Defn: Same as Panorpid.
PANORPIDPa*nor"pid, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa, and allied genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice.
PANPHARMACONPan*phar"ma*con, n. Etym: [NL. See Pan-, and Pharmacon.]
Defn: A medicine for all diseases; a panacea. [R.]
PANPRESBYTERIANPan`pres`by*te"ri*an, a. Etym: [Pan- + Presbyterian.]
Defn: Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council.
PANPSYCHISMPan*psy"chism, n. [See Pan-; Psychic.]
Defn: 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 (#), a. — Pan*psy"chist (#), n. — Pan`psy*chis"tic (#), a.
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; PANSCLAVIST; PANSCLAVONIANPan`sclav"ic, Pan`sclav"ism, Pan`sclav"ist, Pan`scla*vo"ni*an.
Defn: See Panslavic, Panslavism, etc.
PANSHONPan"shon, n.
Defn: An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the bottom, — used for holding milk and for various other purposes. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
PANSIEDPan"sied, a. Etym: [From Pansy.]
Defn: Covered or adorned with pansies. "The pansied grounds." Darwin.
PANSLAVICPan`slav"ic, a. Etym: [Pan- + Slavic.]
Defn: Pertaining to all the Slavic races.
PANSLAVISMPan`slav"ism, n.
Defn: A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy.
PANSLAVISTPan`slav"ist, n.
Defn: One who favors Panslavism.
PANSLAVONIANPan`sla*vo"ni*an, a.
Defn: See Panslavic.
PANSOPHICALPan*soph"ic*al, a. Etym: [See Pansophy.]
Defn: All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical pretenders. [R.] John Worthington.
PANSOPHYPan"so*phy, n. Etym: [Pan- + Gr. pansophie.]
Defn: Universal wisdom; esp., a system of universal knowledge proposed by Comenius (1592 — 1671), a Moravian educator. [R.] Hartlib.
PANSPERMATIST; PANSPERMISTPan*sper"ma*tist, Pan"sper`mist, n. (Biol.)
Defn: A believer in panspermy; one who rejects the theory of spontaneous generation; a biogenist.
PANSPERMICPan`sper"mic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to panspermy; as, the panspermic hypothesis.
PANSPERMY Pan"sper`my, n. Etym: [Pan- + Gr. (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 Ant: spontaneous generation.
PANSTEREORAMAPan*ste`re*o*ra"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
Defn: A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like. Brande & C.
PANSY Pan"sy, n.; pl. Pansies. Etym: [F. Pensée thought, pansy, fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See Pensive.] (Bot.)
Defn: 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.
PANTPant, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Panted; p. pr. & vb. n. Panting.] Etym:[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.
PANTPant, 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.
PANTPant, n.
1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. Drayton.
2. A violent palpitation of the heart. Shak.
PANTA-Pan"ta-.
Defn: See Pan-.
PANTABLEPan"ta*ble
Defn: , n. See Pantofle. [Obs.]
PANTACOSMPan"ta*cosm, n. Etym: [Panta- + Gr.
Defn: See Cosmolabe.
PANTAGRAPHPan"ta*graph, n.
Defn: See Pantograph.
PANTAGRUELISM Pan*tag"ru*el*ism, n. Etym: [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.
PANTALETPan`ta*let", n. Etym: [Dim. of pantal.]
Defn: 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 Pan`ta*loon", n. Etym: [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.
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.
Defn: A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.
3. pl.
Defn: In recent times, same as Trousers.
PANTALOONERYPan`ta*loon"er*y, n.
1. The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery. [R.] Lamb.
2. Materials for pantaloons.
PANTAMORPHPan"ta*morph, n.
Defn: That which assumes, or exists in, all forms.
PANTAMORPHICPan`ta*mor"phic, a. Etym: [Panta- + Gr.
Defn: Taking all forms.
PANTASCOPEPan"ta*scope, n. Etym: [Panta- + -scope.] (Photog.)
Defn: A pantascopic camera.
PANTASCOPICPan`ta*scop"ic, a.
Defn: Viewing all; taking a view of the whole. See under Camera.
PANTASTOMATAPan`ta*stom"a*ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the divisions of Flagellata, including the monads and allied forms.
PANTECHNICONPan*tech"ni*con, n. Etym: [NL. See Pan-, and Technic.]
Defn: A depository or place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale.
PANTELEGRAPHPan*tel"e*graph, n. Etym: [Pan- + telegraph.]
Defn: See under Telegraph.
PANTERPant"er, n.
Defn: One who pants. Congreve.
PANTERPan"ter, n.Etym: [F. panetier. See Pantry.]
Defn: A keeper of the pantry; a pantler. [Obs.] Tyndale.
