Pan"ta*morph (?), n. That which assumes, or exists in, all forms.
Pan`ta*mor"phic (?), a. [Panta- + Gr. &?; form.] Taking all forms.
Pan"ta*scope (?), n. [Panta- + -scope.] (Photog.) A pantascopic camera.
Pan`ta*scop"ic (?), a. Viewing all; taking a view of the whole. See
under Camera.
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||Pan`ta*stom"a*ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, all + &?;, &?;,
||mouth.] (Zoˆl.) One of the divisions of Flagellata, including the
||monads and allied forms.
Pan*tech"ni*con (?), n. [NL. See Pan- , and Technic.] A depository or
place where all sorts of manufactured articles are collected for sale.
Pan*tel"e*graph (?), n. [Pan- + telegraph.] See under Telegraph.
Pant"er (?), n. One who pants. Congreve.
Pan"ter (?), n.[F. panetier. See Pantry.] A keeper of the pantry; a
pantler. [Obs.] Tyndale.
Pan"ter, n. [See Painter a rope.] A net; a noose. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Pan`teu*ton"ic (?), a. [Pan- + Teutonic.] Of or pertaining to all the
Teutonic races.
Pan"the*ism (?), n. [Pan- + theism.] 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.
Pan"the*ist, n. One who holds to pantheism.
{ Pan`the*is"tic (?), Pan`the*is"tic*al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to
pantheism; founded in, or leading to, pantheism. --
Pan`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv.
Pan`the*ol"o*gist (?), n. One versed in pantheology.
Pan`the*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Pan- + theology.] A system of theology
embracing all religions; a complete system of theology.
Pan*the"on (?), n. [L. pantheon, pantheum, Gr. &?; (sc. &?;), fr. &?;
of all gods; &?;, &?;, all + &?; a god: cf. F. panthÈon. 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.
Pan"ther (?), n. [OE. pantere, F. panthËre, L. panthera, Gr. &?;, prob.
fr. Skr. pundrka a tiger.]
1. (Zoˆl.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some
zoˆlogists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large
ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the
body.
2. (Zoˆl.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and
sometimes to the jaguar.
Panther cat (Zoˆl.), the ocelot. -- Panther cowry (Zoˆl.), a spotted
East Indian cowry (CyprÊa pantherina); -- so called from its color.
Pan"ther*ess, n. (Zoˆl.) A female panther.
Pan"ther*ine (?), a. Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine
snake (Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil.
Pan"tile` (?), n. [5th pan + tile.] (Arch.) A roofing tile, of peculiar
form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its
side (&?;).
Pant"ing*ly (?), adv. With palpitation or rapid breathing. Shak.
Pan`ti*soc"ra*cy (?), n. [Panto- + Gr. &?; equal + &?; to rule.] A
Utopian community, in which all should rule equally, such as was
devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in their younger days.
Pan*tis"o*crat (?), n. A pantisocratist.
Pan`ti*so*crat"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy.
Pan`ti*soc"ra*tist (?), n. One who favors or supports the theory of a
pantisocracy. Macaulay.
Pan"tler (?), n. [F. panetier. See Panter, Pantry.] The servant or
officer, in a great family, who has charge of the bread and the pantry.
[Obs.] Shak.
Pan"to- (?). See Pan-.
Pan`to*chro*nom"e*ter (?), n. [Panto- + chronometer.] An instrument
combining a compass, sundial, and universal time dial. Brande & C.
Pan*to"fle (?), n. [F. pantoufle.] A slipper for the foot. [Written
also pantable and pantoble.]
Pan"to*graph (?), n. [Panto- + -graph: cf. F. pantographe.] 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.
{ Pan`to*graph"ic (?), Pan`to*graph"ic*al (?) }, a. [Cf. F.
pantographique.] Of or pertaining to a pantograph; relating to
pantography.
Pan*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Cf. F. pantographie.] A general description;
entire view of an object.
Pan`to*log"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to pantology.
Pan*tol"o*gist (?), n. One versed in pantology; a writer of pantology.
Pan*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Panto- + -logy.] A systematic view of all
branches of human knowledge; a work of universal information.
Pan*tom"e*ter (?), n. [Panto- + -meter: cf. F. pantomËtre.] An
instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances,
etc.
Pan*tom"e*try (?), n. Universal measurement. [R.] -- Pan`to*met"ric
(#), a. [R.]
Pan"to*mime (?), n. [F., fr. L. pantomimus, Gr. &?;, lit.,
all-imitating; &?;, &?;, all + &?; to imitate: cf. It. pantomimo. See
Mimic.] 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.
Pan"to*mime, a. Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a
pantomime dance.
{ Pan`to*mim"ic (?), Pan`to*mim"ic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F. pantomimique.]
Of or pertaining to the pantomime; representing by dumb show.
"Pantomimic gesture." Bp. Warburton. -- Pan`to*mim"ic*al*ly, adv.
Pan"to*mi`mist (?), n. An actor in pantomime; also, a composer of
pantomimes.
Pan"ton (?), n. [F. patin. See Patten.] (Far.) A horseshoe to correct a
narrow, hoofbound heel.
Pan*toph"a*gist (?), n. [See Pantophagous.] A person or an animal that
has the habit of eating all kinds of food.
Pan*toph"a*gous (?), a. [Gr. &?;; &?;, &?;, all + &?; to eat.] Eating
all kinds of food.
Pan*toph"a*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?;.] The habit or power of eating all kinds
of food.
||Pan*top"o*da (?), n. pl. [NL. See Panto-, & -poda.] (Zoˆl.) Same as
||Pycnogonida.
Pan`to*scop"ic (?), a. [Panto- + -scope + -ic.] 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.
Pan"try (?), n.; pl. Pantries (#). [OE. pantrie, F. paneterie, fr.
panetier pantler, LL. panetarius baker, panetus small loaf of bread, L.
panis bread. Cf. Company, Pannier, Pantler.] An apartment or closet in
which bread and other provisions are kept.
Pan*ur"gic (?), a. [Cf. Gr. &?; knavish.] Skilled in all kinds of work.
"The panurgic Diderot." J. Morley.
Pan"ur*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?;, properly, ready to do anything;
hence, knavish, roguish; &?;, &?;, all + &?; work.] Skill in all kinds
of work or business; craft. [R.] Bailey.
Pan"yard (?), n. See Pannier. [Obs.] Pepys.