Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Pancratist

Pan″cra‐tist (?), n. An athlete; a gymnast.

542

Pancratium

‖Pan‐cra″ti‐um (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. παγκράτιον a complete contest, fr. παγκρατήσ all-powerful; πα̑σ, πα̑ν, all + κράτοσ strength.]1. (Gr. Antiq.) An athletic contest involving b...

543

Pancreas

Pan″cre‐as (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; πα̑σ, πα̑ν, all + κρέασ flesh, meat: cf. F. pancréas.] (Anat.) The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates...

544

Pancreatic

Pan′cre‐at″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. pancréatique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pancreas; as, the pancreatic secretion, digestion, ferments.Pancreatic juice(Physiol.), a colorless ...

545

Pancreatin

Pan″cre‐a‐tin (?), n. [See Pancreas.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of the digestive ferments of the pancreatic juice; also, a preparation containing such a ferment, made from the pancre...

546

Pancy

Pan″cy (?), n. See Pansy. Dryden.

547

Panda

Pan″da (păn″dȧ), n.(Zoöl.) A small Asiatic mammal (Ailurus fulgens) having fine soft fur. It is related to the bears, and inhabits the mountains of Northern India.

548

Pandanus

‖Pan‐da″nus (?), n. [NL., fr. Malay pandan.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants. See Screw pine.

549

Pandar

Pan″dar (?), n. Same as Pander. “Seized by the pandar of Appius.” Macaulay.

550

Pandarism

Pan″dar‐ism (?), n. Same as Panderism. Swift.

551

Pandarize

Pan″dar‐ize (?), v. i. To pander.

552

Pandarous

Pan″dar‐ous (?), a. Panderous.

553

Pandean

Pan‐de″an, a. [From 4th Pan.] Of or relating to the god Pan.Pandean pipes, a primitive wind instrument, consisting of a series of short hollow reeds or pipes, graduated in lengt...

554

Pandect

Pan″dect (?), n. [L. pandecta, pandectes, Gr. � all-receiving, all-containing; πα̑σ, πα̑ν, all + � to receive: cf. F. pandectes, pl.] 1. A treatise which comprehends the whole o...

555

Pandemic

Pan‐dem″ic (?), a. [L. pandemus, Gr. �, �; πα̑σ, πα̑ν, all + � the people: cf. F. pandémique.] Affecting a whole people or a number of countries; everywhere epidemic. — n. A pan...

556

Pandemonium

Pan′de‐mo″ni‐um (?), n. [NL., from Gr. πα̑σ, πα̑ν, all + δαίμων a demon.] 1. The great hall or council chamber of demons or evil spirits. Milton.2. An utterly lawless, riotous p...

557

Pander

Pan″der (?), n. [From Pandarus, a leader in the Trojan army, who is represented by Chaucer and Shakespeare as having procured for Troilus the possession of Cressida.]1. A male b...

558

Pander (2)

Pan″der, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pandered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pandering.] To play the pander for.

559

Pander (3)

Pan″der, v. i. To act the part of a pander.

560

Panderage

Pan″der‐age (?), n. The act of pandering.

561

Panderism

Pan″der‐ism (?), n. The employment, arts, or practices of a pander. Bp. Hall.

562

Panderly

Pan″der‐ly, a. Having the quality of a pander. “O, you panderly rascals.” Shak.

563

Pandermite

Pan‐der″mite (?), n. [From Panderma, a port on the Black Sea from which it is exported.] (Min.) A hydrous borate of lime, near priceite.

564

Panderous

Pan″der‐ous (?), a. Of or relating to a pander; characterizing a pander.

565

Pandiculated

Pan‐dic″u‐la′ted (?), a. [See Pandiculation.] Extended; spread out; stretched.

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Pandiculation

Pan‐dic′u‐la″tion (?), n. [L. pandiculari to stretch one's self, fr. pandere to spread out.] A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy.

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Pandit

Pan″dit (?), n. See Pundit.