"von(?), n.A small triangular flag, esp. one attached to a knight's lance; a pennon. 1913 Webster]
Pa*vone"(?), n.[Cf. It. pavone, Sp. pavon, fr. L. pavo.](Zo\'94l.)A peacock. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Pa*vo"ni*an(?), a.Of or pertaining to a peacock. [R.] Southey. 1913 Webster]
Pav"o*nine(?), a.[L. pavoninus, fr. pavo a peacock. See Peacock.]1.(Zo\'94l.)Like, or pertaining to, the genus Pavo. 1913 Webster]
2.Characteristic of a peacock; resembling the tail of a peacock, as in colors; iridescent.P. Cleaveland. 1913 Webster]
Paw(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
2.The hand. [Jocose] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Paw clam(Zo\'94l.), the tridacna; -- so called because shaped like an animal's paw. 1913 Webster]
Paw, v. i.To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.Job xxxix. 21. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.To scrape or beat with the forefoot. 1913 Webster]
His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane.Tickell. 1913 Webster]
Pawk(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)A small lobster.Travis. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Pawl bitt(Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass, to receive the strain of the pawls. --
Pawl rimor
Pawl ring(Naut.), a stationary metallic ring surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the pawls to catch in. 1913 Webster]
Pawl, v. t.To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off. 1913 Webster]
To pawl the capstan. See under Capstan. 1913 Webster]
Pawn(?), n.See Pan, the masticatory. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
As for mortgaging or pawning, . . . men will not take pawns without use [i. e., interest].Bacon. 1913 Webster]
2.State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Redeem from broking pawn the blemish'd crown.Shak. 1913 Webster]
As the morning dew is a pawn of the evening fatness.Donne. 1913 Webster]
3.A stake hazarded in a wager. [Poetic] 1913 Webster]
My life I never held but as a pawn Shak. 1913 Webster]
In pawn,
At pawn, in the state of being pledged. \'bdSweet wife, my honor is at pawn.\'b8 Shak. --
Pawn shop, a shop where a pawnbroker does business. --
Pawn ticket, a receipt given by the pawnbroker for an article pledged. 1913 Webster]
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.< Syn. -- hock [colloq]. 1913 Webster]
And pawned the last remaining piece of plate.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard. 1913 Webster]
Pawning his honor to obtain his lust.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pawna*ble(?), a.Capable of being pawned. 1913 Webster]
Pawn"bro`ker(?), n.One who makes a business of lending money on the security of personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping. 1913 Webster]
Pawn"bro`king, n.The business of a pawnbroker. 1913 Webster]
Pawn*ee"(?), n.(Law)One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who takes anything in pawn. 1913 Webster]
Paw`nees"(?), prop. n. pl.; sing. Pawnee(/).(Ethnol.)A tribe of Indians (called also Loups) who formerly occupied the region of the Platte river, but now (1890) live mostly in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The term is often used in a wider sense to include also the related tribes of Rickarees and Wichitas. Called also Pani. 1913 Webster]
{ Pawn"er(?), Pawn*or"(?), }n.(Law)One who pawns or pledges anything as security for the payment of borrowed money or of a debt. 1913 Webster]
Paw`paw"(?), n.(Bot.)Same as Papaya. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors.Chapman. 1913 Webster]
3.Friendship, or a friend; -- esp. in the phrases to make pax with, to make friends with, to be good pax, to be good friends; also, truce; -- used esp. interjectionally. [Eng. Schoolboy Slang] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pax"il*lose`(?), a.[L. paxillus a small stake.](Geol.)Resembling a little stake. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pax*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. 1913 Webster]
Pax"wax`(?), n.[For faxvax, fr. AS. feax 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. 1913 Webster]
Pay(p, v. t.[OF. peier, fr. L. picare to pitch, pix 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. 1913 Webster]
Pay, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Paid(p; 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. 1913 Webster]
May no penny ale them pay [i. e., satisfy].P. Plowman. 1913 Webster]
[She] pays me with disdain.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon. 1913 Webster]
For which, or pay me quickly, or I'll pay you.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
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). \'bdPay me that thou owest.\'b8 Matt. xviii. 28. 1913 Webster]
Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.Matt. xviii. 26. 1913 Webster]
If they pay this tax, they starve.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
4.To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as that which has been promised. 1913 Webster]
This day have I paid my vows.Prov. vii. 14. 1913 Webster]
5.To give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay a visit. 1913 Webster]
Not paying me a welcome.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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.(c)to bribe. --
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.] 1913 Webster]
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Pay(p, v. i.To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt. 1913 Webster]
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again.Ps. xxxvii. 21. 1913 Webster]
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 not pay not to be worthwhile; to be inadvisable --> 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
'T was I paid for your sleeps; I watched your wakings.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
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To pay off. [Etymol. uncertain.](a)(Naut.)To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.(b)to repay (a debt). --
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Where only merit constant pay receives.Pope. 1913 Webster]
There is neither pay nor plunder to be got.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
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)a roll or list of persons entitled to payment, with the amounts due; now usually one word, payroll.(b)the total sum of money which is paid to all employees on payday. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pay"a*ble(?), a.[Cf. F. payable. Cf. Pacable.]1.That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid; justly due.Drayton. 1913 Webster]
