Webster's Dictionary 1913

1540

Paté

‖Pa′té″ (?), a.(Her.) See Patté.

1541

Paté (2)

‖Pa′té″ (?), n. [F. pâté.] 1. A pie. See Patty.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 ...

1542

Pated

Pat″ed (?), a. Having a pate; — used only in composition; as, long-pated; shallow-pated.

1543

Patee

Pa‐tee″ (?), n. See Pattee.

1544

Patefaction

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.

1545

Patela

‖Pat″e‐la (?), n. [Hind. patelā.] A large flat-bottomed trading boat peculiar to the river Ganges; — called also puteli.

1546

Patella

‖Pa‐tel″la (?), n.; pl.Patellæ (#). [L., a small pan, the kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.] 1. A small dish, pan, or vase.2. (Anat.) The kneepan; the cap of the kne...

1547

Patellar

Pa‐tel″lar (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the patella, or kneepan.

1548

Patelliform

Pa‐tel″li‐form (?), a. [Patella + form: cf. F. pattelliforme.] 1. Having the form of a patella.2. (Zoöl.) Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.

1549

Patellula

‖Pa‐tel″lu‐la (?), n.; pl.Patellulæ (#). [NL., dim. of L. patella. See Patella.] (Zoöl.) A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain insects.

1550

Paten

Pat″en (?), n. [LL. patina, patena, fr. L. patina, patena, a pan; cf. L. patere to be open, E. patent, and Gr. πατάνη a kind of flat dish: cf. F. patène. Cf. Patina.] 1. A plate...

1551

Patena

‖Pat″e‐na (?), n.(Eccl.) A paten.

1552

Patena (2)

‖Pa‐te″na (?), n. [Cf. Pg. patena a paten.] A grassy expanse in the hill region of Ceylon.

1553

Patency

Pa″ten‐cy (?), n. [See Patent.] 1. The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.2. The state of being patent or evident.

1554

Patent

Pat″ent (păt″ent or pāt″ent), a. [L. patens, -entis, p. pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. Fathom.] 1. (Oftener pronounced pāt″ent in this sense) Open; expanded; evide...

1555

Patent (2)

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 pe...

1556

Patent (3)

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;...

1557

Patent-hammered

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.

1558

Patentable

Pat″ent‐a‐ble (?), a. Suitable to be patented; capable of being patented.

1559

Patentee

Pat′ent‐ee″ (?), n. One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent. Bacon.

1560

Patently

Pat″ent‐ly (?; see Patent, a.), adv. Openly; evidently.

1561

Patera

‖Pat″e‐ra (?), n.; pl.Pateræ(�). [L., fr. patere to lie open.] 1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrifices.2. (Arch...

1562

Paterero

Pat′e‐re″ro (?), n. See Pederero.

1563

Paterfamilias

‖Pa′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...

1564

Paternal

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 ins...

1565

Paternalism

Pa‐ter″nal‐ism (?), n.(Polit. Science) The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal. London Times.

1566

Paternally

Pa‐ter″nal‐ly, adv. In a paternal manner.