PANTERPan"ter, n. Etym: [See Painter a rope.]
Defn: A net; a noose. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PANTEUTONICPan`teu*ton"ic, a. Etym: [Pan- + Teutonic.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to all the Teutonic races.
PANTHEISMPan"the*ism, n. Etym: [Pan- + theism.]
Defn: 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.
PANTHEISTPan"the*ist, n.
Defn: One who holds to pantheism.
PANTHEISTIC; PANTHEISTICALPan`the*is"tic, Pan`the*is"tic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to pantheism; founded in, or leading to,pantheism.— Pan`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv.
PANTHEOLOGISTPan`the*ol"o*gist, n.
Defn: One versed in pantheology.
PANTHEOLOGYPan`the*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Pan- + theology.]
Defn: A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
PANTHEON Pan*the"on, n. Etym: [L. pantheon, pantheum, Gr. panthéon. See Pan-, and Theism.]
1. A temple dedicated to all the gods; especially, the building so called at Rome.
2. The collective gods of a people, or a work treating of them; as, a divinity of the Greek pantheon.
PANTHER Pan"ther, n. Etym: [OE. pantere, F. panthère, L. panthera, Gr. pundrika a tiger.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoölogists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. Panther cat (Zoöl.), the ocelot. — Panther cowry (Zoöl.), a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypræa pantherina); — so called from its color.
PANTHERESSPan"ther*ess, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A female panther.
PANTHERINEPan"ther*ine, a.
Defn: Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake (Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil.
PANTILEPan"tile`, n. Etym: [5th pan + tile.] (Arch.)
Defn: A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (
PANTINGLYPant"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With palpitation or rapid breathing. Shak.
PANTISOCRACYPan`ti*soc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Panto- + Gr.
Defn: A Utopian community, in which all should rule equally, such as was devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in their younger days.
PANTISOCRATPan*tis"o*crat, n.
Defn: A pantisocratist.
PANTISOCRATICPan`ti*so*crat"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy.
PANTISOCRATISTPan`ti*soc"ra*tist, n.
Defn: One who favors or supports the theory of a pantisocracy.Macaulay.
PANTLERPan"tler, n. Etym: [F. panetier. See Panter, Pantry.]
Defn: The servant or officer, in a great family, who has charge of the bread and the pantry. [Obs.] Shak.
PANTO-Pan"to-.
Defn: See Pan-.
PANTOCHRONOMETERPan`to*chro*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Panto- + chronometer.]
Defn: An instrument combining a compass, sundial, and universal time dial. Brande & C.
PANTOFLEPan*to"fle, n. Etym: [F. pantoufle.]
Defn: A slipper for the foot. [Written also pantable and pantoble.]
PANTOGRAPHPan"to*graph, n. Etym: [Panto- + -graph: cf. F. pantographe.]
Defn: An instrument for copying plans, maps, and other drawings, on the same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale. [Written also pantagraph, and incorrectly pentagraph.] Skew pantograph, a kind of pantograph for drawing a copy which is inclined with respect to the original figure; — also called plagiograph.
PANTOGRAPHIC; PANTOGRAPHICAL Pan`to*graph"ic, Pan`to*graph"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pantographique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a pantograph; relating to pantography.
PANTOGRAPHYPan*tog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pantographie.]
Defn: A general description; entire view of an object.
PANTOLOGICALPan`to*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to pantology.
PANTOLOGISTPan*tol"o*gist, n.
Defn: One versed in pantology; a writer of pantology.
PANTOLOGYPan*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Panto- + -logy.]
Defn: A systematic view of all branches of human knowledge; a work of universal information.
PANTOMETERPan*tom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Panto- + -meter: cf. F. pantomètre.]
Defn: An instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc.
PANTOMETRYPan*tom"e*try, n.
Defn: Universal measurement. [R.] — Pan`to*met"ric, a. [R.]
PANTOMIMEPan"to*mime, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. pantomimus, Gr. pantomimo. SeeMimic.]
1. A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor. [Obs.]
2. One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist. [He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone. Tylor.
3. A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; hence, dumb show, generally.
4. A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features.
PANTOMIMEPan"to*mime, a.
Defn: Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance.
PANTOMIMIC; PANTOMIMICALPan`to*mim"ic, Pan`to*mim"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pantomimique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the pantomime; representing by dumb show."Pantomimic gesture." Bp. Warburton.— Pan`to*mim"ic*al*ly, adv.
PANTOMIMISTPan"to*mi`mist, n.
Defn: An actor in pantomime; also, a composer of pantomimes.
PANTONPan"ton, n. Etym: [F. patin. See Patten.] (Far.)
Defn: A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel.
PANTOPHAGISTPan*toph"a*gist, n. Etym: [See Pantophagous.]