Thanks are a tribute payable by the poorest.South. 1913 Webster]
2.(Law)(a)That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value.(b)Matured; now due. 1913 Webster]
payablesn.money that a person or organization expects and is obligated to pay on notes and accounts. WordNet 1.5]
paybackn.same as retribution. [informal] PJC]
2.same as requital. [informal] PJC]
Pay Cerps. A staff corps in the United States navy, consisting of pay directors, pay inspectors, paymasters, passed assistant paymasters, and assistant paymasters, having relative rank from captain to ensign, respectively. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Pay dirt, Pay rock, etc. }1.(Mining)Earth, rock, etc., which yields a profit to the miner. [Western U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.a discovery, especially after an exploratory process, which yields a profit or sought-after benefit; -- used especially in the phrase \'bdto hit pay dirt\'b8. PJC]
PAYEprop. n.the British system of withholding tax. [Acronym] Syn. -- pay as you earn. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pay"en(?), n. & a.Pagan.[F.] [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Pay"er(?), n.One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid. 1913 Webster]
payingadj.yielding material gain or profit; as, paying investments. [Ant: unprofitable] Syn. -- profitable. WordNet 1.5]
2.providing a salary for work performed; as, a paying job. [prenominal] [Ant: unpaid] Syn. -- compensable, remunerative, salaried, stipendiary, gainful. WordNet 1.5]
pay"load`(pn.The part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive charge. Syn. -- warhead, load. WordNet 1.5]
2.The goods carried by a large vehicle. Syn. -- cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, shipment, consignment. WordNet 1.5]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pay"mas`ter-gen"er*al. 1.(a)(Mil.)In the United States army, an officer of the rank of brigadier general, who commands the pay department, which is charged with the payment of the officers and men.(b)(Nav.)In the United States navy, the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, who has charge of the payment of officers and men and their clothing and subsistence. He has the rank of rear admiral.<-- ##?? update needed? --> Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.In Great Britain, an officer of the Treasury who makes all payments and disbursements, civil as well as military. He is a member of the ministry, but not of the cabinet. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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. 1913 Webster]
No man envieth the payment of a debt.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
3.Punishment; chastisement. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Payn(?), n.[OF. & F. pain, fr. L. panis bread.]Bread. HavingPiers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Payne's process(?). A process for preserving timber and rendering it incombustible by impregnating it successively with solutions of sulphate of iron and calcium chloride in vacuo. -- Payn"ize, v. t. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pay"nim(?), n. & a.See Painim. 1913 Webster]
Payn"ize(?), v. t.[From Mr. Payne, the inventor.]To treat or preserve, as wood, by a process resembling kyanizing. 1913 Webster]
payoffn.1.profit or gain from an action; -- used broadly; as, lots of effort with little payoff. PJC]
2.retribution, payback. PJC]
3.The act of giving or receiving money or other valuable consideration as a bribe. Syn. -- bribe. PJC]
4.The money or item given as a bribe. PJC]
5.same as compensation 2. Syn. -- compensation, remuneration, recompense. PJC]
6.The climax or final result of an event or endeavor; the denoument of a narrative. PJC]
Payse(?), v. t.To poise. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
pay"sheet`n.1.the total amount of money paid in wages; as, the company had a large paysheet. Syn. -- payroll. WordNet 1.5]
2.a list of employees and their salaries; as, the company had a long paysheet. Syn. -- payroll. WordNet 1.5]
pay"slip`n.1.a slip of paper included with a person's salary payment, that records how much money the person has earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out. WordNet 1.5]
Pay streak. 1.(Mining)The zone, parallel to the walls of a vein, in which the ore is concentrated, or any narrow streak of paying ore in less valuable material. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.(Oil Boring)A stratum of oil sand thick enough to make a well pay. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pay"tine(?), n.(Chem.)An alkaloid obtained from a white bark resembling that of the cinchona, first brought from Payta, in Peru. 1913 Webster]
PBSn.1.(Biochem.) [Initialism] Phosphate-buffered saline, a normal saline solution containing a phosphate buffer. Syn. -- phosphate-buffered saline. PJC]
2. [Initialism] Public Broadcasting System; a system of non-profit radio and television broadcasting stations. PJC]
PCn.1.(Computers)A personal computer; a computer{2} designed for use by one person at a time; -- contrasted with shared-time computers such as mainframes and minicomputers, which may be accessed by multiple users each operating from a different input device (in the 1990's, usually a terminal). A personal computer typically uses a microprocessor for its CPU. [Initialism] Syn. -- personal computer, microcomputer. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2.Acronym for politically correct.. [Initialism] Syn. -- P. C., politically correct. PJC]
PCPn.1.a drug originally taken in the form of powder ("dust") for its hallucinogenic effects. Syn. -- phencyclidine hydrochloride, angel dust. WordNet 1.5]
pctn.[Abbreviation of percent.]Percent; a fractional proportion, multiplied by 100. [abbreviation] Syn. -- percentage, percent, per cent. WordNet 1.5]
Pdprop. n.1.The chemical symbol for palladium, an element of the platinum group of atomic number 46. Syn. -- palladium. WordNet 1.5]
pen.the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. WordNet 1.5]
Pea(p, n.[OF. peis. See Poise.]The sliding weight on a steelyard.[Written also pee.] 1913 Webster]
Pea, n.(Naut.)See Peak, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
Pea, n.; pl.Peas(p or Pease(p.[OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. pi`sos, pi`son. The final 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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below. 1913 Webster]
