Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 11

Pantable (n.) See Pantofle.

Pantacosm (n.) See Cosmolabe.

Pantagraph (n.) See Pantograph.

Pantagruelism (n.) The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in burlesque or ridicule.

Pantagruelism (n.) An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose.

Pantalet (n.) One of the legs of the loose drawers worn by children and women; particularly, the lower part of such a garment, coming below the knee, often made in a separate piece; -- chiefly in the plural.

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

Pantaloon (n.) A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.

Pantaloon (n.) In recent times, same as Trousers.

Pantaloonery (n.) The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.

Pantaloonery (n.) Materials for pantaloons.

Pantamorph (n.) That which assumes, or exists in, all forms.

Pantamorphic (a.) Taking all forms.

Pantascope (n.) A pantascopic camera.

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

Pantastomata (n. pl.) One of the divisions of Flagellata, including the monads and allied forms.

Pantechnicon (n.) A depository or place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale.

Pantelegraph (n.) See under Telegraph.

Panter (n.) One who pants.

Panter (n.) A keeper of the pantry; a pantler.

Panter (n.) A net; a noose.

Panteutonic (a.) Of or pertaining to all the Teutonic races.

Pantheism (n.) 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 laws which are manifested in the existing universe; cosmotheism.

Pantheist (n.) One who holds to pantheism.

Pantheistic (a.) Alt. of Pantheistical

Pantheistical (a.) Of or pertaining to pantheism; founded in, or leading to, pantheism.

Pantheologist (n.) One versed in pantheology.

Pantheology (n.) A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.

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

Pantheon (n.) The collective gods of a people, or a work treating of them; as, a divinity of the Greek pantheon.

Panther (n.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.

Panther (n.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.

Pantheress (n.) A female panther.

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

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

Pantingly (adv.) With palpitation or rapid breathing.

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

Pantisocrat (n.) A pantisocratist.

Pantisocratic (a.) Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy.

Pantisocratist (n.) One who favors or supports the theory of a pantisocracy.

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

Panto- () See Pan-.

Pantochronometer (n.) An instrument combining a compass, sundial, and universal time dial.

Pantofle (n.) A slipper for the foot.

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

Pantographic (a.) Alt. of Pantographical

Pantographical (a.) Of or pertaining to a pantograph; relating to pantography.

Pantography (n.) A general description; entire view of an object.

Pantological (a.) Of or pertaining to pantology.

Pantologist (n.) One versed in pantology; a writer of pantology.

Pantology (n.) A systematic view of all branches of human knowledge; a work of universal information.

Pantometer (n.) An instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc.

Pantometry (n.) Universal measurement.

Pantomime (n.) A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor.

Pantomime (n.) One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist.

Pantomime (n.) A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; hence, dumb show, generally.

Pantomime (n.) A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features.

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

Pantomimic (a.) Alt. of Pantomimical

Pantomimical (a.) Of or pertaining to the pantomime; representing by dumb show.

Pantomimist (n.) An actor in pantomime; also, a composer of pantomimes.

Panton (n.) A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel.

Pantophagist (n.) A person or an animal that has the habit of eating all kinds of food.

Pantophagous (a.) Eating all kinds of food.

Pantophagy (n.) The habit or power of eating all kinds of food.

Pantopoda (n. pl.) Same as Pycnogonida.

Pantoscopic (a.) 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.

Pantries (pl. ) of Pantry

Pantry (n.) An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.

Panurgic (a.) Skilled in all kinds of work.

Panurgy (n.) Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft.

Panyard (n.) See Pannier.

Panym (n. & a.) See Panim.

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

Paolo (n.) An old Italian silver coin, worth about ten cents.

Pap (n.) A nipple; a mammilla; a teat.

Pap (n.) A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a nipple in shape; a mamelon.

Pap (n.) A soft food for infants, made of bread boiled or softtened in milk or water.

Pap (n.) Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap.

Pap (n.) The pulp of fruit.

Pap (v. t.) To feed with pap.

Papa (n.) A child's word for father.

Papa (n.) A parish priest in the Greek Church.

Papabote (n.) The upland plover.

Papacy (n.) The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.

Papacy (n.) The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.

Papacy (n.) The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.

Papagay (n.) See Popinjay, 1 (b).

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

Papal (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction.

Papal (a.) Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.

Papalist (n.) A papist.

Papality (n.) The papacy.

Papalize (v. t.) To make papal.

Papalize (v. i.) To conform to popery.

Papally (adv.) In a papal manner; popishly

Papalty (n.) The papacy.

Papaphobia (n.) Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic Church.

Paparchy (n.) Government by a pope; papal rule.

Papaver (n.) A genus of plants, including the poppy.

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