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Pannage

The food of swine in the woods, as beechnuts, acorns, etc.; -- called also pawns. A tax paid for the privilege of feeding swine in the woods.

Panne

A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close.

Pannel

A kind of rustic saddle.

Pannier

A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass

Pannikel

The brainpan, or skull; hence, the crest.

panning

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.

Pannose

Similar in texture or appearance to felt or woolen cloth.

Pannus

A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids.

Panoistic

Producing ova only; -- said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells.

Panomphean

Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining.

Panoply

Defensive armor in general; a full suit of defensive armor.

panoptical panoptic

Including everying visible in one view; as, a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base; a panoptic stain used in microscopy.

Panoramical Panoramic

Of, pertaining to, or like, a panorama; exhibiting a very broad view; as, a panoramic view.

Panorpian

Like, or pertaining to, the genus Panorpa. Same as Panorpid.

Panorpid

Any neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa, and allied genera. The larv/ feed on plant lice.

Panpresbyterian

Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council.

Panpsychism

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.

Panshon

An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the bottom, -- used for holding milk and for various other purposes.

Pansied

Covered or adorned with pansies.

Panslavism

A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy.

Pansophical

All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical pretenders.

Pansophy

Universal wisdom; esp., a system of universal knowledge proposed by Comenius (1592 -- 1671), a Moravian educator.

Panspermic

Of or pertaining to panspermy; as, the panspermic hypothesis.

Panspermy Panspermia

The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop. The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; -- the opposite of spontaneous generation. 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.

Panstereorama

A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like.

Pansy

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.

Pant

A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.

pant

Of or pertaining to pants.

Pantagruelism

The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in burlesque or ridicule.

Pantalet

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.

Pantaloon

A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes.

Pantaloonery

The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.

Pantamorph

That which assumes, or exists in, all forms.

Pantascopic

Viewing all; taking a view of the whole. See under Camera.

Pantastomata

One of the divisions of Flagellata, including the monads and allied forms.

Pantechnicon

A depository or place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale.

Pantheism

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.

Pantheology

A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.

Pantheon

A temple dedicated to all the gods; especially, the building so called at Rome.

Panthera

The genus of large felines including the lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; and saber-toothed tigers.

Pantherine

Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake (Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil.

pantie

A pair of short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural).

Pantile

A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (/).

panting

The act or process of breathing heavily, usually after exertion.

pantingly

With palpitation or rapid breathing.

Pantisocracy

A Utopian community, in which all should rule equally, such as was devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in their younger days.

Pantisocratist

One who favors or supports the theory of a pantisocracy.

Pantler

The servant or officer, in a great family, who has charge of the bread and the pantry.

Pantochronometer

An instrument combining a compass, sundial, and universal time dial.

Pantograph

An instrument for copying plans, maps, and other drawings, on the same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale.

Pantography

A general description; entire view of an object.

Pantologist

One versed in pantology; a writer of pantology.

Pantology

A systematic view of all branches of human knowledge; a work of universal information.

Pantometer

An instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc.

Pantomime

Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance.

Pantomimist

An actor in pantomime; also, a composer of pantomimes.

Panton

A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel.

Pantophagist

A person or an animal that has the habit of eating all kinds of food.

Pantophagy

The habit or power of eating all kinds of food.

Pantoscopic

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.

Pantry

An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.

pants

A garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately.

pantywaist

A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.

Panurgy

Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft.

panzer

Equipped with armored vehicles; armored; as, a panzer division.

Panzoism

A term used to denote all of the elements or factors which constitute vitality or vital energy.

Paolo

An old Italian silver coin, worth about ten cents.

Pap

To feed with pap.

Papacy

The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.

Papain

A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America.

Papally

In a papal manner; popishly.

Papaphobia

Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church.

paparazzo

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.

Paparchy

Government by a pope; papal rule.

Papaver

A genus of plants, including the poppy.

Papaveraceae

A natural family of herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits.

Papaveraceous

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (Papaveraceae) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the bloodroot are well-known examples.

Papaverine

An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic action than morphine.

Papaverous

Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy.

Papaw

Same as papaya, senses 1 and 2.

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