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 (Pinnotheres 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. 1913 Webster]
Pea"bird`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The wryneck; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdThe eternal love and pees.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Peace is sometimes used as an exclamation in commanding silence, quiet, or order. \'bdPeace! foolish woman.\'b8Shak. 1913 Webster]
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 polliceman, 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. \'bdI will make your peace with him.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Peace, v. t. & i.To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop. [R.] \'bdPeace your tattlings.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
When the thunder would not peace at my bidding.Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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 \'bdin the spirit of peace;\'b8 latter; \'bdin the possession or enjoyment of peace.\'b8 A peaceable adjustment of difficulties; a peaceful life, scene. 1913 Webster]
Peace"break`er(?), n.One who disturbs the public peace. -- Peace"break`ing, n. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
2.Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation; pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- See Peaceable. 1913 Webster]
--Peace"ful*ly, adv.. -- Peace"ful*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
peacekeepern.1.a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area. WordNet 1.5]
2.someone who keeps peace; as, she's the peacekeeper in that family. WordNet 1.5]
3.the pistol of a law officer in the old West. [U. S. History] WordNet 1.5]
peace-lovingadj.Inclined or disposed to peace; as, peace-loving citizens. Opposed to warlike or belligerent. Syn. -- peaceable, dovish, pacific. WordNet 1.5]
Peace"mak`er(?), n.One who makes peace by reconciling parties that are at variance.Matt. v. 9. 1913 Webster]
--Peace"mak`ing, n. 1913 Webster]
peacenikn.someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations. [Derog.] Syn. -- dove. WordNet 1.5]
peacetimen.A period of time during which there is no war; as, civil liberties are valued more highly in peacetime than in war. WordNet 1.5]
Peach(p, v. t.[See Appeach, Impeach.]To accuse of crime; to inform against. [Obs.] Foxe. 1913 Webster]
Peach, v. i.To turn informer; to betray one's accomplice. [Obs. or Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
If I be ta'en, I'll peach for this.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Peach(p, 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.]1.(Bot.)A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone. In the wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible. 1913 Webster]
2.The tree (Prunus Persica syn. Amygdalus Persica) which bears the peach fruit. 1913 Webster]
3.The pale red color of the peach blossom, or the light pinkish yellow of the peach fruit. PJC]
Guinea peach, 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 exitiosa, orSannina, 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. 1913 Webster]
Peach"blow`, a.(Ceramics)Of the delicate purplish pink color likened to that of peach blooms; -- applied esp. to a Chinese porcelain, small specimens of which bring great prices in the Western countries. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peach"-col`ored(p, a.Of the color of a peach blossom. \'bdPeach-colored satin.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Peach"er(p, n.One who peaches. [Low] Foxe. 1913 Webster]
Pea"chick`(p, n.(Zo\'94l.)The chicken of the peacock. 1913 Webster]
peach"wood`(pn.1.A tropical tree Caesalpinia echinata, having a prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry. Syn. -- Caesalpinia echinata. WordNet 1.5]
2.The heavy red wood of the Caesalpinia echinata; brazilwood; pernambuco wood. WordNet 1.5]
Peach"y(p, a.Resembling a peach or peaches. 1913 Webster]
pea"coat`, pea" coat`(p, n.[Prob. fr. D. pij, pije, a coat of a coarse woolen stuff.]A thick loose double-breasted woolen jacket, or coat, commonly worn by sailors in cold weather; a pea-jacket. Syn. -- pea coat, peacoat, pea jacket, peajacket, pea-jacket. 1913 Webster+ WordNet 1.5]
Pea"cock`(p, n.[OE. pecok. Pea- in this word is from AS. pe\'a0, p\'bewa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw`s, taw^s, Per. t\'beus, t\'bewus, Ar. t\'bew. 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. 1913 Webster]
Pavo cristatus. The Javan peacock (Pavo muticus) is more brilliantly colored than the common species. 1913 Webster]
2.In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a peafowl. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Pea"cock` Throne. A famous throne formerly of the kings of Delhi, India, but since 1739, when it was carried off by Nadir Shah, held by the shahs of Persia (now Iran); -- so called from its bearing a fully expanded peacock's tail done in gems. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.[metonymically named after the throne on which he sat.]The office or position of the Shah of Iran; as, to ascend the Peacock Throne. PJC]
Pea"fowl`(?), n.[See Peacock.](Zo\'94l.)The peacock or peahen; any species of Pavo. 1913 Webster]
Peag(p, n.[Written also peage, peak, peeke.][Prob. of North American Indian origin, by shortening of wampumpeag. RHUD.]A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- originally applied only to polished white cylindrical beads. See also wampum. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pe"age(?), n.See Paage. 1913 Webster]
Pea"grit`(?), n.(Min.)A coarse pisolitic limestone. See Pisolite. 1913 Webster]
Pea"hen`(?), n.[See Peacock.](Zo\'94l.)The hen or female peafowl. 1913 Webster]
Pea"-jack`et, Pea" jack`etPea" jack`et(?), n.[Prob. fr. D. pij, pije, a coat of a coarse woolen stuff.]A thick loose double-breasted woolen jacket, or coat, commonly worn by sailors in cold weather. Syn. -- pea coat, peacoat, pea jacket. 1913 Webster+ WordNet 1.5]
Peak(p, 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. \'bdRun your beard into a peak.\'b8 Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Silent upon a peak in Darien.Keats. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Fore peak. (Naut.)See under Fore. 1913 Webster]
Peak, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Peaked(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Peaking.]1.To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak. 1913 Webster]
