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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.
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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.
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4. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
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5. (Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
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6. (Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. Gwilt.
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7. (Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted.
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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.
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9. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.
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10. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
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11. (Aëronautics) A segment of an aëroplane 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.
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Coloq. Panel game , a method of stealing money in a panel house. -- Coloq. Panel house , a house of prostitution in which the rooms have secret entrances to facilitate theft from customers by accomplices of the inmates. -- Coloq. Panel saw , handsaw with fine teeth, -- used for cutting out panels, etc. -- Coloq. Panel thief , one who robs in a panel house.
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Panel (?), 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.
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Coloq. Paneled back (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See .
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Panelation (?), n. The act of impaneling a jury. [Obs.] [Written also panellation.] Wood.
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paneled adj. Decorated with panels or wainscoting; -- used of walls; as, a paneled family room.
Syn. -- wainscoted.
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Paneless (?), a. Without panes.
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To patch his paneless window. Shenstone.
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paneling (pănĕlĭng), n. 1. The act or process of forming in panels or decorating with panels. [Written also panelling.]
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2. The panels which decorate the walls of a room.
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Panelwork (?), n. (Arch.) Wainscoting.
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panetella n. Same as .
Syn. -- panatela, panatella, panetela.
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Paneulogism (?), n. [See , .] Eulogy of everything; indiscriminate praise. [R.]
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Her book has a trace of the cant of paneulogism. National Rev.
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panfish n. 1. Any of numerous small food fishes; especially those not available on the market.
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2. Any of numerous small food fishes taken with hook and line.
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pan-fry v. To fry in a pan.
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Panful (pănfụl), n.; pl. Panfuls (pănfụlz). [See 5th .] Enough to fill a pan.
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pang (păng), n. [Prob. for older prange. Cf. .] A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death.
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Syn. -- Agony; anguish; distress. See .
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Pang, v. t. To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment. [R.] Shak.
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Pangenesis (?), n. [Pan- + genesis.] (Biol.) An hypothesis advanced by Darwin in explanation of heredity.
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☞ The theory rests on the assumption, that the whole organization, in the sense of every separate atom or unit, reproduces itself, the cells throwing off minute granules called gemmules, which circulate freely throughout the system and multiply by subdivision. These gemmules collect in the reproductive organs and products, or in buds, so that the egg or bud contains gemmules from all parts of the parent or parents, which in development give rise to cells in the offspring similar to those from which they were given off in the parent. The hypothesis also assumes that these gemmules need not in all cases develop into cells, but may lie dormant, and be transmitted from generation to generation without producing a noticeable effect until a case of atavism occurs. 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.
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Pangenetic (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to pangenesis.
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Pangful (?), a. Full of pangs. Richardson.
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Pangless, a. Without a pang; painless. Byron.
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Pangolin (păṉg�lĭn), n. [Malay pangūlang.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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Pangothic (?), a. [Pan- + Gothic.] Of, pertaining to, or including, all the Gothic races. “Ancestral Pangothic stock.” Earle.
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Panhandle (?), 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.
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Panhandle State. West Virginia; -- a nickname.
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panhandle (pănhănd'l), v. i. To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg. -- panhandler (pănhăndlẽr), n. -- panhandling (pănhăndlĭng), n.
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Panhandle (pănhănd'l), v. t. 1. to obtain by panhandling.
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2. To accost in a public place and ask for money from.
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Panhellenic (?), a. [See .] Of or pertaining to all Greece, or to Panhellenism; including all Greece, or all the Greeks.
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Panhellenism (?), n. A scheme to unite all the Greeks in one political body.
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Panhellenist, n. An advocate of Panhellenism.
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Panhellenium (?), n. [NL., from Gr. Panellhnion; pa^s, pa^n, all + Ellhnes the Greeks.] (Gr. Antiq.) An assembly or association of Greeks from all the states of Greece.
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Panic (?), n. [L. panicum.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.
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Coloq. Panic grass (Bot.), any grass of the genus Panicum.
