pamper 
To day wu pamjier with H full rt-piiHt 
Of lavish mirth, at night we weep as fast. 
Quark-*, Kinlili'ins, v. 7. 
pamperedness (jnin'perd-BW), . The state 
iif being pampered. /'/>. Hull, Hard Texts, 
llos. xiii. (>. 
pamperer (pm'pta-4r), n. One who pampers. 
(Vw/wr, Conversation, 1. 48. 
pamperize ipam'pcr-iz), v. t.; pret. and pp. 
piiHijH'risnl, ppr. //((//" <;/. | < pumpi-r + 
-!><.] To feed luxuriously; pamper. Si/ilini/ 
Smith. 
pampero (pam-pii'ro), n. [< Sp. pnmpi-m = 
I'g. puinpi'iro, a wind that sweeps over the 
pampas. < pampa, a plain: see pampa.] A 
cold and dry southwesterly wind that sweeps 
over the pampas of the Argentine Republic, 
and northeastward to the Brazilian coast, in 
the rear of barometric depressions. The pampero 
is entirely analogous in character to the thunder-squall of 
the northern hemisphere which accompanies the passage 
of cyclonic disturbances, and underrnns and displaces the 
hot, humid air-current* that have preceded. 
pampestriet, A corrupt form of palmistry. 
pamphagOUS (pam'fa-gus), a. [< Gr. irajiipayof, 
all-devouring, < iranfyaytiv, devour all, < ffac 
(irav-), all, + 0a)'C(v, devour.] Omnivorous. 
Pamphila (pam'fi-la), n. [NL., < LGr. ira,i 
XC, beloved of all, < Gr. vac, (vav-), all, + f / 
beloved, dear.] A beautiful genus of hesperian 
pan 
3. In the sixteenth century, in Kngland, a fas >.ii, i ' r l "| 1 . i ' | ' | '. u "' v -,.' j " | "j' n n""^'^^"/'/^ 
ride comprising a few printed sin-els Pitched *^^j^ ajtoSftivrtMtr, 9*m*ll 
together, containing ni>\vs-lallads and short po- ,, m rian pirm*. 
ems on popular subjects: also know n as a m n .- D amDre (uam'per), n. [< V.]impre = Sp. pa'm- 
,-.,.-; n... HJJJW = ^ /,, U = 1,. ,,,,,. ,,,,- 
mi, < L. piiiii/iiinix, u tendril, a vine-leaf.] In 
arch., an ornament consisting of vine-leaves 
and grapes, with which hollows, as the circum- 
volutions of twisted columns, are sometimes 
liuol;, which developed later into the newspa- 
per. 
suppressing the printing and publishing of unlicensed 
news-books and pamphlet* of news. 
Proclamation o/ Charlet /., 1680. 
4. A short treatise or essay, generally contro- 
ilerorat dl. 
versial, especially one on some subject of tern- p am p ro dactylous (pam-pro-duk ' ti-lus), a. 
porary interest which excites public attention *W]f <(j r xa{ (iron-) M, + m>6. 
atthetimoof its appearance ; a writing intend- f orwar( i + " 
ed to publish one's views on a particular ques- 
tion, or to attack the views of another. 
Contest thon 
With wiiit.- 
m with deep premeditated lines, 
i-n iKunMeti studiously devised? 
Shot., lilea. VI., III. 1. '. 
Dar'st thou presume in verse to meet thy foea. 
Thou whom the penny pamphlet foil'd in prose? 
Itrydrn, Aba. and Achit, II. 
r ' pMds r '- 
FoMofaColr. 
I'll. 
Instead of a peaceful sermon, the simple seeker after 
righteousness has often a political pamphlet thrust down 
his throat, labelled with a pious text from Scripture. 
Jrciny, Knickerbocker, p. 300. 
The brief forms of these novelettes [tales of Oreene and 
which passed under this name were Issued. 
J. R. Green, Short Hist Eng. People, p. 404. 
Ernestine pamphlet. See Ernestine. Pamphlet of 
To 
Pamphila A 
butterflies or skippers, belonging to the family 
Hesperiidx, founded by Fabricius in 1808. There 
are many species, some of which have English names, as 
P. comma, the pearl-skipper ; P. sylvanus, the clouded 
skipper ; P. paniscut, the chequered skipper. 
ard de Bury, Philobiblon, c. vhi., A. D. 1344) ; 
origin unknown. The F. pamphlet, G. pamphlet, 
D. Dan. pamflet, Sw. pamflett, Russ. pamfletu, a 
pamphlet, usually a libel, are all from E. The 
word has been variously referred (1) to a sup- 
posed OF. "paume-faeillet, < paume, palm, hand, 
+ fueillet, a leaf (as if ' a leaf of paper held in 
the hand '); (2) to a supposed ML. "pagina fila- 
hi. a threaded (sewed) leaf '; (3) to a supposed 
use of F. par un filet, 'by a thread'; (4) to a 
supposed OF. "pamfilet, ML. *pamphilettin, < L. 
