Chapter 1099

8. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.

9. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.

Panel game , a method of stealing money in a panel house. -- Panel house , a house of prostitution in which the rooms have secret entrances to facilitate theft by accomplices of the inmates. -- Panel saw , handsaw with fine teeth, -- used for cutting out panels, etc. -- Panel thief , one who robs in a panel house.

Panel <Xpage=1036>

Pan"el (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Paneled (?) or Panelled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Paneling or Panelling .] To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot . <-- to put panels on (e.g. a wall) -->

Paneled back (Arch.) , the paneled work covering the window back. See Window back .

Panelation <Xpage=1036>

Pan`el*a"tion (?) , n. The act of impaneling a jury. [Obs.] [Written also panellation .]

Wood.

Paneless <Xpage=1036>

Pane"less (?) , a. Without panes.

To patch his paneless window. Shenstone.

Paneling <Xpage=1036>

Pan"el*ing (?) , n. A forming in panels; panelwork. [Written also panelling .]

Panelwork <Xpage=1036>

Pan"el*work` (?) , n. (Arch.) Wainscoting.

Paneulogism <Xpage=1036>

Pan*eu"lo*gism (?) , n. [See Pan- , Eulogy .] Eulogy of everything; indiscriminate praise. [R.]

Her book has a trace of the cant of paneulogism . National Rev.

Panful <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ful (?) , n. ; pl. Panfuls (#) . [See 5th Pan .] Enough to fill a pan.

Pang <Xpage=1036>

Pang (?) , n. [Prob. for older prange . Cf. Prong .] A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death .

Syn. -- Agony; anguish; distress. See Agony .

Pang <Xpage=1036>

Pang , v. t. To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment. [R.]

Shak.

Pangenesis <Xpage=1036>

Pan*gen"e*sis (?) , n. [ Pan- + genesis .] (Biol.) An hypothesis advanced by Darwin in explanation of heredity.

&hand; The theory rests on the assumption, that the whole organization, in the sense of every separate atom or unit, reproduces itself, the cells throwing off minute granules called gemmules , which circulate freely throughout the system and multiply by subdivision. These gemmules collect in the reproductive organs and products, or in buds, so that the egg or bud contains gemmules from all parts of the parent or parents, which in development give rise to cells in the offspring similar to those from which they were given off in the parent. The hypothesis also assumes that these gemmules need not in all cases develop into cells, but may lie dormant, and be transmitted from generation to generation without producing a noticeable effect until a case of atavism occurs. <-- ingenious, but wrong. A hundred years later we are still only beginning to understand the development process. -->

Pangenetic <Xpage=1036>

Pan`ge*net"ic (?) , a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to pangenesis.

Pangful <Xpage=1036>

Pang"ful (?) , a. Full of pangs.

Richardson.

Pangless <Xpage=1036>

Pang"less , a. Without a pang; painless.

Byron.

Pangolin <Xpage=1036>

Pan"go*lin (?) , n. [Malay pang<?/lang .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of Manis , Pholidotus , and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also scaly ant-eater .

Pangothic <Xpage=1036>

Pan*goth"ic (?) , a. [ Pan- + Gothic .] Of, pertaining to, or including, all the Gothic races. "Ancestral Pangothic stock."

Earle.

Panhellenic <Xpage=1036>

Pan`hel*len"ic (?) , a. [See Panhellenium .] Of or pertaining to all Greece, or to Panhellenism; including all Greece, or all the Greeks.

Panhellenism <Xpage=1036>

Pan*hel"len*ism (?) , n. A scheme to unite all the Greeks in one political body.

Panhellenist <Xpage=1036>

Pan*hel"len*ist , n. An advocate of Panhellenism.

Panhellenium <Xpage=1036>

Pan`hel*le"ni*um (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, all + <?/ the Greeks.] (Gr. Antiq.) An assembly or association of Greeks from all the states of Greece.

Panic <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ic (?) , n. [L. panicum .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Panicum ; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass.

Panic grass (Bot.) , any grass of the genus Panicum .

Panic <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ic , a. [Gr. <?/ of or pertaining to <?/ Pan, to whom the causing of sudden fright was ascribed: cf. F. panique .] Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm . "A panic fright."

Dryden.

Panic <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ic , n. [Gr. <?/ (with or without <?/ fear): cf. F. panigue . See Panic , a. ] 1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic ; they fled in a panic .

2. By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.

Panical <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ic*al (?) , a. See Panic , a. [Obs.]

Camden.

Panicle <Xpage=1036>

Pan"i*cle (?) , n. [L. panicula a tuft on plants, dim. of panus the thread wound upon the bobbin in a shuttle; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/; prob. akin to E. pane : cf. F. panicule . See 2d Pane .] (Bot.) A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end. <-- Illustr. of a panicle -->

Panicled <Xpage=1036>

Pan"i*cled (?) , a. (Bot.) Furnished with panicles; arranged in, or like, panicles; paniculate.

Panic-stricken, Panic-struck <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ic-strick`en (?) , Pan"ic-struck` (?) , a. Struck with a panic, or sudden fear.

