3. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers,
street musicians, etc.
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.]
Pa*du"cahs (p*d"kz), n. pl.; sing. Paducah (-k). (Ethnol.) See
Comanches.
PÊ"an (p`an), n. [L. paean, Gr. paia`n, fr. Paia`n the physician of the
gods, later, Apollo. Cf. PÊon, 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 pÊans
of congratulation." De Quincey.