I'n in ithila, Gr. TLafuj>i/.ri, a female historian of the 
1st century, who wrote epitomes of history. 
These explanations are all untenable. A pos- 
sible solution is found in (5) L. papyrus, paper, 
on the assumption that pamphlet, ML. panflHuit, 
represents a ML. "pamphiletua for * pampiletus, 
lit. 'a little paper' (cf. Sp. papeleta, a slip of 
paper, a paper case), with dim. suffix -ttus (E. 
-et), < "pampttus, a supposed variant of "pam- 
/linis, paper (cf. MD. pampier, paper), this be- 
ing a nasalized form of ML. papirus, papyrus, 
L. papyrax (< Gr. jrairvpof, sometimes irairtpof), 
paper: see paper. For the nasalization (pap-, 
>pamp-), et. OF . pampilette for papilette, a span- 
gle; OF.po<poH,<L. pepo(n-),amelon (see pum- 
piori); E.ptiinp. fiumper, as related topap*, etc. 
Cf. also ML. pampilux, putiphinus, papilus, va- 
riants of L. pampmiis. a vine-leaf (see pampiiu*. 
pampre) ; these may have affected the form and 
sense of pamphlet.] If. A manuscript consist- 
ing of one sheet or of a few sheets of paper or 
parchment stitched (or otherwise fastened) to- 
gether. 
We cared more for lean pamphlets than fat palfreys. 
R. de Hvry, Philobiblon, trans, (ed. Orolier), II. 71. 
Full vnderstanding in this lend pamflet to have. 
Testament of Love, Hi. 
do, little pamjilet. Ocdevc (ed. Mason, 1796), p. 77. 
2. A printed work consisting of a few sheets of 
paper stitched together, but not bound ; now, in 
a restricted technical sense, eight or more pages 
of printed matter (not exceeding five sheets) 
stitched or sewed, with or without a thin paper 
wrapper or cover. 
Paunflette* and bookys. 
Caxton, Book of Eneydos (14M), Prol. 
.finger.] In 
ornith., having all four toes 
turned forward, as the colies: 
a condition unique among birds. 
pan 1 (pan), n. [< ME. panne, 
ponne, < AS. panne, a pan, also 
in comp. hetijod-panne, the skull 
(see hcadpan, and cf. brainpan), 
= OFries. panne, ponne = tlD.panne, D. pan = 
MLG. LG. panne = OHG. panna, phanna, pfan- 
na, MHG. phanne, pfanne, G. pfanne, a pan, = 
li-el. panna = 8w. panna = Dtai.pande, a pan, 
also the forehead ; = Ir. panna = W.pan, a pan ; 
ance of the pamphlet, and a new world of readers was seen < ML. panna,< L. patina, a shallow bowl or dish 
- In the rapidity with which the stories or scurrilous libels ( = Gr. iraratni, Sicilian ftaravri, a flat dish), per- 
haps < patere, be open: see patent!. Ct. paten 1 , 
patin^, patina, patella, etc.] 1. A broad shal- 
low vessel of tin, iron, or other metal, used for 
various domestic purposes: as, a frying-pan; a 
saucepan; a milk-pan. 
And bringeth eck with yow a bolle or a panne, 
Ful of water. 
Chaucer, Canon's Yeoman's Tale, L 199. 
Models of Herculaneui pots and pant. 
Cmcper, Prog, of Err., 1. 898. 
2. An open vessel used in the arts and maim 
factures for boiling, evaporating, etc.: as, a 
sugar-pan; a salt-pan. The name is also ap- 
plied to closed vessels used for similar pur- 
poses: as, a vacuum-pan. 3. In metal., a pan- 
shaped Vessel, usually made of cast-iron, from 
4 to 6 feet in diameter and 3 or 4 feet deep, in 
which the ores of silver which have already 
undergone the stamping process are ground to 
a fine pulp and amalgamated, with the addi- 
tion of various chemicals, generally sulphate of 
copper and salt. This process, which Is a kind of 
modification of the patio process. Is extensively used In 
the mills on theComstock lodes, and Is frequently called 
the Wathoeproceu. 
4. In tin-plate manuf., a cold pot with a grat- 
ing at the bottom, in which tinned iron-plate 
is put on edge to drain and cool. It is the 
fourth in the series of iron pots used in 
tin-plate manufacture. E. H. Kniijht. b. The 
part of a flint-lock which holds the priming, 
write a pamphlet or pamphlets. 
Who [is] like Elderton for ballading, Greene for pam- 
vhleting; both for good fellowship and bad conditions! 
O. Uaney, Four Letters, U. 
pamphletary (pam'flet-a-ri), a. [(.pamphlet + 
-///.] Pertaining to or of the nature of a pam- 
phlet. 
Might serve as newspaper or pamphlftary introduction. 
Cartyle, In Froude. 
pamphleteer (pam-fle-ter'), n. K pamphlet + 
-rer. Cf. F. pamphletaire, after E.] A writer 
of pamphlets: sometimes used in contempt. 
Political pamphleteers were formerly common in England, 
especially about the beginning of the eighteenth century, 
and in France particularly at the time of the revolution. 
