Pan, v. t. & i. [Cf. F. pan skirt, lappet, L. pannus a cloth, rag, W.
panu to fur, to full.] To join or fit together; to unite. [Obs.]
Halliwell.
Pan (?), n. [Hind. pn, Skr. parna leaf.] The betel leaf; also, the
masticatory made of the betel leaf, etc. See &?;etel.
||Pan (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] (Gr. Myth.) The god of shepherds,
||guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually
||represented as having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs,
||horns, and tail of a goat, and as playing on the shepherd's pipe,
||which he is said to have invented.
Pan, n. [OE. panne, AS. panne; cf. D. pan, G. pfanne, OHG. pfanna,
Icel., Sw., LL., & Ir. panna, of uncertain origin; cf. L. patina, E.
paten.] 1. A shallow, open dish or vessel, usually of metal, employed
for many domestic uses, as for setting milk for cream, for frying or
baking food, etc.; also employed for various uses in manufacturing. "A
bowl or a pan." Chaucer.
2. (Manuf.) A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See Vacuum pan,
under Vacuum.