Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Pan (7)

Pan, v. i. 1. (Mining) To yield gold in, or as in, the process of panning; — usually with out; as, the gravel panned out richly.2. To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to r...

515

Pan-

{ Pan– (?), Pan″ta– (?), Pan″to– (?) }. Combining forms signifying all, every; as, panorama, pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan- becomes pam- before b or p, as pamprodactylous.

516

Pan-American

Pan′–A‐mer″i‐can (?), a. [See Pan-.] Of or pertaining to both North and South America.

517

Pan-American Congress

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...

518

Pan-Americanism

Pan–A‐mer″i‐can‐ism, n. The principle or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the states of America.

519

Pan-Anglican

Pan′–An″gli‐can (?), a. [Pan- + Anglican.] (Eccl.) Belonging to, or representing, the whole Church of England; used less strictly, to include the Protestant Episcopal Church of ...

520

Panabase

Pan″a‐base (?), n. [Pan- + base. So called in allusion to the number of metals contained in it.] (Min.) Same as Tetrahedrite.

521

Panacea

Pan′a‐ce″a (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. πανάκεια fr. πανακήσ all-healing; πα̑σπα̑ν, all + ακεἰ̑σθαι to heal.]1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; ...

522

Panacean

Pan′a‐ce″an (?), a. Having the properties of a panacea. “Panacean dews.” Whitehead.

523

Panache

Pa‐nache″ (?), n. [F., fr. L. penna a feather. See Pen a feather.] A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of...

524

Panada

{ 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. [Wri...

525

Panade (2)

Pa‐nade″ (?), n. A dagger. Chaucer.

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Panama hat

Pan′a‐ma″ hat′ (?). A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata).

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Panamanian

Pan′a‐ma″ni‐an (?), a. Of or pert. to Panama. — n. A native or citizen of Panama.

528

Panary

Pan″a‐ry (?), a. [L. panis bread.] Of or pertaining to bread or to breadmaking.

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Panary (2)

Pan″a‐ry, n. A storehouse for bread. Halliwell.

530

Panathenæa

‖Pan‐ath′e‐næ″a (?), n. pl. The most ancient and important festival of Athens, celebrated in honor of Athena, the tutelary goddess of the city.

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Pancake

Pan″cake′ (–kāk′), n. A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack. “A pancake for Shrove Tuesday.” Shak.

532

Pancarte

Pan″carte′ (?), n. [F., fr. LL. pancharta. See Pan-, and Carte.] A royal charter confirming to a subject all his possessions. Holinshed.

533

Pance

Pance (?), n.(Bot.) The pansy. [Also paunce.]

534

Panch

Panch (?), n.(Naut.) See Paunch.

535

Panchway

Panch″way (?), n. [Hind. pançoi.] (Naut.) A Bengalese four-oared boat for passengers. [Written also panshway and paunchwas.] Malcom.

536

Pancratian

Pan‐cra″tian (?), a. Pancratic; athletic.

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Pancratiast

Pan‐cra″ti‐ast (?), n. One who engaged in the contests of the pancratium.

538

Pancratiastic

Pan‐cra′ti‐as″tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the pancratium. G. West.

539

Pancratic

Pan‐crat″ic (?), a. [Gr. παγκρατήσ 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 ...

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Pancratic (2)

{ Pan‐crat″ic (?), Pan‐crat″ic‐al (?), } a. [See Pancratium.] Of or pertaining to the pancratium; athletic. Sir T. Browne