pacific, pacifick, pac if fique

& s. [Fr. pacifique, from Lat. pacific us =peace-making: pax (gen it. pac is ) =peace, and facio =to make; Ital. & Sp. pacifico.] A. As adjective : I. Ordinary Language : 1. Peace-making; restoring or tending to restore peace; pacifying, conciliatory, mild, appeasing. "He paus'd, and these pacifio words ensue." Pope: Homer's Iliad , vii. 443. 2. Characterized by peace or calm; peaceful, calm, tranquil, quiet. "In my long life and pacifique prosper i tie." - Hall : Edward III . (an. 23). 3. Disposed to peace and quiet; peaceful, not warlike; as, a pacific disposition. II. Geog .: The epithet applied to the ocean between the west coast of America and the east coast of Asia. [B.] IMG:content-0528.png:[blocks in formation]