{ Pa*chi"si (?), n. Commonly spelt Par*che"si, Par*chi"si (?) }. A game adopted from the Indian game, using disks, as of pasteboard, and dice. [U. S. & Eng.]
Pa*chu"ca tank (?). (Metallurgy) A high and narrow tank, with a central cylinder for the introduction of compressed air, used in the agitation and settling of pulp (pulverized ore and water) during treatment by the cyanide process; -- so named because, though originally devised in New Zealand, it was first practically introduced in Pachuca, Mexico.
||Pa*ci"fi*co (?), n. [Sp. See Pacific.] A peaceful person; -- applied specif. by the Spaniards to the natives in Cuba and the Philippine Islands who did not oppose the Spanish arms.
While we were going through the woods one of the pacificos pointed to a new grave.
Harper's Weekly.
Pack, n. 1. (Med.) In hydropathic practice, a wrapping of blankets or sheets called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the condition of the blankets or sheets used, put about a patient to give him treatment; also, the fact or condition of being so treated.
2. (Rugby Football) The forwards who compose one half of the scrummage; also, the scrummage.
Pack and prime road or way, a pack road or bridle way.
Pack, v. t. To cover, envelop, or protect tightly with something; specif. (Hydropathy), to envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings.
Pack"er, n. A ring of packing or a special device to render gas-tight and water-tight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well. [U. S.]
Pad elephant. An elephant that is furnished with a pad for carrying burdens instead of with a howdah for carrying passengers.
||Pa"dre (?), n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. Padres (#); It. Padri (#). [Sp., Pg., & It., fr. L. pater father. See Father.] 1. A Christian priest or monk; -- used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America.
2. In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister; also, a priest of the native region. Kipling.
Pa*go"da sleeve. (Costume) A funnel-shaped sleeve arranged to show the sleeve lining and an inner sleeve.
||Pail`lon" (?), n.; pl. - lions (#). [F., fr. paille straw.] A thin leaf of metal, as for use in gilding or enameling, or to show through a translucent medium.
Pa*ja"mas (?), n. pl. [Hind. p-jma, pejma, lit., leg closing.] Originally, in India, loose drawers or trousers, such as those worn, tied about the waist, by Mohammedan men and women; by extension, a similar garment adopted among Europeans, Americans, etc., for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit consisting of drawers and a loose upper garment for such wear.
Pal"a*mate (?), a. [From Palma.] (Zoöl.) Web-footed.
Pal`i*sade", n. A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; -- usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson.