Pan-
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pan- \Pan-\, Panta- \Pan"ta-\, Panto- \Pan"to-\ [Gr. ?, m., ?,
neut., gen. ?, all.]
Combining forms signifying all, every; as, panorama,
pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan- becomes pam- before b
or p, as pamprodactylous.
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Pan \Pan\, prop. 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 (also called the pipes of
Pan), which he is said to have invented.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pan \Pan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Panned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Panning}.]
1. (Mining) To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by
washing in a kind of pan. [U. S.]
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We . . . witnessed the process of cleaning up and
panning out, which is the last process of separating
the pure gold from the fine dirt and black sand.
--Gen. W. T.
Sherman.
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2. To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pan \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.
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2. (Manuf.) A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See
{Vacuum pan}, under {Vacuum}.
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3. The part of a flintlock which holds the priming.
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4. The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain;
the upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium.
--Chaucer.
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5. (Carp.) A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge.
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6. The hard stratum of earth that lies below the soil. See
{Hard pan}, under {Hard}.
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7. A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud.
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{Flash in the pan}. See under {Flash}.
{To savor of the pan}, to suggest the process of cooking or
burning; in a theological sense, to be heretical.
--Ridley. Southey.
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Pan \Pan\, v. i.
1. (Mining) To yield gold in, or as in, the process of
panning; -- usually with out; as, the gravel panned out
richly.
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2. To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to
develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned
out poorly. [Slang, U. S.]
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from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Pan
a vessel of metal or earthenware used in culinary operations; a
cooking-pan or frying-pan frequently referred to in the Old
Testament (Lev. 2:5; 6:21; Num. 11:8; 1 Sam. 2:14, etc.).
The "ash-pans" mentioned in Ex. 27:3 were made of copper, and
were used in connection with the altar of burnt-offering. The
"iron pan" mentioned in Ezek. 4:3 (marg., "flat plate " or
"slice") was probably a mere plate of iron used for baking. The
"fire-pans" of Ex. 27:3 were fire-shovels used for taking up
coals. The same Hebrew word is rendered "snuff-dishes" (25:38;
37:23) and "censers" (Lev. 10:1; 16:12; Num. 4:14, etc.). These
were probably simply metal vessels employed for carrying burning
embers from the brazen altar to the altar of incense.
The "frying-pan" mentioned in Lev. 2:7; 7:9 was a pot for
boiling.
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "Pan":
Ashtoreth, Astarte, Baal, Cailleac, Ceres, Demeter, Dionysus,
Faunus, Frey, Isis, Priapus, Vidar, Vitharr, corn spirit, faun,
fertility god, field spirit, forest god, panisc, panisca, paniscus,
satyr, silenus, sylvan deity, the goat god, vegetation spirit
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
125 Moby Thesaurus words for "pan":
Photostat, X-ray, Xerox, ashpan, bake, bakepan, barbecue, baste,
blame, blanch, boil, boiler, braise, brazier, bread pan, brew,
broil, broiler, brown, cake pan, calotype, capture on film,
censure, coddle, condemn, cook, countenance, criticize, curry,
cut up, denounce, denunciate, deride, devil, dial, dishpan, do,
do to perfection, double boiler, dustpan, face, facies, favor,
features, film, fire, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, griddle,
grill, grin at, heat, hit, hold in derision, kisser, knock,
laugh at, laugh to scorn, lineaments, make fun of, make game of,
make merry with, map, microfilm, mine, mug, mush, oven-bake,
pan broiler, pan for gold, pan-broil, parboil, phiz, photograph,
photomap, physiognomy, piepan, pillory, poach, point at,
poke fun at, prepare, prepare food, prospect, puss, put one on,
quarry, radiograph, rag, rap, razz, reprehend, ride, ridicule,
roast, roaster, roentgenograph, saucepan, saute, scallop, sear,
shirr, shoot, simmer, skillet, slam, smile at, snap, snapshoot,
snapshot, snicker at, snigger at, snipe at, spider, steam, stew,
stewpan, stir-fry, take a photograph, talbotype, toast, visage,
wok
from
Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date
PAN
monstrosity, musical instrument maker, friend of poets.
Born half a man and half a goat. Took after the latter.
Studied music under the old masters and outfluted Apollo. Was
also a sheep fancier. Fathered fife and drum corps. Ambition:
A pair of shoes or a goat's appetite. Recreation: Hunting and
falling in love. Address: Greece. Clubs: Musical.
from
Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date
PAN
Peter, a little fellow who was a delightful actress,
believed in fairies, and crowded houses in England and the
United States.
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