Defn: A person or an animal that has the habit of eating all kinds of food.
PANTOPHAGOUSPan*toph"a*gous, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Eating all kinds of food.
PANTOPHAGYPan*toph"a*gy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The habit or power of eating all kinds of food.
PANTOPODAPan*top"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Panto-, & -poda.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Pycnogonida.
PANTOSCOPICPan`to*scop"ic, a. Etym: [Panto- + -scope + -ic.]
Defn: 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.
PANTRYPan"try, n.; pl. Pantries. Etym: [OE. pantrie, F. paneterie, fr.panetier pantler, LL. panetarius baker, panetus small loaf of bread,L. panis bread. Cf. Company, Pannier, Pantler.]
Defn: An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.
PANURGICPan*ur"gic, a. Etym: [Cf. Gr.
Defn: Skilled in all kinds of work. "The panurgic Diderot." J.Morley.
PANURGYPan"ur*gy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft. [R.] Bailey.
PANYARDPan"yard, n.
Defn: See Pannier. [Obs.] Pepys.
PANYMPa"nym, n. & a.
Defn: See Panim. [Obs.]
PANZOISMPan*zo"ism, n. Etym: [Pan- + Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: A term used to denote all of the elements or factors which constitute vitality or vital energy. H. Spencer.
PAOLOPa"o*lo, n. Etym: [It. Cf. Paul.]
Defn: An old Italian silver coin, worth about ten cents.
PAPPap, n. Etym: [Cf. OSw. papp. Cf. Pap soft food.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: A nipple; a mammilla; a teat. Dryden.The paps which thou hast sucked. Luke xi. 27.
2. A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a nipple in shape; a mamelon. Macaulay.
PAP Pap, n. Etym: [Cf. D. pap, G. pappe, both perh. fr. L. papa, pappa, the word with which infants call for food: cf. It. pappa.]
1. A soft food for infants, made of bread boiled or softtened in milk or water.
2. Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap. [Colloq. & Contemptuous]
3. The pulp of fruit. Ainsworth.
PAPPap, v. t.
Defn: To feed with pap. Beau. & Fl.
PAPAPa*pa", n. Etym: [F. papa, L. papa; cf. Gr. Pope.]
1. A child's word for father.
2. A parish priest in the Greek Church. Shipley.
PAPABOTEPa`pa*bo"te, n. Etym: [Probably of Creole origin.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The upland plover. [Local, U. S.]
PAPACYPa"pa*cy, n. Etym: [LL. papatia, fr. L. papa a father, bishop. SeePope.]
1. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.
2. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.
3. The Roman Catholic religion; — commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.
PAPAGAYPap"a*gay, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Popinjay, 1 (b).
PAPAINPa*pa"in, n. Etym: [From Papaw.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America.
PAPALPa"pal, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See Papacy.]
1. 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. Milman.
2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. "Papal Christians." Bp. Burnet. Papal cross. See Illust. 3 of Cross. — Papal crown, the tiara.
PAPALISTPa"pal*ist, n.
Defn: A papist. [Obs.] Baxter.
PAPALITYPa*pal"i*ty, n. Etym: [LL. papalitas: cf. F. papauté.]
Defn: The papacy. [Obs.] Ld. Berners. Milton.
PAPALIZEPa"pal*ize, v. t.
Defn: To make papal. [R.]
PAPALIZEPa"pal*ize, v. i.
Defn: To conform to popery. Cowper.
PAPALLYPa"pal*ly, adv.
Defn: In a papal manner; popishly
PAPALTYPa"pal*ty, n.
Defn: The papacy. [Obs.] Milton.
PAPAPHOBIAPa`pa*pho"bi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. papa bishop + Gr.
Defn: Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman CatholicChurch. [R.]
PAPARCHYPa"par*chy, n. Etym: [L. papa bishop + -archy.]
Defn: Government by a pope; papal rule.
PAPAVERPa*pa"ver, n. Etym: [L., poppy.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants, including the poppy.
PAPAVERACEOUSPa*pav`er*a"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Papaveraceæ) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the bloodroot are well-known examples.
PAPAVERINEPa*pav"er*ine, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic action than morphine.
PAPAVEROUSPa*pav"er*ous, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy. SirT. Browne.
PAPAWPa*paw", n. Etym: [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf.Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.] [Written alsopawpaw.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreæ. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon- shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. Gray.
PAPBOATPap"boat`, n.
1. A kind of sauce boat or dish.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapha); — so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing.
PAPEPape, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pape, fr. L. papa. See Pope.]
Defn: A spiritual father; specifically, the pope. [Obs.]
PAPEJAYPa"pe*jay, n.
