Panhellenic Pan`hel·len"ic adjective [ See
Panhellenium .]
Of or pertaining to all Greece, or to Panhellenism; including all Greece, or all the Greeks.
Panhellenism Pan·hel"len·ism noun A scheme to unite all the Greeks in one political body.
Panhellenist Pan·hel"len·ist noun An advocate of Panhellenism.
Panhellenium Pan`hel·le"ni·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...; ..., ..., all + ... the Greeks.]
(Gr. Antiq.) An assembly or association of Greeks from all the states of Greece.
Panic Pan"ic noun [ Latin
panicum .]
(Botany) A plant of the genus Panicum ; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass. Panic grass (Botany) ,
any grass of the genus Panicum .
Panic Pan"ic adjective [ Greek ... of or pertaining to ... Pan, to whom the causing of sudden fright was ascribed: confer French
panique .]
Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; - - said of fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm. "A
panic fright."
Dryden.
Panic Pan"ic noun [ Greek ... (with or without ... fear): confer French
panigue . See
Panic ,
adjective ]
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.
Panic-stricken, Panic-struck Pan"ic-strick`en, Pan"ic-struck` adjective Struck with a panic, or sudden fear. Burke.
Panical Pan"ic·al adjective See Panic , adjective [ Obsolete]
Camden.
Panicle Pan"i·cle noun [ Latin
panicula a tuft on plants, dim. of
panus the thread wound upon the bobbin in a shuttle; confer Greek ..., ...; probably akin to English
pane : confer French
panicule . See 2d
Pane .]
(Botany) A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.
Panicled Pan"i·cled adjective (Botany) Furnished with panicles; arranged in, or like, panicles; paniculate.
Paniculate, Paniculated Pa·nic"u·late, Pa·nic"u·la`ted adjective [ See
Panicle .]
(Bot) Same as Panicled .
Panicum Pan"i·cum noun [ Latin , panic grass.]
(Botany) A genus of grasses, including several hundred species, some of which are valuable; panic grass.
Panidiomorphic Pan·id`i·o·mor"phic adjective [
Pan- +
idiomorphic .]
(Geol.) Having a completely idiomorphic structure; -- said of certain rocks.
Panier Pan"ier noun See Pannier , 3. [ Obsolete]
Panification Pan`i·fi·ca"tion noun [ Latin
panis bread +
-ficare (in comp.) to make: confer French
panification .]
The act or process of making bread. Ure.
Panim Pa"nim noun See Painim . [ Obsolete]
Milton.
Panislamism Pan·is"lam·ism noun [
Pan- +
Islamism .]
A desire or plan for the union of all Mohammedan nations for the conquest of the world.
Panivorous Pa·niv"o·rous adjective [ Latin
panis bread +
vorare to devour.]
Eating bread; subsisting on bread.
Pannade Pan·nade" noun The curvet of a horse.
Pannage Pan"nage noun [ Old French
pasnage , Late Latin
pasnadium ,
pastinaticum , from
pastionare to feed on mast, as swine, from Latin
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 Pan"na·ry adjective See Panary . Loudon.
Panne Panne noun [ French]
A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close.
Pannel Pan"nel noun [ 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 Pan"nier noun [ French
panier , from Latin
panarium a bread basket, from
panis bread. Confer
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 Pan"niered adjective Bearing panniers. Wordsworth.
Pannikel Pan"ni·kel noun [ See
Pan a dish.]
The brainpan, or skull; hence, the crest. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Pannikin Pan"ni·kin noun [ Dim. of
pan a dish.]
A small pan or cup. Marryat. Thackeray.
Pannose Pan"nose` adjective [ See
Pannus .]
(Botany) Similar in texture or appearance to felt or woolen cloth.
Pannus Pan"nus noun [ Latin , cloth. See 2d
Pane .]
(Medicine) A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids. Foster.
Panoistic Pan`o·is"tic adjective [
Pan- + Greek ... an egg.]
(Zoology) Producing ova only; -- said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells.
Panomphean Pan`om·phe"an adjective [ Latin
panomphaeus , Greek ....]
Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining. [ R.]
We want no half gods, panomphean Joves.
Mrs. Browning.
Panoplied Pan"o·plied adjective Dressed in panoply.
Panoply Pan"o·ply noun [ Greek ...; ..., ..., all + ... tool, implement, in plural, 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 Pa·nop"ti·con noun [ New Latin 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 Pan`o·ra"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., all + ... that which is seen, a view, from ... 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 Pan`o·ram"ic, Pan`o·ram"ic·al adjective Of, pertaining to, or like, a panorama. Panoramic camera .
See under Camera .
Panorpian Pa·nor"pi·an adjective (Zoology) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Panorpa . --
noun Same as Panorpid .
Panorpid Pa·nor"pid noun (Zoology) Any neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa , and allied genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice.
Panpharmacon Pan·phar"ma·con noun [ New Latin See
Pan- , and
Pharmacon .]
A medicine for all diseases; a panacea. [ R.]
Panpresbyterian Pan`pres`by·te"ri·an adjective [
Pan- +
Presbyterian .]
Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council.
Panpsychism Pan·psy"chism noun [ See
Pan- ;
Psychic .]
The theory that all nature is psychical or has a psychical aspect; the theory that every particle of matter has a psychical character or aspect. --
Pan*psy"chic adjective --
Pan*psy"chist noun --
Pan`psy*chis"tic adjective Fechner affords a conspicuous instance of the idealistic tendency to mysterize nature in his panpsychicism , or that form of noumenal idealism which holds that the universe is a vast communion of spirits, souls of men, of animals, of plants, of earth and other planets, of the sun, all embraced as different members in the soul of the world.
Encyc. Brit.
Pansclavic, Pansclavism Pan`sclav"ic, Pan`sclav"ism Pan`sclav"ist Pan`scla*vo"ni*an See Panslavic , Panslavism , etc.
Panshon Pan"shon noun An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the bottom, -- used for holding milk and for various other purposes. [ Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Pansied Pan"sied adjective [ From
Pansy .]
Covered or adorned with pansies. "The
pansied grounds."
Darwin.
Panslavic Pan`slav"ic adjective [
Pan- +
Slavic .]
Pertaining to all the Slavic races.
Panslavism Pan`slav"ism noun A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy.
Panslavist Pan`slav"ist noun One who favors Panslavism.
Panslavonian Pan`sla·vo"ni·an adjective See Panslavic .
Pansophical Pan·soph"ic·al adjective [ See
Pansophy .]
All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical pretenders. [ R.]
John Worthington.
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