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7. (Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.

8. (Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.

W. C. Russel.

9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad ; a basket of soles. [Eng.]

Simmonds.

Pad cloth , a saddlecloth; a housing. -- Pad saddle . See def. 3, above. -- Pad tree (Harness Making) , a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad.

Knight.

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Pad , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Padded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Padding .] 1. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.

2. (Calico Printing) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth .

Ure.

Padar <Xpage=1029>

Pad"ar (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Groats; coarse flour or meal. [Obs.]

Sir. H. Wotton.

Padder <Xpage=1029>

Pad"der (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, pads.

2. A highwayman; a footpad. [Obs.]

Padding <Xpage=1029>

Pad"ding , n. 1. The act or process of making a pad or of inserting stuffing.

2. The material with which anything is padded.

3. Material of inferior value, serving to extend a book, essay, etc.

London Sat. Rev.

4. (Calico Printing) The uniform impregnation of cloth with a mordant.

Paddle <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dle (?) , v. i. [Prob. for pattle , and a dim. of pat , v.; cf. also E. pad to tread, Prov. G. paddeln , padden , to walk with short steps, to paddle, G. patschen to splash, dash, dabble, F. patouiller to dabble, splash, fr. patte a paw. <?/.] 1. To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing strokes. [Obs.]

Shak.

2. To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or something which serves as a paddle, in swimming, in paddling a boat, etc.

As the men were paddling for their lives. L'Estrange.

While paddling ducks the standing lake desire. Gay.

Paddle <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dle , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Paddled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Paddling (?) ] 1. To pat or stroke amorously, or gently.

To be paddling palms and pinching fingers. Shak.

2. To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles.

3. To pad; to tread upon; to trample. [Prov. Eng.]

Paddle <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dle , n. [See Paddle , v. i. ] 1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.

2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a paddle.

Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. Deut. xxiii. 13.

3. One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.

4. A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off water; -- also called clough .

5. (Zo\'94l.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.

6. A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.

7. [In this sense prob. for older spaddle , a dim . of spade .] See Paddle staff (b), below. [Prov. Eng.]

Paddle beam (Shipbuilding) , one of two large timbers supporting the spring beam and paddle box of a steam vessel. -- Paddle board . See Paddle , n. , 3. -- Paddle box , the structure inclosing the upper part of the paddle wheel of a steam vessel. -- Paddle shaft , the revolving shaft which carries the paddle wheel of a steam vessel. -- Paddle staff . (a) A staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole catchers. [Prov. Eng.] (b) A long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; -- called also plow staff . [Prov. Eng.] -- Paddle steamer , a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels, in distinction from a screw propeller. -- Paddle wheel , the propelling wheel of a steam vessel, having paddles (or floats) on its circumference, and revolving in a vertical plane parallel to the vessel's length.

Paddlecock <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dle*cock` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The lumpfish. [Prov. Eng.]

Paddlefish <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dle*fish` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l) A large ganoid fish ( Polyodon spathula ) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped snout. Called also duck-billed cat , and spoonbill sturgeon .

Padder <Xpage=1029>

Pad"der (?) , n. One who, or that which, paddles.

Paddlewood <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dle*wood` (?) , n. (Bot.) The light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma excelsum , a tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks.

Paddock <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dock (?) , n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock ; akin to D. pad , padde , toad, Icel. & Sw. padda , Dan. padde .] (Zo\'94l.) A toad or frog. Wyclif . "Loathed paddocks ." Spenser

Paddock pipe (Bot.) , a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus Equisetum , especially E. limosum and the fruiting stems of E. arvense ; -- called also padow pipe and toad pipe . See Equisetum . -- Paddock stone . See Toadstone . -- Paddock stool (Bot.) , a toadstool.

Paddock <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dock , n. [Corrupted fr. parrock . See Parrock .]

1. A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obs.]

2. A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable.

Evelyn. Cowper.

Paddy <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dy (?) , a. [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.] Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." Digges (1585) . "The paddy persons." Motley.

Paddy <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dy , n. ; pl. Paddies (#) . [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick , the tutelar saint of Ireland.] A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.

Paddy <Xpage=1029>

Pad"dy , n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay p\'bed\'c6 .] (Bot.) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.

Paddy bird . (Zo\'94l.) See Java sparrow , under Java .

Padelion <Xpage=1029>

Pad`e*li"on (?) , n. [F. pas de lion on's foot.] (Bot.) A plant with pedately lobed leaves; the lady's mantle.

Padella <Xpage=1029>

Pa*del"la (?) , n. [It., prop., a pan, a friing pan, fr. L. patella a pan.] A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter's, in Rome. Called also padelle .

Pademelon <Xpage=1029>

Pad`e*mel"on (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Wallaby .

Padesoy <Xpage=1029>

Pad"e*soy` (?) , n. See Paduasoy .

