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pax
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Pax
(gcide) | Pax \Pax\, n. [L. pax peace. See Peace.]
1. (Eccl.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the
sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman
Catholic churches.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) A tablet or board, on which is a
representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some
saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and
then by the people, in medi[ae]val times; an osculatory.
It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.
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Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors.
--Chapman.
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3. Friendship, or a friend; -- esp. in the phrases to make
pax with, to make friends with, to be good pax, to be good
friends; also, truce; -- used esp. interjectionally. [Eng.
Schoolboy Slang]
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pax
(wn) | pax
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian
love for those assisting at the Eucharist [syn: pax,
kiss of peace] |
pax
(vera) | PAX
Penny Arcade eXpo
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pax
(vera) | PAX
Pixel Addressing eXtensions (Intel, RISC, CPU)
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pax
(vera) | PAX
Portable Archive eXchange (SCO, Unix)
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pax
(vera) | PAX
Private Automatic eXchange
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cotopaxi
(encz) | Cotopaxi, |
hapax legomenon
(encz) | hapax legomenon, n: |
paxton
(encz) | Paxton, |
Carapax
(gcide) | Carapax \Car"a*pax\, n. (Zool.)
See Carapace.
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Centriscus scolopax
(gcide) | Bellows fish \Bel"lows fish`\ (Zool.)
A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a
long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called
also trumpet fish, and snipe fish.
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Epaxial
(gcide) | Epaxial \Ep*ax"i*al\, a. [Pref. ep- + axial.] (Anat.)
Above, or on the dorsal side of, the axis of the skeleton;
episkeletal.
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Hypaxial
(gcide) | Hypaxial \Hy*pax"i*al\, a. [Hypo- + axial.] (Anat.)
Beneath the axis of the skeleton; subvertebral; hyposkeletal.
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Pax
(gcide) | Pax \Pax\, n. [L. pax peace. See Peace.]
1. (Eccl.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the
sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman
Catholic churches.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) A tablet or board, on which is a
representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some
saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and
then by the people, in medi[ae]val times; an osculatory.
It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.
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Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors.
--Chapman.
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3. Friendship, or a friend; -- esp. in the phrases to make
pax with, to make friends with, to be good pax, to be good
friends; also, truce; -- used esp. interjectionally. [Eng.
Schoolboy Slang]
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Paxilli
(gcide) | Paxillus \Pax*il"lus\, n.; pl. Paxilli. [L., a peg.] (Zool.)
One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of
certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened
summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See
Illustration in Appendix.
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Paxillose
(gcide) | Paxillose \Pax"il*lose`\, a. [L. paxillus a small stake.]
(Geol.)
Resembling a little stake.
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Paxillus
(gcide) | Paxillus \Pax*il"lus\, n.; pl. Paxilli. [L., a peg.] (Zool.)
One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of
certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened
summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See
Illustration in Appendix.
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Paxwax
(gcide) | Paxwax \Pax"wax`\, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. feax hair (akin to
OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See Wax to grow, and cf.
Faxed, Pectinate.] (Anat.)
The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It
connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the
cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called
also paxywaxy and packwax.
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paxywaxy
(gcide) | Paxwax \Pax"wax`\, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. feax hair (akin to
OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See Wax to grow, and cf.
Faxed, Pectinate.] (Anat.)
The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It
connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the
cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called
also paxywaxy and packwax.
[1913 Webster]Paxywaxy \Pax"y*wax`y\, n. (Anat.)
See Paxwax.
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Paxywaxy
(gcide) | Paxwax \Pax"wax`\, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. feax hair (akin to
OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See Wax to grow, and cf.
Faxed, Pectinate.] (Anat.)
The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It
connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the
cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called
also paxywaxy and packwax.
[1913 Webster]Paxywaxy \Pax"y*wax`y\, n. (Anat.)
See Paxwax.
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Scolopax rusticola
(gcide) | Woodcock \Wood"cock`\, n. [AS. wuducoc.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of long-billed
limicoline birds belonging to the genera Scolopax and
Philohela. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits,
and are highly esteemed as game birds.
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Note: The most important species are the European ({Scolopax
rusticola}) and the American woodcock ({Philohela
minor}), which agree very closely in appearance and
habits.
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2. Fig.: A simpleton. [Obs.]
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If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see
you
Run your neck into the noose, and cry, "A woodcock!"
--Beau. & Fl.
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Little woodcock.
(a) The common American snipe.
(b) The European snipe.
Sea woodcock fish, the bellows fish.
Woodcock owl, the short-eared owl (Asio brachyotus).
Woodcock shell, the shell of certain mollusks of the genus
Murex, having a very long canal, with or without spines.
Woodcock snipe. See under Snipe.
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aquila rapax
(wn) | Aquila rapax
n 1: brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia [syn: {tawny
eagle}, Aquila rapax] |
cotopaxi
(wn) | Cotopaxi
n 1: the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in
north central Ecuador |
genus scolopax
(wn) | genus Scolopax
n 1: type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks [syn:
Scolopax, genus Scolopax] |
hapax legomenon
(wn) | hapax legomenon
n 1: a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion
[syn: nonce word, hapax legomenon] |
joseph paxton
(wn) | Joseph Paxton
n 1: English architect (1801-1865) [syn: Paxton, {Joseph
Paxton}, Sir Joseph Paxton] |
pax romana
(wn) | Pax Romana
n 1: the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on
states in the Roman Empire |
paxil
(wn) | Paxil
n 1: a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly
prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil) [syn:
paroxetime, Paxil] |
paxto
(wn) | Paxto
n 1: an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the
official language of Afghanistan [syn: Pashto, Pashtu,
Paxto, Afghani, Afghan] |
paxton
(wn) | Paxton
n 1: English architect (1801-1865) [syn: Paxton, {Joseph
Paxton}, Sir Joseph Paxton] |
scolopax
(wn) | Scolopax
n 1: type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks [syn:
Scolopax, genus Scolopax] |
scolopax rusticola
(wn) | Scolopax rusticola
n 1: short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock [syn:
Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola] |
sir joseph paxton
(wn) | Sir Joseph Paxton
n 1: English architect (1801-1865) [syn: Paxton, {Joseph
Paxton}, Sir Joseph Paxton] |
tampax
(wn) | Tampax
n 1: tampon used to absorb menstrual flow |
CAPAX DOLI
(bouvier) | CAPAX DOLI. Capable of committing crime. This is said of one who has
sufficient mind and understanding to be made responsible for his actions.
See, Discretion.
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DOLI CAPAX
(bouvier) | DOLI CAPAX. Capable of deceit, mischief, having knowledge of right and
wrong. See Discretion; Criminal law, 2.
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PAX REGIS
(bouvier) | PAX REGIS, Eng. law. The king's peace. In ancient times there were certain
limits which were known by this name. The pax regis, or the verge of the
court, as it was afterwards called, extended from the palace gate to the
distance of three miles, three furlongs, three acres, nine feet, nine palms
and nine barleycorns. Crabb's C. L. 41.
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