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Panic, a. [Gr. panikos of or pertaining to Pan 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. “A panic fright.” Dryden.
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Panic, n. [Gr. to~ panikon (with or without dei^ma fear): cf. F. panique. See , 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.
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2. By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
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Panical (?), a. See , a. [Obs.] Camden.
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panicky adj. Same as ; as, the travellers became panicky as the snow deepened.
Syn. -- panic-stricken, panic-struck, petrified, terrified, frightened.
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Panicle (?), 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 .] (Bot.) A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.
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Panicled (?), a. (Bot.) Furnished with panicles; arranged in, or like, panicles; paniculate.
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{ Panic-stricken (?), Panic-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.
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{ Paniculate (?), Paniculated (?), } a. [See .] (Bot) Same as .
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Panicum (?), n. [L., panic grass.] (Bot.) A genus of grasses, including several hundred species, some of which are valuable; panic grass.
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Panidiomorphic (?), a. [Pan- + idiomorphic.] (Geol.) Having a completely idiomorphic structure; -- said of certain rocks.
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Panier (?), n. See , 3. [Obs.]
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Panification (?), n. [L. panis bread + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. panification.] The act or process of making bread. Ure.
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Panim (?), n. See . [Obs.] Milton.
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Panislamism (?), n. [Pan- + Islamism.] A desire or plan for the union of all Muslim nations for the conquest of the world.
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Panivorous (?), a. [L. panis bread + vorare to devour.] Eating bread; subsisting on bread.
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Pannade (?), n. The curvet of a horse.
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Pannage (?), n. [OF. pasnage, LL. pasnadium, pastinaticum, fr. pastionare to feed on mast, as swine, fr. L. pastio a pasturing, grazing. See .] (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.
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Pannary (?), a. See . Loudon.
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Panne (?), n. [F.] A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close.
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Pannel (?), n. [See .] 1. A kind of rustic saddle. Tusser.
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2. (Falconry) The stomach of a hawk. Ainsworth.
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3. (Mil.) A carriage for conveying a mortar and its bed, on a march. Farrow.
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Pannier (?), n. [F. panier, fr. L. panarium a bread basket, fr. panis bread. Cf. .] 1. A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass Hudibras.
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2. (Mil. Antiq.) A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.
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3. A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.
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4. A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle.
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Panniered (?), a. Bearing panniers. Wordsworth.
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Pannikel (?), n. [See a dish.] The brainpan, or skull; hence, the crest. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Pannikin (?), n. [Dim. of pan a dish.] A small pan or cup. Marryat. Thackeray.
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panning (?), 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.
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Pannose (?), a. [See .] (Bot.) Similar in texture or appearance to felt or woolen cloth.
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Pannus (?), n. [L., cloth. See 2d .] (Med.) A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids. Foster.
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Panoistic (?), a. [Pan- + Gr. � an egg.] (Zoöl.) Producing ova only; -- said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells.
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Panomphean (?), a. [L. panomphaeus, Gr. �.] Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining. [R.]
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We want no half gods, panomphean Joves. Mrs. Browning.
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Panoplied (?), a. Dressed in panoply.
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Panoply (păn�pl�), n. [Gr. panoplia; pa^s, pa^n, all + oplon tool, implement, in pl., armor, arms.] 1. Defensive armor in general; a full suit of defensive armor. Milton.
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We had need to take the Christian panoply, to put on the whole armor of God. Ray.
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2. Hence: Any full set of elaborate attire, complete with accessories or accompanying paraphernalia; any elaborate special or ceremonial attire and equipment.
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3. Hence: Any impressive complete array; as, the full panoply of a presidential funeral.
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4. Hence: [Fig.:] Any complete array of devices used in an endeavor; as, to deploy the full panoply of writer's techniques.
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panoptic panoptical adj. Including everying visible in one view; as, a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base; a panoptic stain used in microscopy.
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Panopticon (?), n. [NL. See , and .]
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1. A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of the prisoners at all times, without being seen.
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2. A room for the exhibition of novelties.
