pauropod a

pl. [Greek pauros =few, and pous (gen it. podos ) =a foot.] Zool.: An order of Myriopod a, with branched antennæ, established for the reception of the genus Pauropus (q. v.). pâur-o-pŭs, s. [Gr. pauros =few, and pous = foot.] Journey thro' England. *pâume, s . (Fr.) 1. The palm of the hand. 2. A ball; a hand-ball. *pâunçe (1), 8. [PANSY.] *paunce (2), *pawnce, s. [Old Fr.) A coat of mail. [PAUNCH, 8.] "Thrughe pawnce and platez he percede the maylez." Morte Arthure, 2,075. *pauncenar, s. [Eng. paunce (2); -nar .] (See extract.) "The troops called Pauncenars appear in the Roll of the Army before Calais in 1346, their pay being the same as that of the mounted archers. They are probably named from the armor they wore, the paunce, or panzar."-Gentleman's Magazine , Feb., 1858, p. 125.