Burke.

Paniculate, Paniculated <Xpage=1036>

Pa*nic"u*late (?) , Pa*nic"u*la`ted (?) , a. [See Panicle .] (Bot) Same as Panicled .

Panicum <Xpage=1036>

Pan"i*cum (?) , n. [L., panic grass.] (Bot.) A genus of grasses, including several hundred species, some of which are valuable; panic grass.

Panidiomorphic <Xpage=1036>

Pan*id`i*o*mor"phic (?) , a. [ Pan- + idiomorphic .] (Geol.) Having a completely idiomorphic structure; -- said of certain rocks.

Panier <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ier (?) , n. See Pannier , 3. [Obs.]

Panification <Xpage=1036>

Pan`i*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. panis bread + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. panification .] The act or process of making bread.

Ure.

Panim <Xpage=1036>

Pa"nim (?) , n. See Painim . [Obs.]

Milton.

Panislamism <Xpage=1036>

Pan*is"lam*ism (?) , n. [ Pan- + Islamism .] A desire or plan for the union of all Mohammedan nations for the conquest of the world.

Panivorous <Xpage=1036>

Pa*niv"o*rous (?) , a. [L. panis bread + vorare to devour.] Eating bread; subsisting on bread.

Pannade <Xpage=1036>

Pan*nade" (?) , n. The curvet of a horse.

Pannage <Xpage=1036>

Pan"nage (?) , n. [OF. pasnage , LL. pasnadium , pastinaticum , fr. pastionare to feed on mast, as swine, fr. L. pastio a pasturing, grazing. See Pastor .] (O. Eng. Law) (a) The food of swine in the woods, as beechnuts, acorns, etc.; -- called also pawns . (b) A tax paid for the privilege of feeding swine in the woods.

Pannary <Xpage=1036>

Pan"na*ry (?) , a. See Panary .

Loudon.

Pannel <Xpage=1036>

Pan"nel (?) , n. [See Panel .] 1. A kind of rustic saddle.

Tusser.

2. (Falconry) The stomach of a hawk.

Ainsworth.

3. (Mil.) A carriage for conveying a mortar and its bed, on a march.

Farrow.

Pannier <Xpage=1036>

Pan"nier (?) , n. [F. panier , fr. L. panarium a bread basket, fr. panis bread. Cf. Pantry .] 1. A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass

Hudibras.

2. (Mil. Antiq.) A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.

3. A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.

4. A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle.

Panniered <Xpage=1036>

Pan"niered (?) , a. Bearing panniers.

Wordsworth.

Pannikel <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ni*kel (?) , n. [See Pan a dish.] The brainpan, or skull; hence, the crest. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Pannikin <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ni*kin (?) , n. [Dim. of pan a dish.] A small pan or cup.

Marryat. Thackeray.

Pannose <Xpage=1036>

Pan"nose` (?) , a. [See Pannus .] (Bot.) Similar in texture or appearance to felt or woolen cloth.

Pannus <Xpage=1036>

Pan"nus (?) , n. [L., cloth. See 2d Pane .] (Med.) A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids.

Foster.

Panoistic <Xpage=1036>

Pan`o*is"tic (?) , a. [ Pan- + Gr. <?/ an egg.] (Zo\'94l.) Producing ova only; -- said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells.

Panomphean <Xpage=1036>

Pan`om*phe"an (?) , a. [L. panomphaeus , Gr. <?/.] Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining. [R.]

We want no half gods, panomphean Joves. Mrs. Browning.

Panoplied <Xpage=1036>

Pan"o*plied (?) , a. Dressed in panoply.

Panoply <Xpage=1036>

Pan"o*ply (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, all + <?/ tool, implement, in pl., armor, arms.] Defensive armor in general; a full suit of defensive armor.

Milton.

We had need to take the Christian panoply , to put on the whole armor of God. Ray.

Panopticon <Xpage=1036>

Pa*nop"ti*con (?) , n. [NL. See Pan- , and Optic .]

1. A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of the prisoners at all times, without being seen.

2. A room for the exhibition of novelties.

Panorama <Xpage=1036>

Pan`o*ra"ma (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, all + <?/ that which is seen, a view, fr. <?/ to see. See Pan- , and Wary .]

1. A complete view in every direction.

2. A picture presenting a view of objects in every direction, as from a central point.

3. A picture representing scenes too extended to be beheld at once, and so exhibited a part at a time, by being unrolled, and made to pass continuously before the spectator.

Panoramic, Panoramical <Xpage=1036>

Pan`o*ram"ic (?) , Pan`o*ram"ic*al (?) , a. Of, pertaining to, or like, a panorama.

Panoramic camera . See under Camera .

Panorpian <Xpage=1036>

Pa*nor"pi*an (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Panorpa . -- n. Same as Panorpid .

Panorpid <Xpage=1036>

Pa*nor"pid (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa , and allied genera. The larv\'91 feed on plant lice.

Panpharmacon <Xpage=1036>

Pan*phar"ma*con (?) , n. [NL. See Pan- , and Pharmacon .] A medicine for all diseases; a panacea. [R.]

