Pajock, pä′jok, n. (Shak.). Same as Peacock.
Paktong, pak′tong, n. the Chinese name for German silver.—Also Pack′fong, Pak′fong. [Chin.]
Pal, pal, n. (slang) a partner, mate. [Gipsy.]
Palabra, pa-lä′bra, n. talk, palaver. [Sp., a word.]
Palace, pal′ās, n. the house of a king or a queen: a very large and splendid house: a bishop's official residence.—n. Pal′ace-car, a sumptuously furnished railway-car. [Fr. palais—L. Palatium, the Roman emperor's residence on the Palatine Hill at Rome.]
Paladin, pal′a-din, n. one of the twelve peers of Charlemagne's household: a knight-errant, or paragon of knighthood. [Fr.,—It. paladino—L. palatinus, belonging to the palace. Cf. Palatine.]
Palæarctic, pā-lē-ark′tik, adj. pertaining to the northern part of the Old World.—Palæarctic region, a great division embracing Europe, Africa north of the Atlas, and Asia north of the Himalaya.
Palæichthyology, pā-lē-ik-thī-ol′o-ji, n. the branch of ichthyology which treats of fossil fishes.
Palæobotany, pā-lē-ō-bot′a-ni, n. the science or study of fossil plants.—adj. Palæobotan′ical.—n. Palæobot′anist.
Palæocrystic, pā-lē-ō-kris′tik, adj. consisting of ancient ice.