There peaketh up a mighty high mount.Holand. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence:To achieve a maximum of numerical value, intensity of activity, popularity, or other characteristic, followed by a decline; as, the stock market peaked in January; his performance as a pitcher peaked in 1990; sales of the XTX model peaked at 20,000 per year. PJC]
3.To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly. \'bdDwindle, peak, and pine.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.[Cf. Peek.]To pry; to peep slyly. [archaic] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Peak arch(Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Peaked(por p, a.1.Pointed; ending in a point; as, a peaked roof. 1913 Webster]
2.(Oftener pSickly; not robust. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Peak"ish, a.1.Of or relating to a peak; or to peaks; belonging to a mountainous region. \'bdHer peakish spring.\'b8 Drayton. \'bdHis peakish dialect.\'b8 Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
2.Having peaks; peaked. 1913 Webster]
3.Having features thin or sharp, as from sickness; hence, sickly. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Peak"y(p, a.1.Having a peak or peaks.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
2.Sickly; peaked. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Peal(p, n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Zo\'94l.)A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Peal, v. i.To appeal. [Obs.] Spencer. 1913 Webster]
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. \'bdA fair peal of artillery.\'b8 Hayward. 1913 Webster]
Whether those peals of praise be his or no.Shak. 1913 Webster]
And a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar.Byron. 1913 Webster]
2.A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells. 1913 Webster]
To ring a peal. See under Ring. 1913 Webster]
Peal, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Pealed(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Pealing.]1.To utter or give out loud sounds. 1913 Webster]
There let the pealing organ blow.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.To resound; to echo. 1913 Webster]
And the whole air pealed With the cheers of our men.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Peal, v. t.1.To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad. 1913 Webster]
The warrior's name, pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.J. Barlow. 1913 Webster]
2.To assail with noise or loud sounds. 1913 Webster]
Nor was his ear less pealed.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.To pour out. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
peal out, v. i.To give off a loud pealing sound; to peal. PJC]
2.To accelerate quickly from a stop in a vehicle, especially an automobile, so that the tires grind against the pavement and make a squealing noise while accelerating; -- sometimes performed by young drivers for showy display. [slang] Syn. -- drop a patch. PJC]
Pean(p, n.[OF. pene, F. panne.](Her.)One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or. 1913 Webster]
Pe"an(p, n.A song of praise and triumph. See P\'91an. 1913 Webster]
Pe"an*ism(p, n.[Gr. paianismo`s, fr. paiani`zein to chant the p\'91an.]The song or shout of praise, of battle, or of triumph. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Pea"nut(p, n.(Bot.)The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypog\'91a); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit. 1913 Webster]
earthnut, groundnut, and goober. 1913 Webster]
Pea"nut but"ter. A paste made by mixing ground fresh roasted peanuts with a small quantity of water or oil, and used chiefly as a relish on sandwiches, etc. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pea"nut gal"ler*y. 1.The cheapest seats in a theater, being typically those farthest from the stage, as in the uppermost balcony. PJC]
2.In a television show for children, the section where visiting children sit as guests during the performance. PJC]
3.Hence: Any group of children, or the chidren in a group of people; as, let's have no noise from the peanut gallery. [Colloq.] PJC]
Pear(p, 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. 1913 Webster]
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 hawthorn. --
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. 1913 Webster]
<-- Illustr. of pear slug (Celandria cerasi) --> 1913 Webster]
Pearch(p, n. [Obs.] See Perch. 1913 Webster]
Pearl(p, n.A fringe or border. [Obs.] -- v. t.To fringe; to border. [Obs.] See Purl. 1913 Webster]
Pearl stitch. See Purl stitch, under Purl. 1913 Webster]
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 at one time compared in value with the precious stones. Since development of cultured pearls, the relative value has diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial pearls may be made of various materials, including material similar to that of natural pearls; these are less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See cultured pearl, below. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. 1913 Webster]
I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.Shak. 1913 Webster]
And those pearls of dew she wears.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 1913 Webster]
4.(Zo\'94l.)A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. 1913 Webster]
5.(Zo\'94l.)A light-colored tern. 1913 Webster]
6.(Zo\'94l.)One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. 1913 Webster]
7.A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
8.A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. 1913 Webster]
9.(Print.)A size of type, between agate and diamond. 1913 Webster]
\'b5 This line is printed in the type called pearl. 1913 Webster]
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 from wild oysters, are less expensive. 1913 Webster]
Pearl(p, a.Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl. 1913 Webster]
Pearl, v. t.1.To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively. 1913 Webster]
2.To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley. 1913 Webster]
Pearl, v. i.1.To resemble pearl or pearls. 1913 Webster]
2.To dive or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling. 1913 Webster]
Pearl*a"ceous(?), a.Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly in quality or appearance. Syn. -- iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlaceous. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
