Pachyderm

pak'Y-derm, n. A non-ruminant hoofed animal, (listing, for the thickne of skin, as the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, hog, etc. [Gr. pachus, thick, firm Gr. pegnunai, L. pangere, to fasten, E. pact, q. v.), and derma, a hide, f dere in, to flay E. tear.] — Pachyderm'atous, -a-tus, a. Pert, to a pachyderm; thick skinned. facify, pas'Y-fi, v. [-fied (-fid), -fying.] To appease (wrath, pa ion, or appetite): to restore peace to, tranquilize, calm, quiet, soothe, allay, compose. [F. pacifier, L. pacific arc, -car i, fr. pax, pa- — ds, peace (q. v.), and facere, factum, to make.] Pac'ifi'er, n. — Pacific, -ical, a. Suited to make or restore peace attended or characterized by peace mild; conciliatory; tranquil; peaceable. [F. pacifique, L. pacificvs.] — Pacification, pa-sifr\- or pas'- Y-fY-ka's hun, n. Act of pacifying reduction to a peaceful state; reconcilement. [F. L. pacificatio.] — Pacificator, pa-sifr \- or pas'Y-fY-ka'ter, n. One who, or that which, pacifies a peace-maker, etc. [L.] — Pacificatory, -Y-ka-to-rY, a. Tending to make peace; conciliatory. — Paca'tion, n. Act of appeas- — ing. [L. pacatio, pacare, to appease, f pax.] Pa'ce, -se, adv. By leave of not to give offense to. [L.] Pack, pak, A bundle or bale esp., a bundle made up to be carried on the back; a burdensome load; a number or quantity of connected or similar things, as, a set of playing cards; or, a number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together; or, a number of persons united in a bad design or practice a large area of floating pieces of ice driven together. — v. [packed (pakt), packing.] To make up into a bundle or bale to a emble and compact together to or load, make full, stow away within to put together (cards) in such a manner as to secure the game unfairly to bring together fraudulently for some unjust end to send oft, dispatch to envelop in numerous coverings, esp. when surrounded with a wet sheet. (Mech.) To render impervious to air, water, or steam, by filling or surrounding with suitable materials. — v. To form things into bundles; , fame, fax, pa or opera, fare end, PADDLE zon, n. Oxygen in an active or highly electro-negative state. [Gr. ozon, smelling, p. pr. of ozein, to smell, because its presence is supposed to be sometimes attended by a peculiar smell L. and E. odor.] — Oze'na, -na, n. {Med.) A fetid ulcer in the nostril. TGr. ozaina.] — Czoce'rite, -se'rit, n. Mineral wax, — a substance having a bituminous odor, found in connection with rock salt and coal it has been made into candles. [Gr. keros, wax.J to admit of stowage or compre ion into a smaller space, or so as to form a compact ma to unite in bad measures, join in collusion to depart in haste. [ME. and Dan. pakke, OD. and G. pack, bundle, prob. OCelt. pak, Ga. pac, a pack, mob prob. L. pangere, to fasten, Skr. pac, to bind; not E. bag.] — Pack'er, n. One whose busine to pack things.— Pack'-horse, n. A horse to carry burdens.— -man, n.; pi. -men. One who bears a pack a peddler.— -sad'dle, n. A saddle on which packs or burdens are borne. staff. n. A staff on which a traveler occasiony s p^acT— Pack-saddle, -thread, n. Strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.—Pack'age, n. Act or style of packing; a bundle; pack or packet; bale; a charge for packing goods. — Pack'et, n. A small pack or package a ve el employed in conveying dispatches, pa engers, or goods on fixed days of sailing. — v. To make up into a packet or bundle; to send in a packet or dispatch-ve el, — v. To ply with a packet or dispatch-ve el. [OF. pacquet, paquet, fr. LG. pakk = E. pack.] — Pack'et-boat, -ship, n. A ve el that sails regularly for the conveyance of dispatches, letters, pa engers, etc. Packwax. See Paxwax. Pact, pakt, Pac'tion.w. An agreement; league; compact; covenant. [F. paction, L. pactum, pactio, fr. pacisci, pact us, OLi.pacere, to agree, stipulate; Skr. pac to bind, E. fadge, compact, impact, etc., fang, fee, pack, peace, pacify, pagan, pale, pay, peasant, peculiar, pecuniary.] — Pac'tional, a. By way of agreement. — Pactftious, -tisfc/us, a. Settled by agreement or stipulation.