Pæan — Defs

01 n. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.

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An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.
2.
Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph, joy, or praise.
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See Pæon. See: Pæon

02 n. A part; a portion.

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A part; a portion.
2.
The distance comprised between the angle of the epaule and the flanked angle.(Fort.)
3.
A leaf of gold or silver.

03 v. t. & i. To join or fit together; to unite.

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To join or fit together; to unite.[Obs.]

04 n. The betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf, etc. See Betel.

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The betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf, etc. See Betel. See: Betel

05 prop. n. 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…

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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.(Gr. Myth.)

06 n. 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…

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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.
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A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See Vacuum pan, under Vacuum.(Manuf.) See: Vacuum
3.
The part of a flintlock which holds the priming.
4.
The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium.
5.
A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge.(Carp.)
6.
The hard stratum of earth that lies below the soil. See Hard pan, under Hard. See: Hard
7.
A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud.

Phrases & compounds

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.

07 v. t. To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan.

imp. & p. p. Panned; p. pr. & vb. n. Panning

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To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan.(Mining) [U. S.]
“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.
2.
To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly.

08 v. i. To yield gold in, or as in, the process of panning; -- usually with out; as, the gravel panned out richly.

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To yield gold in, or as in, the process of panning; -- usually with out; as, the gravel panned out richly.(Mining)
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To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly.[Slang, U. S.]

09 v. t. & i. To scan (a movie camera), usu. in a horizontal direction, to obtain a panoramic effect; also, to move the camera so as to keep the subject …

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To scan (a movie camera), usu. in a horizontal direction, to obtain a panoramic effect; also, to move the camera so as to keep the subject in view.(Cinematography)