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Panorama (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. pa^s, pa^n, all + � that which is seen, a view, fr. � to see. See , and .]
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1. A complete view in every direction.
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2. Hence: A comprehensive survey of a particular topic; also, a broad view of the development of a series of events.
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3. A picture presenting a view of objects in every direction, as from a central point.
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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.
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{ Panoramic (?), Panoramical (?), } a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or like, a panorama; exhibiting a very broad view; as, a panoramic view.
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Coloq. Panoramic camera . See under .
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2. Hence: Presented with a broad perspective; as, a panoramic view of European history.
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Panorpian (?), a. (Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Panorpa. -- n. Same as .
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Panorpid (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa, and allied genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice.
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pan out (pănout), 1. v. i. To succeed; as, the project didn't pan out.
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2. To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly. [Slang, U. S.]
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Panpharmacon (?), n. [NL. See , and .] A medicine for all diseases; a panacea. [R.]
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Panpresbyterian (?), a. [Pan- + Presbyterian.] Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council.
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Panpsychism (?), n. [See ; .] 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. -- Panpsychic (#), a. -- Panpsychist (#), n. -- Panpsychistic (#), 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.
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{ Pansclavic (?), Pansclavism (?), Pansclavist, Pansclavonian (?) }. See , , etc.
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Panshon (?), n. An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the bottom, -- used for holding milk and for various other purposes. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Pansied (?), a. [From .] Covered or adorned with pansies. “The pansied grounds.” Darwin.
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Panslavic (?), a. [Pan- + Slavic.] Pertaining to all the Slavic races.
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Panslavism (?), n. A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy.
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Panslavist (?), n. One who favors Panslavism.
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Panslavonian (?), a. See .
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Pansophical (?), a. [See .] All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical pretenders. [R.] John Worthington.
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Pansophy (?), 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.
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Panspermism Same as .
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{ Panspermatist (?), Panspermist (?), } n. (Biol.) A believer in panspermy; one who rejects the theory of spontaneous generation; a biogenist.
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Panspermic (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to panspermy; as, the panspermic hypothesis.
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Panspermia, Panspermy (?), 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.
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Panstereorama (?), 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.
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Pansy (?), n.; pl. Pansies (#). [F. Pensée thought, pansy, fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See .] (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.
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Pant (pȧnt), 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.
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Pluto plants for breath from out his cell. Dryden.
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2. Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly; -- often used with for or after.
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As the hart panteth after the water brooks. Ps. xlii. 1.
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Who pants for glory finds but short repose. Pope.
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3. To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart. Spenser.
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4. To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [Poetic]
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The whispering breeze
Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees. Pope.
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Pant, v. t. 1. To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out.
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There is a cavern where my spirit
Was panted forth in anguish. Shelley.
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2. To long for; to be eager after. [R.]
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Then shall our hearts pant thee. Herbert.
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Pant, n. 1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. Drayton.
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2. A violent palpitation of the heart. Shak.
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pant, n. A single leg of a pair of pants. See .
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pant, a. Of or pertaining to pants.
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Panta- (?). See .
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Pantable (?), n. See . [Obs.]
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Pantacosm (?), n. [Panta- + Gr. kosmos universe.] See .
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Pantagraph (?), n. See .
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Pantagruelism (?), n. [From Pantagruel, one of the characters of Rabelais.] 1. The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in burlesque or ridicule.
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2. An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose. [R.] Donaldson.
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Pantalet (?), 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.
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Pantaloon (?), 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. Pantalewn, 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.
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The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. Shak.
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2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.
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3. pl. In recent times, a loose-fitting variety of , often of less than ankle length.
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Pantaloonery (?), n. 1. The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery. [R.] Lamb.
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2. Materials for pantaloons.
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Pantamorph (?), n. That which assumes, or exists in, all forms.
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Pantamorphic (?), a. [Panta- + Gr. morfh form.] Taking all forms.
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Pantascope (?), n. [Panta- + -scope.] (Photog.) A pantascopic camera.
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Pantascopic (?), a. Viewing all; taking a view of the whole. See under .
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