pearl"ern.A diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls; a pearl diver. Syn. -- pearl diver. WordNet 1.5]
pearl*es"cent(padj.1.Having an iridescent pearl-like surface, giving a play of lustrous rainbowlike colors; nacreous; pearlaceous. Syn. -- iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlaceous. WordNet 1.5]
Pearl"-eyed`(?), a.Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with a cataract or cataracts. 1913 Webster]
Pearl"fish`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait. 1913 Webster]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
{ 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. 1913 Webster]
Pearl"wort`(?), n.(Bot.)A name given to several species of Sagina, low and inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family. 1913 Webster]
2.Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent; iridescent; as, the pearly dew or flood. 1913 Webster]
pearly everlastingn.(Bot.)an American everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly-white scarious involucres. Syn. -- cottonweed, Anaphalis margaritacea. WordNet 1.5 +MW10]
pearly-whiteadj.White like a pearl; very white. Syn. -- pearly. WordNet 1.5]
Pear"main(?), n.(Bot.)The name of several kinds of apples; as, the blue pearmain, winter pearmain, and red pearmain. 1913 Webster]
Pear"-shaped`(?), a.Of the form of a pear. 1913 Webster]
Peart(p, 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.] 1913 Webster]
There was a tricksy girl, I wot, albeit clad in gray, peart as bird, as straight as bolt, as fresh as flowers in May.Warner (1592). 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Peas"ant*ry(?), n.1.Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. \'bdA bold peasantry.\'b8 Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
2.Rusticity; coarseness. [Obs.] p. Butler. 1913 Webster]
Peas"cod`(?), n.The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea. 1913 Webster]
Pease(p, n.; obs.pl. Peases(#), Peasen(#).[See Pea.]1.A pea. [Obs.] \'bdA peose.\'b8 \'bdBread . . . of beans and of peses.\'b8 Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
2.A plural form of Pea. See the Note under Pea. 1913 Webster]
Pea"stone`(?), n.(Min.)Pisolite. 1913 Webster]
Peas"weep`(?), n.[So called from its note.] [Prov. Eng.] (Zo\'94l.)(a)The pewit, or lapwing.(b)The greenfinch. 1913 Webster]
Peat(p, n.[Cf. Pet a fondling.]A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
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.] 1913 Webster]
Peat"y(?), a.Composed of peat; abounding in peat; resembling peat. 1913 Webster]
{ Pea"vey, Pea"vy }(?), n.[Said to be from the inventor's name.](Lumbering)A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike; it is used for handling logs. Syn. -- cant dog. Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Pe"ba(p, n.[Cf. Pg. peba.](Zo\'94l.)An armadillo (Tatusia novemcincta) which is found from Texas to Paraguay; -- called also tatouhou. 1913 Webster]
Peb"ble(?), n.[AS. papolst\'ben; cf. L. papula pimple, mote. See Stone.]1.A small roundish piece of stone; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone. \'bdThe pebbles on the hungry beach.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
As children gathering pebbles on the shore.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.Transparent and colorless rock crystal; as, Brazilian pebble; -- so called by opticians. 1913 Webster]
Pebble powder, slow-burning gunpowder, in large cubical grains. --
Scotch pebble, varieties of quartz, as agate, chalcedony, etc., obtained from cavities in amygdaloid. 1913 Webster]
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. 1913 Webster]
Peb"bled(?), a.Abounding in pebbles.Thomson. 1913 Webster]
Peb"ble*stone`(?). A pebble; also, pebbles collectively. \'bdChains of pebblestone.\'b8 Marlowe. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pe`brine"(?), n.[F.]An epidemic disease of the silkworm, characterized by the presence of minute vibratory corpuscles in the blood. 1913 Webster]
Pe*can"(p, n.[Cf. F. pacane the nut.](Bot.)A species of hickory (Carya oliv\'91formis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat.[Written also pacane.] 1913 Webster]
Pec`ca*bil"i*ty(?), n.The state or quality of being peccable; liability to sin. 1913 Webster]
The common peccability of mankind.Dr. H. More. 1913 Webster]
Pec"ca*ble(?), a.[Cf. F. peccable. See Peccant.]Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law. \'bdA frail and peccable mortal.\'b8 Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Pec`ca*dil"lo(?), n.; pl.Peccadillos(#).[Sp. pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See Peccant.]A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime; a trifling fault.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Pec"can*cy(?), n.[L. peccantia.]1.The quality or state of being peccant. 1913 Webster]
2.A sin; an offense.W. Montagu. 1913 Webster]
Pec"cant(?), a.[L. peccans, -antis, p. pr. of peccare to sin: cf. F. peccant.]1.Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pec"cant*ly, adv.In a peccant manner. 1913 Webster]
Pec"ca*ry(?), n.; pl.Peccaries(#).[From the native South American name: cf. F. p\'82cari, Sp. pecar.](Zo\'94l.)A pachyderm of the genus Dicotyles. 1913 Webster]
Dicotyles torquatus), is about the size and shape of a small hog, and has a white ring aroung the neck. It ranges from Arkansas to Brazil. A larger species (Dicotyles labiatus), with white cheeks, is found in South America. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pec*ca"vi(?). [L.]I have sinned; -- used colloquially to express confession or acknowledgment of an offense; -- used rarely, superseded by the approximate equivalent mea culpa.Aubrey. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Pec"co(?), n.See Pekoe. 1913 Webster]
Peck, n.[Perh. akin to pack; or, orig., an indefinite quantity, and fr. peck, v. (below): cf. also F. picotin a peak.]1.The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat. \'bdA peck of provender.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. \'bdA peck of uncertainties and doubts.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
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Peck, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Pecked(p; p. pr. & vb. n.Pecking.][See Pick, v.]1.To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a bird pecks a tree. 1913 Webster]
2.Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements. 1913 Webster]
3.To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak; to bite; to eat; -- often with up.Addison. 1913 Webster]