Padge <Xpage=1029>

Padge , n. (Zo\'94l.) The barn owl; -- called also pudge , and pudge owl . [Prov. Eng.]

Padishah <Xpage=1029>

Pa`di*shah" (?) , n. [Per. p\'bedish\'beh . Cf. Pasha .] Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.

Padlock <Xpage=1029>

Pad"lock` (?) , n. [Perh. orig., a lock for a pad gate, or a gate opening to a path , or perh., a lock for a basket or pannier, and from Prov. E. pad a pannier. Cf. Pad a path, Paddler .] 1. A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, -- used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through the links of a chain, etc.

2. Fig.: A curb; a restraint.

Padlock <Xpage=1029>

Pad"lock` , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Padlocked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Padlocking .] To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock.

Milton. Tennyson.

Padnag <Xpage=1029>

Pad"nag` (?) , n. [lst pad + nag .] An ambling nag. "An easy padnag ."

Macaulay.

Padow <Xpage=1029>

Pad"ow (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A paddock, or toad.

Padow pipe . (Bot.) See Paddock pipe , under Paddock .

Padrone <Xpage=1029>

Pa*dro"ne (?) , n. ; pl. It. Padroni (#) , E. Padrones . [It. See Patron .] 1. A patron; a protector.

2. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.

3. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc.

Paduasoy <Xpage=1029>

Pad`u*a*soy" (?) , n. [From Padua , in Italy + F. soie silk; or cf. F. pou-de-soie .] A rich and heavy silk stuff. [Written also padesoy .]

Paducahs <Xpage=1029>

Pa*du"cahs (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Paducah (<?/) . (Ethnol.) See Comanches .

P\'91an <Xpage=1029>

P\'91"an (?) , n. [L. paean , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf. P\'91on , Peony .] [Written also pean .] 1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.

2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. Dryden . "Public p\'91ans of congratulation."

De Quincey.

3. See P\'91on .

P\'91dobaptism <Xpage=1029>

P\'91`do*bap"tism (?) , n. Pedobaptism.

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P\'91dogenesis <Xpage=1030>

P\'91`do*gen"esis (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ , <?/ , child + E. genesis .] (Zo\'94l.) Reproduction by young or larval animals.

P\'91dogenetic <Xpage=1030>

P\'91`do*ge*net"ic (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Producing young while in the immature or larval state; -- said of certain insects, etc.

P\'91on <Xpage=1030>

P\'91"on (?) , n. [L. paeon , Gr. <?/ a solemn song, also, a p\'91on, equiv. to <?/. See P\'91an .] (Anc. Poet.) A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable. [Written also, less correctly, p\'91an .]

P\'91onine <Xpage=1030>

P\'91"o*nine (?) , n. (Chem.) An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also red coralline .

P\'91ony <Xpage=1030>

P\'91"o*ny (?) , n. (Bot.) See Peony .

Pagan <Xpage=1030>

Pa"gan (?) , n. [L. paganus a countryman, peasant, villager, a pagan, fr. paganus of or pertaining to the country, rustic, also, pagan, fr. pagus a district, canton, the country, perh. orig., a district with fixed boundaries: cf. pangere to fasten. Cf. Painim , Peasant , and Pact , also Heathen .] One who worships false goods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew.

Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan , nor man. Shak.

Syn. -- Gentile; heathen; idolater. -- Pagan , Gentile , Heathen . Gentile was applied to the other nations of the earth as distinguished from the Jews. Pagan was the name given to idolaters in the early Christian church, because the villagers , being most remote from the centers of instruction, remained for a long time unconverted. Heathen has the same origin. Pagan is now more properly applied to rude and uncivilized idolaters, while heathen embraces all who practice idolatry.

Pagan <Xpage=1030>

Pa"gan , a. [L. paganus of or pertaining to the country, pagan. See Pagan , n. ] Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan tribes or superstitions .

And all the rites of pagan honor paid. Dryden.

Pagandom <Xpage=1030>

Pa"gan*dom (?) , n. The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism. [R.]

Paganic, Paganical <Xpage=1030>

Pa*gan"ic (?) , Pa*gan"ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to pagans or paganism; heathenish; paganish. [R.] "The paganic fables of the goods." Cudworth . -- Pa*gan"ic*al*ly , adv. [R.]

Paganish <Xpage=1030>

Pa"gan*ish (?) , a. Of or pertaining to pagans; heathenish. "The old paganish idolatry."

Sharp

Paganism <Xpage=1030>

Pa"gan*ism (?) , n. [L. paganismus : cf. F. paganisme . See Pagan , and cf. Painim .] The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism.

Paganity <Xpage=1030>

Pa*gan"i*ty (?) , n. [L. Paganitas .] The state of being a pagan; paganism. [R.]

Cudworth.