Nevertheless, 'tis as true that nothing ever could be 
baser than the df 
ous ink horns, and employ them for so many blots upon 
the memory of a righteous man. 
C. Mather, Mag. Chris., ill. 1. 
Wherever pamphlets abound, there is freedom ; and 
therefore have we been a nation of pamphleteen. 
I. D'ltraeK, Amen, of Lit., II. 362. 
pamphleteer (pam-fle-ter'), t>. t. [< pamphleteer, 
.] To write and issue pamphlets. 
pamphract (pam'frakt), a. [< Gr. iraf (TTOV-), 
all, + <t>/iaKTOf, fenced, protected.] Entirely 
all. T KMMCror. renceu, iiroiecieu.j rjiituriv * . ~ r:. ., , .. r 
shielded or completely covered, as with a coat communicating with the charge by means of 
of mail fRare 1 the touch-hole. See cut under Jlin t-lock. 
pampiliont (pam-pil'ion), . [Alsopampjttan, 
patntipilyoH ; perhaps < Gr. ira$ (irav-), all, + 
iril.iov, dim. of iriXoc, wool or hair wrought into 
felt. ] A fur, or perhaps a furry cloth, first men- 
tioned as used for trimming garments. 
The ounce, rowsgray, glnnet, pampilion. 
Middleton, Triumphs of Love and Antiquity. 
Lollo's side coat is rough pampilian, 
Oilded with drops that down the bosom ran. 
Sp. Hall, Satires, IV. ii. 19. 
pampinaryt (pam'pi-na-ri), a. [ME. pampina- 
ry ; < L. pumpinarius, of or pertaining to ten- 
drils, < pampinus, a tendril or young shoot of 
a vine : see pampine, r.] Of or pertaining to a 
tendril or young shoot. 
Though thai wol growe, and scions pampinary 
With fruyte, for fruytfull lete hem not be told. 
Palladiut, Hnsbondrie (K. E. T. B.\ p. 65. 
pampinationt, [= ME. pampinacion = F. 
pampination, < L. pampinatio(n-), a lopping or socket for a hinge. . H. Knight. 11. In 
Most of our attempts to fire the gunpowder In the pan 
of the pistol succeeded not. Boyle, Works, L SI. 
"Ah !" said my grandslrc, as he shook 
Some powder in his pan, 
"What could this lovely creature do 
O. '. Hairnet, My Aunt. 
6. Anything hollow shaped somewhat like a 
pan ; hence, the skull ; the upper part of the 
head ; the cranium. Compare brainpan. 
Not i K. nly thon, but every myghty man, 
Though he were shorn ful hye upon his pan, 
Sholde have a wyf. 
Chaucer, Prol. to Monk's Tale, 1. 64. 
7. A pond or depression for evaporating salt 
water to make salt. 8. A natural pond of any 
size containing fresh or salt water, OP only 
mud. [South Africa.] 9. Consolidated mate- 
rial underlying the soil: used (especially in 
Scotland) for hard-pan. 1O. In carp., the 
trimming of vines, < pampinare, trim vines: 
see pampine, .] The act of pruning, especially 
the pruning of the leaves of vines. 
This moone Is eke for pampinacion convenient. 
Palladiui, Hnsbondrie (E. E. T. s.), p. ISO. 
pampinet, '. ' [ME. pampinen; < L. pampinare, 
lop off (the superfluous tendrils or shoots of 
vines), trim, (.pampinits, a tendril or young shoot 
of a vine, a vine-leaf.] To prune; trim. 
A vyne whoos fruit* hnmonre wol pntrifle 
Pampuned Is to be by every side. 
Palladiui, Hnsbondrie (E. E. T. S.\ p. 186. 
pampiniform (pain-pin'i-f&rm), a. [= F. pam- 
pinifttrme = It. pampinifonne, < L. pamjnnus, 
tendril, + forma, form.] Tendril-like ; resem- 
bling tendrils. Pampinifonn plexus, a plexus of 
veins In the spermatic cord, from which the spermatic 
the arctic seas, a large heavy piece of floe-ice. 
Large pieces of the floe ice, called MM by the whalers, 
were forced aside or rammed, the blows giving a heavy 
shock to every one on board. 
Sfhley and Soley, Rescue of Oreely, p. 161. 
12. The broad posterior extremity of the lower 
jaw of a whale : a whalers' term. 
Canes made full length from the ivory of the pan of the 
sperm whale, turned and polished, with a hand-piece of 
the same material, and a ferrule of copper or perhaps sil- 
ver. Fuheria of U. S., V. it B2. 
See rod.- A flash in the pan, a 
f*. Annular pan. See 
A cat in the pan. 
fluff in the pant. MejMU*jM 
annular. Blow-up pan. See Moir up. To flash in the 
pan, seeyfcwM. To savor of the pan or of thefry- 
ing-panl, to savor of heresy, betray its (or one's) origin. 
In the which although there be many things that M- 
eourelh nf the pan, and also he himself was afterward a 