Defn: A popinjay. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PAPERPa"per, n. Etym: [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which theEgyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. Papyrus.]
1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried.
2. A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.
3. A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific society. They brought a paper to me to be signed. Dryden.
4. A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a journal; as, a daily paper.
5. Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper.
6. Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper. See Paper hangings, below.
7. A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.
8. A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application; as, cantharides paper.
Note: Paper is manufactured in sheets, the trade names of which, together with the regular sizes in inches, are shown in the following table. But paper makers vary the size somewhat.
Note: In the manufacture of books, etc., a sheet, of whatever size originally, is termed, when folded once, a folio; folded twice, a quarto, or 4to; three times, an octavo, or 8vo; four times, a sextodecimo, or 16mo; five times, a 32mo; three times, with an offcut folded twice and set in, a duodecimo, or 12mo; four times, with an offcut folded three times and set in, a 24mo.
Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination, havingcommonly an obvious signification; as, paper cutter or paper-cutter;paper knife, paper-knife, or paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, orpapermaker; paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight, orpaperweight, etc. Business paper, checks, notes, drafts, etc., givenin payment of actual indebtedness; — opposed to accommodation paper.— Fly paper, paper covered with a sticky preparation, — used forcatching flies.— Laid paper. See under Laid.— Paper birch (Bot.), the canoe birch tree (Betula papyracea).— Paper blockade, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak navalforce.— Paper boat (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper.— Paper car wheel (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel tire, anda center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-irondisks. Forney.— Paper credit, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such aspromissory notes, duebills, etc.— Paper hanger, one who covers walls with paper hangings.— Paper hangings, paper printed with colored figures, or otherwisemade ornamental, prepared to be pasted against the walls ofapartments, etc.; wall paper.— Paper house, an audience composed of people who have come in onfree passes. [Cant] — Paper money, notes or bills, usually issued bygovernment or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money,and circulated as the representative of coin.— Paper mulberry. (Bot.) See under Mulberry.— Paper muslin, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc.— Paper nautilus. (Zoöl.) See Argonauta.— Paper reed (Bot.), the papyrus.— Paper sailor. (Zoöl.) See Argonauta.— Paper stainer, one who colors or stamps wall paper. De Colange.— Paper wasp (Zoöl.), any wasp which makes a nest of paperlikematerial, as the yellow jacket.— Paper weight, any object used as a weight to prevent loose papersfrom being displaced by wind, or otherwise.— Parchment paper. See Papyrine.— Tissue paper, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to protectengravings in books.— Wall paper. Same as Paper hangings, above.— Waste paper, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless, exceptfor uses of little account.— Wove paper, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed orwatermarked.
PAPERPa"per, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper; existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper army.
PAPERPa"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Papered(); p. pr. & vb. n. Papering.]
1. To cover with paper; to furnish with paper hangings; as, to paper a room or a house.
2. To fold or inclose in paper.
3. To put on paper; to make a memorandum of. [Obs.]
PAPERWEIGHTPa"per*weight`, n.
Defn: See under Paper, n.
PAPERYPa"per*y, a.
Defn: Like paper; having the thinness or consistence of paper. Gray.
PAPESCENTPa*pes"cent, a. Etym: [From Pap soft food.]
Defn: Containing or producing pap; like pap. [R.] Arbuthnot.
PAPESSPa"pess, n. Etym: [F. papesse.]
Defn: A female pope; i. e., the fictitious pope Joan. [Obs.] Bp.Hall.
PAPETERIEPa`pe*terie", n. Etym: [F., paper manufacture, fr. papier paper.]
Defn: A case or box containing paper and materials for writing.
PAPHIANPa"phi*an, a. Etym: [L. Paphius, Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Paphos, an ancient city of Cyprus, having a celebrated temple of Venus; hence, pertaining to Venus, or her rites.
PAPHIANPa"phi*an
Defn: , n. A native or inhabitant of Paphos.
PAPIER-MACHE Pa`pier"-ma`ché", n. Etym: [F. papier mâché, lit., chewed or mashed paper.]
Defn: A hard and strong substance made of a pulp from paper, mixed with sise or glue, etc. It is formed into various articles, usually by means of molds.
PAPILIOPa*pil"i*o, n. Etym: [L., a butterfly.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of butterflies.
Note: Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow- tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes, or asterias, and related species.
PAPILIONACEOUSPa*pil`io*na"ceous, a.
1. Resembling the butterfly.
2. (Bot.) (a) Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea. (b) Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants (Papilionaceæ) which includes the bean, pea, vetch, clover, and locust.
PAPILIONESPa*pil`i*o"nes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Papilio.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The division of Lepidoptera which includes the butterflies.
PAPILIONIDESPa*pil`i*on"i*des, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The typical butterflies.