Paganize <Xpage=1030>

Pa"gan*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Paganized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Paganizing (?) .] To render pagan or heathenish; to convert to paganism.

Hallywell.

Paganize <Xpage=1030>

Pa"gan*ize , v. i. To behave like pagans.

Milton.

Paganly <Xpage=1030>

Pa"gan*ly , adv. In a pagan manner.

Dr. H. More.

Page <Xpage=1030>

Page (?) , n. [F., fr. It. paggio , LL. pagius , fr. Gr. <?/, dim. of <?/, <?/, a boy, servant; perh. akin to L. puer . Cf. Pedagogue , Puerile .] 1. A serving boy; formerly, a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, as a position of honor and education; now commonly, in England, a youth employed for doin errands, waiting on the door, and similar service in households; in the United States, a boy emploed to wait upon the members of a legislative body.

He had two pages of honor -- on either hand one. Bacon.

2. A boy child. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

3. A contrivance, as a band, pin, snap, or the like, to hold the skirt of a woman's dress from the ground.

4. (Brickmaking.) A track along which pallets carrying newly molded bricks are conveyed to the hack.

5. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of beautiful South American moths of the genus Urania .

Page <Xpage=1030>

Page , v. t. To attend (one) as a page. [Obs.]

Shak.

Page <Xpage=1030>

Page , n. [F., fr. L. pagina ; prob. akin to pagere , pangere , to fasten, fix, make, the pages or leaves being fastened together. Cf. Pact , Pageant , Pagination .]

1. One side of a leaf of a book or manuscript.

Such was the book from whose pages she sang. Longfellow.

2. Fig.: A record; a writing; as, the page of history .

3. (Print.) The type set up for printing a page.

Page <Xpage=1030>

Page , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Paged (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Paging (?) .] To mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuskript; to furnish with folios.

Pageant <Xpage=1030>

Pag"eant (?) , n. [OE. pagent , pagen , originally, a movable scaffold or stage, hence, what was exhibited on it, fr. LL. pagina , akin to pangere to fasten; cf. L. pagina page, leaf, slab, compaginare to join together, compages a joining together, structure. See Pact , Page of a book.]

1. A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle. "A pageant truly played."

Shak.

To see sad pageants of men's miseries. Spenser.

2. An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or display.

The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day ! Pope.

We love the man, the paltry pageant you. Cowper.

Pageant <Xpage=1030>

Pag"eant , a. Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular. " Pageant pomp."

Dryden.

Pageant <Xpage=1030>

Pag"eant , v. t. To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic. [R.] "He pageants us."

Shak.

Pageantry <Xpage=1030>

Pag"eant*ry (?) , n. Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectivelly; spectacular guality; splendor.

Such pageantry be to the people shown. Dryden.

The pageantry of festival. J. A. Symonds.

Syn. -- Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle.

Pagehood <Xpage=1030>

Page"hood (?) , n. The state of being a page.

Pagina <Xpage=1030>

Pag"i*na (?) , n. ; pl. Pagin\'91 (#) . [L.] (Bot.) The surface of a leaf or of a flattened thallus.

Paginal <Xpage=1030>

Pag"i*nal (?) , a. [L. paginalis .] Consisting of pages. " Paginal books."

Sir T. Browne.

Pagination <Xpage=1030>

Pag`i*na"tion (?) , n. The act or process of paging a book; also, the characters used in numbering the pages; page number.

Lowndes.

Paging <Xpage=1030>

Pa"ging (?) , n. The marking or numbering of the pages of a book.

Pagod <Xpage=1030>

Pa"god (?) , n. [Cf. F. pagode . See Pagoda .]

1. A pagoda. [R.] "Or some queer pagod ."

Pope.

2. An idol. [Obs.]

Bp. Stillingfleet.

Pagoda <Xpage=1030>

Pa*go"da (?) , n. [Pg. pagoda , pagode , fr.Hind. & Per. but-kadah a house of idols, or abode of God; Per. but an idol + kadah a house, a temple.] 1. A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and tower-like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of India, Farther India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not always, devoted to idol worship.

2. An idol. [R.]

Brande & C.

3. [Prob. so named from the image of a pagoda or a deity (cf. Skr. bhagavat holy, divine) stamped on it.] A gold or silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current in India. The Madras gold pagoda was worth about three and a half rupees.

Pagodite <Xpage=1030>

Pa*go"dite (?) , n. (Min.) Agalmatolite; -- so called because sometimes carved by the Chinese into the form of pagodas. See Agalmatolite .

Paguma <Xpage=1030>

Pa*gu"ma (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of East Indian viverrine mammals of the genus Paguma . They resemble a weasel in form.

Pagurian <Xpage=1030>

Pa*gu"ri*an (?) , n. [L. pagurus a kind of crab, Gr. <?/ .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of a tribe of anomuran crustaceans, of which Pagurus is a type; the hermit crab. See Hermit crab , under Hermit .