Pai*deu"tics (?), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to teach, fr. &?;,&?;, a boy.]
The science or art of teaching.
Pai"en (?), n. & a. Pagan. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Pai"gle (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A species of Primula,
either the cowslip or the primrose. [Written also pagle, pagil, peagle,
and pygil.]
||Pai*ja"ma (?), n. Pyjama.
Pail (?), n. [OE. paile, AS. pÊgel a wine vessel, a pail, akin to D. &
G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a measure of wine, Dan. pÊgel half a
pint.] A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a
bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a
bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover. Shak.
Pail"ful (?), n.; pl. Pailfuls (&?;). The quantity that a pail will
hold. "By pailfuls." Shak.
Pail*lasse" (?; F. &?;), n. [F., fr. paille straw. See Pallet a bed.]
An under bed or mattress of straw. [Written also palliasse.]