PAPILLAPa*pil"la, n.; pl. Papillæ. Etym: [L., a nipple, pimple.]
Defn: Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papillæ of the tongue.
PAPILLARPap"il*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. papillaire.]
Defn: Same as Papillose.
PAPILLARYPap"il*la*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. papillaire.]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papillæ; bearing, or covered with, papillæ; papillose.
PAPILLATEPap"il*late, v. t. & i.
Defn: To cover with papillæ; to take the form of a papilla, or of papillæ.
PAPILLATEPap"il*late, a.
Defn: Same as Papillose.
PAPILLIFORMPa*pil"li*form, a. Etym: [Papilla + -form.]
Defn: Shaped like a papilla; mammilliform.
PAPILLOMAPap`il*lo"ma, n.; pl. Papillomata. Etym: [NL. See Papilla, and -Oma.](Med.)
Defn: A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papillæ of the skin or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart. Quain.
PAPILLOMATOUSPap`il*lo"ma*tous, a. (Med.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, papillomata.
PAPILLOSEPap"il*lose`, a. Etym: [Cf. F. papilleux.]
Defn: Covered with, or bearing, papillæ; resembling papillæ; papillate; papillar; papillary.
PAPILLOTEPap"il*lote, n. Etym: [F., fr. papillon a butterfly.]
Defn: a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl; a curl paper.
PAPILLOUSPap"il*lous, a.
Defn: Papillary; papillose.
PAPILLULATEPa*pil"lu*late, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a minute papilla in the center of a larger elevation or depression.
PAPIONPa"pi*on, n. Etym: [Prob. from native name: cf. Sp. papion.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A West African baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx), allied to the chacma. Its color is generally chestnut, varying in tint.
PAPISMPa"pism, n. Etym: [F. papisme. See Pape, Pope.]
Defn: Popery; — an offensive term. Milton.
PAPISTPa"pist, n. Etym: [F. papiste. See Pape, Pope.]
Defn: A Roman catholic; one who adheres to the Church of Rome and the authority of the pope; — an offensive designation applied to Roman Catholics by their opponents.
PAPISTIC; PAPISTICALPa*pis"tic, Pa*pis"tic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. papistique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Church of Rome and its doctrines and ceremonies; pertaining to popery; popish; — used disparagingly. "The old papistic worship." T. Warton. — Pa*pis"tic*al*ly, adv.
PAPISTRYPa"pist*ry, n.
Defn: The doctrine and ceremonies of the Church of Rome; popery. [R.]Whitgift.
PAPIZEDPa"pized, a. Etym: [From Pape.]
Defn: Conformed to popery. [Obs.] "Papized writers." Fuller.
PAPOOSEPa*poose", n.
Defn: A babe or young child of Indian parentage in North America.
PAPPIFORMPap"pi*form, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Resembling the pappus of composite plants.
PAPPOOSEPap*poose", n.
Defn: Same as Papoose. Pappoose root. (Bot.) See Cohosh.
PAPPOSEPap*pose" a. (Bot.)
Defn: Furnished with a pappus; downy.
PAPPOUSPap"pous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Pappose.
PAPPUS Pap"pus, n. Etym: [L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositæ; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.
PAPPYPap"py, a. Etym: [From Pap soft food.]
Defn: Like pap; soft; succulent; tender. Ray.
PAPRIKA; PAPRICA Pa"pri*ka, n. Also Pa"pri*ca. [Hung. paprika Turkish pepper; prob. through G.]
Defn: The dried ripened fruit of Capsicum annuum or various other species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment prepared from it.
PAPUANPap"u*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Papua.
PAPUARSPap"u*ars, n. pl.; sing. Papuan (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands.
PAPULAPap"u*la, n.; pl. Papulæ. Etym: [L.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. Quain.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.
PAPULARPap"u*lar, a.
1. Covered with papules.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Consisting of papules; characterized by the presence of papules; as, a papular eruption.
PAPULEPap"ule, n.; pl. Papules (.
Defn: Same as Papula.
PAPULOSEPap"u*lose`, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Having papulæ; papillose; as, a papulose leaf.
PAPULOUSPap"u*lous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pap.]
Defn: Covered with, or characterized by, papulæ; papulose.
PAPYRACEOUSPap`y*ra"ceous, a. Etym: [L. papyraceus made of papyrus.]
Defn: Made of papyrus; of the consistency of paper; papery.
PAPYREANPa*pyr"e*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to papyrus, or to paper; papyraceous.
PAPYRINEPap"y*rine, n. Etym: [Cf. F. papyrin made of paper. See Paper.]
Defn: Imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid.
PAPYROGRAPHPa*pyr"o*graph, n. Etym: [Papyrus + -graph.]