This fellow pecks up wit as pigeons peas.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree. 1913 Webster]
Peck, v. i.1.To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument.Carew. 1913 Webster]
2.To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat. 1913 Webster]
[The hen] went pecking by his side.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
To peck at, (a)to attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at; to nag; to tease.(a)to eat slowly and in small portions, with litle interest; as, to peck at one's food. 1913 Webster]
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Peck(p, n.A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a pointed instrument. 1913 Webster]
Peck"er(p, n.1.One who, or that which, pecks; specif., a bird that pecks holes in trees; a woodpecker. 1913 Webster]
2.An instrument for pecking; a pick.Garth. 1913 Webster]
3. The penis; -- an obscene term for the male sexual organ. Syn. -- penis, cock, prick, tool, peter, dick, shaft [all but the first considered obscene]. PJC]
Flower pecker. (Zo\'94l.)See under Flower. 1913 Webster]
peck"ish, a.Inclined to eat; hungry. [Colloq.] \'bdWhen shall I feel peckish again?\'b8 Beaconsfield. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pe*cop"te*ris(p, prop. n.[NL., fr. Gr. pe`kein to comb + petri`s a kind of fern.](Paleon.)An extensive genus of fossil ferns; -- so named from the regular comblike arrangement of the leaflets. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pec"o*ra(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. pecus. See Pecuniary.](Zo\'94l.)An extensive division of ruminants, including the antelopes, deer, and cattle. 1913 Webster]
pecs(p, n. pl.(Anat.)[contraction from pectoral muscles.]The pectoral muscles; -- a contraction used by body-building and health enthusiasts. Used similarly to abs and delts. [informal] PJC]
Pec"tate(?), n.(Chem.)A salt of pectic acid. 1913 Webster]
Pec"ten(?), n.[L. pecten, -inis, a comb, a kind of shellfish. See Pectinate.]1.(Anat.)(a)A vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous humor within the globe of the eye in birds, and in many reptiles and fishes; -- also called marsupium.(b)The pubic bone. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinid\'91); a scallop. See Scallop. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4 (b). 1913 Webster]
pec"tic(p, a.[Gr. phkto`s curdled.](Chem.)Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acid obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an amorphous substance, tough and horny when dry, but gelatinous when moist. 1913 Webster]
pec"tin(p, n.[Gr. phkto`s curdled, congealed, from phgny`nai to make fast or stiff: cf. F. pectine.](Chem.)One of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called vegetable jelly, found very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, especially in ripe fleshy fruits, as apples, cranberries, etc. It is extracted as variously colored, translucent substances, which are soluble in hot water but become viscous on cooling. It is commonly used in making fruit jelllies. 1913 Webster]
Pec"ti*nal(?), a.[L. pecten comb. See Pectinate.]Of or pertaining to a comb; resembling a comb. 1913 Webster]
Pec"ti*nal, n.A fish whose bones resemble comb teeth.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
{ Pec"ti*na`te(?), Pec"ti*na`ted(?), }a.[L. pectinatus, p. pr. of pectinare to comb, from pecten, -inis, a comb; cf. Gr. pe`kein to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.]1.Resembling the teeth of a comb. 1913 Webster]
2.(Nat. Hist.)Having very narrow, close divisions, in arrangement and regularity resembling those of a comb; comblike; as, a pectinate leaf; pectinated muscles. See Illust.(e) of Antenn\'91. 1913 Webster]
3.Interlaced, like two combs. [R.] \'bdOur fingers pectinated, or shut together.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Pectinate claw(Zo\'94l.), a claw having a serrate edge, found in some birds, and supposed to be used in cleaning the feathers. 1913 Webster]
Pec"ti*nate*ly(?), adv.In a pectinate manner. 1913 Webster]
Pec`ti*na"tion(?), n.1.The state of being pectinated; that which is pectinated.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.The act of combing; the combing of the head. 1913 Webster]
3.(Nat. Hist.)Comblike toothing. 1913 Webster]
Pec*tin"e*al(?), a.[See Pecten.](Anat.)(a)Of or pertaining to the pecten.(b)Relating to, or connected with, the pubic bone. 1913 Webster]
Pec*tin"i*branch(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)One of the Pectinibranchiata. Also used adjectively. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pec`ti*ni*bran`chi*a"ta(?), n. pl.[NL. See Pecten, and Branchia.](Zo\'94l.)A division of Gastropoda, including those that have a comblike gill upon the neck. 1913 Webster]
Pec`ti*ni*bran"chi*ate(?), a.[L. pecten, -inis, a comb + E. branchiate.](Zo\'94l.)Having pectinated gills. 1913 Webster]
Pec*tin"i*form(p, a.Comblike in form. 1913 Webster]
Pec*tize"(p, v. i.[Gr. phkto`s solid.]To congeal; to change into a gelatinous mass. [R.] H. Spencer. 1913 Webster]
Pec"to*lite(p, n.[L. pecten a comb + -lite.](Min.)A whitish mineral occurring in radiated or fibrous crystalline masses. It is a hydrous silicate of lime and soda. 1913 Webster]
Pec"to*ral(p, a.[L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]1.Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles. 1913 Webster]
2.Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper. 1913 Webster]
Pectoral arch, or
Pectoral girdle(Anat.), the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the scapula and clavicle, on each side. --
Pectoral cross(Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons. --
Pectoral fins, or
Pectorals(Zo\'94l.), fins situated on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin. --
Pectoral rail. (Zo\'94l.)See Land rail(b) under Land. --
Pectoral sandpiper(Zo\'94l.), the jacksnipe (b). 1913 Webster]
Pec"to*ral(?), n.[L. pectorale a breastplate, neut. of pectoralis.]1.A covering or protecting for the breast. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eccl.)(a)A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person.(b)A clasp or a cross worn on the breast. 1913 Webster]
3.A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs. 1913 Webster]
Pec"to*ral*ly(?), adv.As connected with the breast. 1913 Webster]
Pec`to*ri*lo"qui*al(?), a.[Cf. F. pectoriloque.]Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy. 1913 Webster]