Panpresbyterian <Xpage=1036>

Pan`pres`by*te"ri*an (?) , a. [ Pan- + Presbyterian .] Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council .

Pansclavic, Pansclavism, Pansclavist, Pansclavonian <Xpage=1036>

Pan`sclav"ic (?) , Pan`sclav"ism (?) , Pan`sclav"ist , Pan`scla*vo"ni*an (?) . See Panslavic , Panslavism , etc.

Panshon <Xpage=1036>

Pan"shon (?) , n. An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the bottom, -- used for holding milk and for various other purposes. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Pansied <Xpage=1036>

Pan"sied (?) , a. [From Pansy .] Covered or adorned with pansies. "The pansied grounds."

Darwin.

Panslavic <Xpage=1036>

Pan`slav"ic (?) , a. [ Pan- + Slavic .] Pertaining to all the Slavic races.

Panslavism <Xpage=1036>

Pan`slav"ism (?) , n. A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy.

Panslavist <Xpage=1036>

Pan`slav"ist (?) , n. One who favors Panslavism.

Panslavonian <Xpage=1036>

Pan`sla*vo"ni*an (?) , a. See Panslavic .

Pansophical <Xpage=1036>

Pan*soph"ic*al (?) , a. [See Pansophy .] All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical pretenders . [R.]

John Worthington.

Pansophy <Xpage=1036>

Pan"so*phy (?) , n. [ Pan- + Gr. <?/ wisdom, <?/ wise: cf. F. pansophie .] Universal wisdom; esp., a system of universal knowledge proposed by Comenius (1592 -- 1671), a Moravian educator. [R.]

Hartlib.

Panspermatist, Panspermist <Xpage=1036>

Pan*sper"ma*tist (?) , Pan"sper`mist (?) , n. (Biol.) A believer in panspermy; one who rejects the theory of spontaneous generation; a biogenist.

Panspermic <Xpage=1036>

Pan`sper"mic (?) , a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to panspermy; as, the panspermic hypothesis .

Panspermy <Xpage=1036>

Pan"sper`my (?) , n. [ Pan- + Gr. <?/ a seed.] (Biol.) (a) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop. (b) The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; -- the opposite of spontaneous generation .

Panstereorama <Xpage=1036>

Pan*ste`re*o*ra"ma (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, all + <?/ solid + <?/ a view.] A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like.

Brande & C.

Pansy <Xpage=1036>

Pan"sy (?) , n. ; pl. Pansies (#) . [F. Pens\'82e thought, pansy, fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See Pensive .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Viola ( V. tricolor ) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease , love-in-idleness , and many other quaint names.

Pant <Xpage=1036>

Pant (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Panted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Panting .] [Cf. F. panteler to gasp for breath, OF. panteisier to be breathless, F. pantois out of breath; perh. akin to E. phantom , the verb prob. orig. meaning, to have the nightmare.] 1. To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

Pluto plants for breath from out his cell. Dryden.

2. Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.

As the hart panteth after the water brooks. Ps. xlii. 1.

Who pants for glory finds but short repose. Pope.

3. To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart.

Spenser.

4. To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [Poetic]

The whispering breeze Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees. Pope.

Pant <Xpage=1036>

Pant , v. t. 1. To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out.

There is a cavern where my spirit Was panted forth in anguish. Shelley.

2. To long for; to be eager after. [R.]

Then shall our hearts pant thee. Herbert.

Pant <Xpage=1036>

Pant , n. 1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.

Drayton.

2. A violent palpitation of the heart.

Shak.

Panta- <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ta- (?) . See Pan- .

Pantable <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ta*ble (?) , n. See Pantofle . [Obs.]

Pantacosm <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ta*cosm (?) , n. [ Panta- + Gr. <?/ universe.] See Cosmolabe .

Pantagraph <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ta*graph (?) , n. See Pantograph .

Pantagruelism <Xpage=1036>

Pan*tag"ru*el*ism (?) , n. [From Pantagruel , one of the characters of Rabelais.] 1. The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in burlesque or ridicule.

2. An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose. [R.]

Donaldson.

Pantalet <Xpage=1036>

Pan`ta*let" (?) , n. [Dim. of pantal<?/<?/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 <Xpage=1036>

Pan`ta*loon" (?) , n. [F. pantalon , fr. It. pantalone , a masked character in the Italian comedy, who wore breeches and stockings that were all of one piece, from Pantaleone , the patron saint of Venice, which, as a baptismal name, is very frequent among the Venetians, and is applied to them by the other Italians as a nickname, fr. Gr. <?/, lit., all lion, a Greek personal name.] 1. Aridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes.

Addison.

The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered pantaloon . Shak.

2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.

3. pl. In recent times, same as Trousers .

Pantaloonery <Xpage=1036>

Pan`ta*loon"er*y (?) , n. 1. The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery. [R.]

Lamb.

2. Materials for pantaloons.

Pantamorph <Xpage=1036>

Pan"ta*morph (?) , n. That which assumes, or exists in, all forms.

Pantamorphic <Xpage=1036>