Defn: An apparatus for multiplying writings, drawings, etc., in which a paper stencil, formed by writing or drawing with corrosive ink, is used. The word is also used of other means of multiplying copies of writings, drawings, etc. See Copygraph, Hectograph, Manifold.
PAPYROGRAPHYPap`y*rog"ra*phy, n.
Defn: The process of multiplying copies of writings, etc., by meansof the papyrograph.— Pap`y*ro*graph"ic, a.
PAPYRUSPa*py"rus, n.; pl. Papyri. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Paper.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A tall rushlike plant (Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick.
2. The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed.
3. A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum.
PAQUEPâque, n. Etym: [F. pâque.]
Defn: See Pasch and Easter.
PARPar, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Parr.
PARPar, prep. Etym: [F., fr. L. per. See Per.]
Defn: By; with; — used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.
PARPar, n. Etym: [L. par, adj., equal. See Peer an equal.]
1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.
2. Equality of condition or circumstances. At par, at the originalprice; neither at a discount nor at a premium.— Above par, at a premium.— Below par, at a discount.— On a par, on a level; in the same condition, circumstances,position, rank, etc.; as, their pretensions are on a par; his abilityis on a par with his ambition.— Par of exchange. See under Exchange.— Par value, nominal value; face value.
PARA-Par"a-. Etym: [Gr. for- in forgive. Cf. For-.]
1. A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: A prefix denoting: (a) Likeness, similarity, or connection, or that the substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the name of which it is prefixed; as paraldehyde, paraconine, etc.; also, an isomeric modification. (b) Specifically: (Organ. Chem.) That two groups or radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are opposite, or in the respective positions 1 and 4; 2 and 5; or 3 and 6, as paraxylene; paroxybenzoic acid. Cf. Ortho-, and Meta-. Also used adjectively.
PARAPa*ra", n. Etym: [Turk., fr. Per. parah a piece.]
Defn: A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
PARA-ANAESTHESIA; PARA-ANESTHESIAPar`a-an`æs*the"si*a, -an`es*the"si*a, n. [NL.; para- + anæsthesia.](Med.)
Defn: Anæsthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body.
PARABANICPar`a*ban"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid which is obtained by the oxidation of uric acid, as a white crystalline substance (C3N2H2O3); — also called oxalyl urea.
PARABLASTPar"a*blast, n. Etym: [Cf. Gr. Para-, and -blast.] (Biol.)
Defn: A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, the cells of which are especially concerned in forming the first blood and blood vessels. C. S. Minot.
PARABLASTICPar`a*blas"tic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the parablast; as, the parablastic cells.
PARABLEPar"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]
Defn: Procurable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
PARABLEPar"a*ble, n. Etym: [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. gal to drop.Cf. Emblem, Gland, Palaver, Parabola, Parley, Parabole, Symbol.]
Defn: A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables of Christ. Chaucer. Declare unto us the parable of the tares. Matt. xiii. 36.
Syn.— See Allegory, and Note under Apologue.
PARABLEPar"a*ble, v. t.
Defn: To represent by parable. [R.]Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. Milton.
PARABOLA Pa*rab"o*la, n.; pl. Parabolas. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Parable, and cf. Parabole.] (Geom.) (a) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix. See Focus. (b) One of a group of curves defined by the equation y = axn where n is a positive whole number or a positive fraction. For the cubical parabola n = 3; for the semicubical parabola n = Cubical, and Semicubical. The parabolas have infinite branches, but no rectilineal asymptotes.
PARABOLEPa*rab"o*le, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Parable.] (Rhet.)
Defn: Similitude; comparison.
PARABOLIC; PARABOLICALPar`a*bol"ic, Par`a*bol"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. parabolique. SeeParable.]
1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.
2. Etym: [From Parabola.] (Geom.) (a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve. (b) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid. Parabolic conoid, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing curve is a parabola. See Conoid. — Parabolic mirror (Opt.), a mirror having a paraboloidal surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used in reflecting telescopes. — Parabolic spindle, the solid generated by revolving the portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an axis. — Parabolic spiral, a spiral curve conceived to be formed by the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an analogy to the parabola.
PARABOLICALLYPar`a*bol"ic*al*ly, adv.
1. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner.
2. In the form of a parabola.
PARABOLIFORMPar`a*bol"i*form, a. Etym: [Parabola + -form.]
Defn: Resembling a parabola in form.
PARABOLISMPa*rab"o*lism, n. Etym: [From Parabola.] (Alg.)
Defn: The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first term. [Obs.]
PARABOLISTPa*rab"o*list, n.
Defn: A narrator of parables.