Pec`to*ril"o*quy(?), n.[L. pectus, -oris, the breast + loqui to speak: cf. F. pectoriloquie.](Med.)The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient's voice, heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural cavity. 1913 Webster]
Pec"tose`(p, n.[Pectic + cellulose.](Chem.)An amorphous carbohydrate found in the vegetable kingdom, esp. in unripe fruits. It is associated with cellulose, and is converted into substances of the pectin group. 1913 Webster]
Pec*to"sic(p, a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, pectose; specifically, designating an acid supposed to constitute largely ordinary pectin or vegetable jelly. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pec*tos"tra*ca(p, n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. phkto`s fixed + 'o`strakon shell of a testacean.](Zo\'94l.)A degenerate order of Crustacea, including the Rhizocephala and Cirripedia. 1913 Webster]
Pec"tous(p, a.(Chem.)Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, pectose. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pec"tus(p, n.; pl.Pectora(#).[L., the breast.](Zo\'94l.)The breast of a bird. 1913 Webster]
Pec"ul(?), n.See Picul. 1913 Webster]
Pec"u*late(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Peculated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Peculating.][L. peculatus, p. p. of peculari to peculate, akin to peculium private property. See Peculiar.]To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle. 1913 Webster]
An oppressive, . . . rapacious, and peculating despotism.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Pec`u*la"tion(?), n.The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods intrusted to one's care for management or disbursement; embezzlement. 1913 Webster]
Every British subject . . . active in the discovery of peculations has been ruined.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Pec"u*la`tor(?), n.[L.]One who peculates. \'bdPeculators of the public gold.\'b8 Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Pe*cul"iar(?), a.[L. peculiaris, fr. peculium private property, akin to pecunia money: cf. OF. peculier. See Pecuniary.]1.One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation. 1913 Webster]
And purify unto himself a peculiar people.Titus ii. 14. 1913 Webster]
While each peculiar power forgoes his wonted seat.Milton. 1913 Webster]
My fate is Juno's most peculiar care.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiar appearance. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Peculiar, Special, Especial.Peculiar is from the Roman peculium, which was a thing emphatically and distinctively one's own, and hence was dear. The former sense always belongs to peculiar (as, a peculiar style, peculiar manners, etc.), and usually so much of the latter as to involve feelings of interest; as, peculiar care, watchfulness, satisfaction, etc. Nothing of this kind belongs to special and especial. They mark simply the relation of species to genus, and denote that there is something in this case more than ordinary; as, a special act of Congress; especial pains, etc. 1913 Webster]
Beauty, which, either walking or asleep, peculiar graces.Milton. 1913 Webster]
For naught so vile that on the earth doth live, special good doth give.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pe*cul"iar, n.1.That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic. 1913 Webster]
Revenge is . . . the peculiar of Heaven.South. 1913 Webster]
2.(Eng. Canon Law)A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary. 1913 Webster]
Court of Peculiars(Eng. Law), a branch of the Court of Arches having cognizance of the affairs of peculiars.Blackstone. --
Dean of peculiars. See under Dean, 1. 1913 Webster]
Pe*cul`iar"i*ty(p, n.; pl.Peculiarities(p.1.The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity. 1913 Webster]
The smallest peculiarity of temper or manner.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
3.Exclusive possession or right. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 1913 Webster]
Pe*cul"iar*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Peculiarized(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Peculiarizing(?).]To make peculiar; to set apart or assign, as an exclusive possession. [R.] Dr. John Smith. 1913 Webster]
Pe*cul"iar*ly, adv.In a peculiar manner; particularly; in a rare and striking degree; unusually. 1913 Webster]
Pe*cul"iar*ness, n.The quality or state of being peculiar; peculiarity.Mede. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pe*cu"li*um(?), n.[L. See Peculiar.]1.(Rom. Law)The saving of a son or a slave with the father's or master's consent; a little property or stock of one's own; any exclusive personal or separate property.Burrill. 1913 Webster]
2.A special fund for private and personal uses. 1913 Webster]
A slight peculium only subtracted to supply his snuff box and tobacco pouch.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Pe*cun"ia*ri*ly(?), adv.In a pecuniary manner; as regards money. 1913 Webster]
Pe*cun"ia*ry(p, a.[L. pecuniarius, fr. pecunia money, orig., property in cattle, fr. pecus cattle: cf. F. p\'82cuniaire. See Fee, and cf. Peculiar.]1.Relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a pecuniary reward.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Pe*cu"ni*ous(?), a.[L. pecuniosus, fr. pecunia: cf. F. p\'82cunieux.]Abounding in money; wealthy; rich. [Obs.] Sherwood. 1913 Webster]
Ped(p, n.[OE. See Peddler.]A basket; a hammer; a pannier. [Obs.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Ped"age(p, n.[LL. pedagium, for pedaticum. See Paage.]A toll or tax paid by passengers, entitling them to safe-conduct and protection. [Obs.] Spelman. 1913 Webster]
Ped"a*gog(?), n.Pedagogue. 1913 Webster]
Ped`a*gog"ic(?), n.[From Pedagogic, a.; cf. G. pedagogik.]See Pedagogics. 1913 Webster]
{ Ped`a*gog"ic(?), Ped`a*gog"ic*al(?), }a.[Gr. paidagwgiko`s: cf. F. p\'82dagogique. See Pedagogue.]Of or pertaining to a pedagogue; suited to, or characteristic of, a pedagogue. 1913 Webster]
Ped`a*gog"ics(?), n.The science or art of teaching; the principles and rules of teaching; pedagogy. 1913 Webster]
Ped"a*gog*ism(?), n.[Cf. F. p\'82dagogisme.]The system, occupation, character, or manner of pedagogues.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Avocations of pedantry and pedagogism.De Foe. 1913 Webster]
Ped"a*gogue(p, n.[F. p\'82dagogue, L. paedagogus, Gr. paidagwgo`s; pai^s, paido`s, a boy + 'a`gein to lead, guide; cf. 'agwgo`s leading. See Page a servant, Agent.]1.(Gr. Antiq.)A slave who led his master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally. 1913 Webster]
2.A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young; a schoolmaster. 1913 Webster]