PARABOLOIDPa*rab"o*loid, n. Etym: [Parabola + -oid: cf. F. paraboloïde.](Geom.)
Defn: The solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its axis; any surface of the second order whose sections by planes parallel to a given line are parabolas.
Note: The term paraboloid has sometimes been applied also to the parabolas of the higher orders. Hutton.
PARABOLOIDALPar`a*bo*loid"al, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a paraboloid.
PARABRONCHIUMPar`a*bron"chi*um, n.; pl. Parabronchia. Etym: [NL. See Para-,Bronchia.] (Anat.)
Defn: One of the branches of an ectobronchium or entobronchium.
PARACELSIANPar`a*cel"si*an, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice ofParacelsus, a Swiss physician of the 15th century. Ferrand.
PARACELSIANPar`a*cel"si*an, n.
Defn: A follower of Paracelsus or his practice or teachings.Hakewill.
PARACELSISTPar`a*cel"sist, n.
Defn: A Paracelsian.
PARACENTESISPar`a*cen*te"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.
PARACENTRIC; PARACENTRICAL Par`a*cen"tric, Par`a*cen"tric*al, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + centric, - ical: cf. F. paracentrique.]
Defn: Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a center. Paracentric curve (Math.), a curve having the property that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body descending along it, by the force of gravity, will approach to, or recede from, a fixed point or center, by equal distances in equal times; — called also a paracentric. — Paracentric motton or velocity, the motion or velocity of a revolving body, as a planet, by which it approaches to, or recedes from, the center, without reference to its motion in space, or to its motion as reckoned in any other direction.
PARACHORDALPar`a*chor"dal, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + chordal.] (Anat.)
Defn: Situated on either side of the notochord; — applied especially to the cartilaginous rudiments of the skull on each side of the anterior part of the notochord. — n.
Defn: A parachordal cartilage.
PARACHRONISMPa*rach"ro*nism, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + Gr. parachronisme.]
Defn: An error in chronology, by which the date of an event is set later than the time of its occurrence. [R.]
PARACHROSEPar"a*chrose, a. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: Changing color by exposure Mohs.
PARACHUTE Par"a*chute, n. Etym: [F., fr. paper to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See Parry, and Chute, Chance.]
1. A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.
PARACLETEPar"a*clete, n. Etym: [L. paracletus, Gr.
Defn: An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler,Comforter, or Intercessor; — a term applied to the Holy Spirit.From which intercession especially I conceive he hath the name of theParaclete given him by Christ. Bp. Pearson.
PARACLOSEPar"a*close, n. (Arch.)
Defn: See Parclose.
PARACMASTICPar`ac*mas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. Para-, and Acme.] (Med.)
Defn: Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper.Dunglison.
PARACONICPar`a*con"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + aconitic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained as a deliquescent white crystalline substance, and isomeric with itaconic, citraconic, and mesaconic acids.
PARACONINEPar`a*co"nine, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + conine.] (Chem.)
Defn: A base resembling and isomeric with conine, and obtained as a colorless liquid from butyric aldehyde and ammonia.
PARACOROLLAPar`a*co*rol"la, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + corolla.] (Bot.)
Defn: A secondary or inner corolla; a corona, as of the Narcissus.
PARA CRESSPará cress.
Defn: An annual asteraceous herb (Spilances oleracea) grown in tropical countries as a pungent salad, and also used medicinally.
PARACROSTICPar`a*cros"tic, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + acrostic.]
Defn: A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem. Brande & C.
PARACYANOGENPar`a*cy*an"o*gen, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + cyanogen.] (Chem.)
Defn: A polymeric modification of cyanogen, obtained as a brown or black amorphous residue by heating mercuric cyanide.
PARACYMENEPar`a*cy"mene, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + cymene.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Cymene.
PARADACTYLUMPar`a*dac"ty*lum, n.; pl. Paradactyla. Etym: [NL. See Para-, andDactyl.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The side of a toe or finger.
PARADE Pa*rade", n. Etym: [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled to exercise, fr. parar to stop, to prepare. See Pare, v. t.]
1. The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions before some superior officer; a review of troops. Parades are general, regimental, or private (troop, battery, or company), according to the force assembled.
3. Pompous show; formal display or exhibition. Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade. Swift.
4. That which is displayed; a show; a spectacle; an imposing procession; the movement of any body marshaled in military order; as, a parade of firemen. In state returned the grand parade. Swift.
5. Posture of defense; guard. [A Gallicism.] When they are not in parade, and upon their guard. Locke.
6. A public walk; a promenade. Dress parade, Undress parade. See under Dress, and Undress. — Parade rest, a position of rest for soldiers, in which, however, they are required to be silent and motionless. Wilhelm.