3.One who by teaching has become formal, positive, or pedantic in his ways; one who has the manner of a schoolmaster; a pedant.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
Ped"a*gogue, v. t.[Cf. L. paedagogare to instruct.]To play the pedagogue toward. [Obs.] Prior. 1913 Webster]
Ped"a*go`gy(?), n.[Gr. paidagwgi`a: cf. F. p\'82dagogie.]Pedagogics; pedagogism.South. 1913 Webster]
Pe"dal(pin def 1; 277), a.[L. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Pew.]1.Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zo\'94l.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion. 1913 Webster]
2.(pOf or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals. 1913 Webster]
Pedal curveor
Pedal surface(Geom.), the curve or surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a given surface. --
Pedal note(Mus.), the note which is held or sustained through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ. --
Pedal organ(Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which is played with the feet. 1913 Webster]
Pe"dal(p, n.[Cf. F. p\'82dale, It. pedale. See Pedal, a.]1.(Mech.)A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)A pedal curve or surface. 1913 Webster]
pedalern.a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle. Syn. -- pedaller. WordNet 1.5]
Pe*da"li*an(?), a.Relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; pedal. [R.] Maunder. 1913 Webster]
Pe*dal"i*ty(?), n.The act of measuring by paces. [R.] Ash. 1913 Webster]
pedallern.a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle; a pedaler. Syn. -- pedaler. WordNet 1.5]
Pe*da"ne*ous(?), a.[L. pedaneus of the size of a foot.]Going on foot; pedestrian. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ped"ant(?), n.[F. p\'82dant, It. pedante, fr. Gr. paidey`ein to instruct, from pai^s boy. See Pedagogue.]1.A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Obs.] Dryden. 1913 Webster]
A pedant that keeps a school i'th' church.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge.Addison. 1913 Webster]
A scholar, yet surely no pedant, was he.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
{ Pe*dan"tic(?), Pe*dan"tic*al(?), }a.Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation. \'bdFigures pedantical.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
Pe*dan"tic*al*ly, adv.In a pedantic manner. 1913 Webster]
Ped"ant*ism(?), n.The office, disposition, or act of a pedant; pedantry. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Ped"ant*ize(?), v. i.[Cf. F. p\'82dantiser.]To play the pedant; to use pedantic expressions. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Ped`an*toc"ra*cy(?), n.[Pedant + democracy.]The sway of pedants. [R.] J. S. Mill. 1913 Webster]
Ped"ant*ry(?), n.[Cf. F. p\'82danterie.]The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning. \'bdThis pedantry of quotation.\'b8 Cowley. 1913 Webster]
'T is a practice that savors much of pedantry.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Ped"ant*y(?), n.An assembly or clique of pedants. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
Pe*da"ri*an(?), n.[L. pedarius, fr. pedarius belonging to the foot, fr. pes, pedis, foot.](Rom. Antiq.)One of a class eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote; -- so called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favored when a vote was taken. 1913 Webster]
Ped"a*ry(?), n.; pl.Pedaries(#).[L. pedarius of the foot.]A sandal. [Obs.] Latimer. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pe*da"ta(p, n. pl.[NL. See Pedate.](Zo\'94l.)An order of holothurians, including those that have ambulacral suckers, or feet, and an internal gill. 1913 Webster]
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Ped"ate(p, a.[L. pedatus, p. p. of pedare to furnish with feet, fr. pes, pedis, a foot.](Bot.)Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more segments; -- said of a leaf. -- Ped"ate*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Pe*dat"i*fid(?), a.[Pedate + root of L. findere to split.] [Colloq.] Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly connected at the base; -- said of a leaf. 1913 Webster]
Ped"dle(?), v. i.[From Peddler.]1.To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license. 1913 Webster]
2.To do a small business; to be busy about trifles; to piddle. 1913 Webster]
Ped"dle, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Peddled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Peddling(?).]To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or tinware. 1913 Webster]
Ped"dler(?), n.[OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.]One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker.[Written also pedlar and pedler.] \'bdSome vagabond huckster or peddler.\'b8 Hakluyt. 1913 Webster]
Ped"dler*y(?), n.[Written also pedlary and pedlery.]1.The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small retail business, like that of a peddler. 1913 Webster]
2.Trifling; trickery. [Obs.] \'bdLook . . . into these their deceitful peddleries.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
Ped"dling, a.1.Hawking; acting as a peddler. 1913 Webster]
2.Petty; insignificant; trifling; paltry; piddling; -- now less common than piddling. \'bdThe miserable remains of a peddling commerce.\'b8 Burke. Syn. -- petty; insignificant; trifling; paltry; piddling. 1913 Webster]
Ped"er*ast(?), n.[Gr. paiderasth`s; pai^s, paido`s, a boy + 'era^n to love: cf. F. p\'82d\'82raste.]One guilty of pederasty; a sodomite. 1913 Webster]
Ped`er*as"tic(?), a.[Gr. paiderastiko`s.]Of or pertaining to pederasty. 1913 Webster]
Ped"er*as`ty(?), n.[Gr. paiderasti`a: cf. F. p\'82d\'82rastie.]Sexual activity between two males; sodomy; the \'bdcrime against nature\'bd; -- used especially when one partner is a boy.The term \'bdcrime against nature\'bd to refer to homosexual activity is now (2002) seldom used except by religious conservatives. It was in the 1913 Webster, and is left here for historical purposes. 1913 Webster + PJC]
Ped`e*re"ro(?), n.[Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp. piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. pe`tra. So named because it was at first charged with stones.](Mil.)A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered ordnance.[Written also paterero and peterero.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Pe*de"sis(?), n.[NL., from Gr. ph`dhsis a leaping.]Same as Brownian movement, under Brownian. 1913 Webster]
Ped"es*tal(?), n.[Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi\'82destal