Syn. — Ostentation; display; show. — Parade, Ostentation. Parade is a pompous exhibition of things for the purpose of display; ostentation now generally indicates a parade of virtues or other qualities for which one expects to be honored. "It was not in the mere parade of royalty that the Mexican potentates exhibited their power." Robertson. "We are dazzled with the splendor of titles, the ostentation of learning, and the noise of victories." Spectator.
PARADEPa*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Parading.]Etym: [Cf. F. parader.]
1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off. Parading all her sensibility. Byron.
2. To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops.
PARADEPa*rade", v. i.
1. To make an exhibition or spectacle of one's self, as by walking in a public place.
2. To assemble in military order for evolutions and inspection; to form or march, as in review.
PARADIGMPar"a*digm, n. Etym: [F. paradigme, L. paradigma, fr. Gr. Para-, andDiction.]
1. An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] "The paradigms and patterns of all things." Cudworth.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection.
3. (Rhet.)
Defn: An illustration, as by a parable or fable.
PARADIGMATIC; PARADIGMATICALPar`a*dig*mat"ic, Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Exemplary.— Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
PARADIGMATICPar`a*dig*mat"ic, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A writer of memoirs of religious persona, as examples ofChristian excellence.
PARADIGMATIZE Par`a*dig"ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paradigmatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Paradigmatizing.] Etym: [Gr. Paradigm.]
Defn: To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] Hammond.
PARADISAIC; PARADISAICALPar`a*di*sa"ic, Par`a*di*sa"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal."Paradisaical pleasures." Gray.
PARADISALPar"a*di`sal, a.
Defn: Paradisiacal.
PARADISE Par"a*dise, n. Etym: [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairidaeza an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]
1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation.
2. The abode of sanctified souls after death.To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke xxiii. 43.It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise.Longfellow.
3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence,a state of happiness.The earth Shall be all paradise. Milton.Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision. Beaconsfield.
4. (Arch.)
Defn: An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] Oxf. Gloss. Fool's paradise. See under Fool, and Limbo. — Grains of paradise. (Bot.) See Melequeta pepper, under Pepper. — Paradise bird. (Zoöl.) Same as Bird of paradise. Among the most beautiful species are the superb (Lophorina superba); the magnificent (Diphyllodes magnifica); and the six-shafted paradise bird (Parotia sefilata). The long-billed paradise birds (Epimachinæ) also include some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired paradise bird (Seleucides alba), which is black, yellow, and white, with six long breast feathers on each side, ending in long, slender filaments. See Bird of paradise in the Vocabulary. — Paradise fish (Zoöl.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic fish (Macropodus viridiauratus) having very large fins. It is often kept alive as an ornamental fish. — Paradise flycatcher (Zoöl.), any flycatcher of the genus Terpsiphone, having the middle tail feathers extremely elongated. The adult male of T. paradisi is white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested. — Paradise grackle (Zoöl.), a very beautiful bird of New Guinea, of the genus Astrapia, having dark velvety plumage with brilliant metallic tints. — Paradise nut (Bot.), the sapucaia nut. See Sapucaia nut. [Local, U. S.] — Paradise whidah bird. (Zoöl.) See Whidah.
PARADISEPar"a*dise, v. t.
Defn: To affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to bewitch. [R.] Marston.
PARADISEANPar`a*dis"e*an, a.
Defn: Paradisiacal.
PARADISEDPar"a*dised, a.
Defn: Placed in paradise; enjoying delights as of paradise.
PARADISIAC; PARADISIACALPar`a*dis"i*ac, Par`a*di*si"a*cal, a. Etym: [L. paradisiacus.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to paradise; suitable to, or like, paradise.C. Kingsley. T. Burnet. "A paradisiacal scene." Pope.The valley . . . is of quite paradisiac beauty. G. Eliot.
PARADISIAL; PARADISIANPar`a*dis"i*al, Par`a*dis"i*an, a.
Defn: Paradisiacal. [R.]
PARADISICPar`a*dis"ic, a.
Defn: Paradisiacal. [R.] Broome.
PARADISICALPar`a*dis"ic*al, a.
Defn: Paradisiacal. [R.]
PARADOS Par`a*dos, n.; pl. Paradoses. Etym: [F., fr. parer to defend + dos back, L. dorsum.] (Fort.)
Defn: An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse. Farrow.
PARADOXPar`a*dox, n.; pl. Paradoxes. Etym: [F. paradoxe, L. paradoxum, fr.Gr. Para-, and Dogma.]
Defn: A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact. A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable. Hooker. This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it proof. Shak. Hydrostatic paradox. See under Hydrostatic.
PARADOXALPar"a*dox`al, a.
Defn: Paradoxical. [Obs.]