11  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pan  \Pan\,  v.  i. 
  1.  (Mining)  To  yield  gold  in  or  as  in  the  process  of 
  panning;  --  usually  with  out  as  the  gravel  panned  out 
  richly. 
 
  2.  To  turn  out  (profitably  or  unprofitably);  to  result;  to 
  develop;  as  the  investigation,  or  the  speculation,  panned 
  out  poorly.  [Slang,  U.  S.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pan  \Pan\,  n.  [L.,  fr  Gr  ?.]  (Gr.  Myth.) 
  The  god  of  shepherds,  guardian  of  bees,  and  patron  of  fishing 
  and  hunting.  He  is  usually  represented  as  having  the  head  and 
  trunk  of  a  man,  with  the  legs,  horns,  and  tail  of  a  goat,  and 
  as  playing  on  the  shepherd's  pipe,  which  he  is  said  to  have 
  invented. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pan  \Pan\,  n.  [OE.  panne,  AS  panne;  cf  D.  pan,  G.  pfanne,  OHG. 
  pfanna  Icel.,  Sw.,  LL.,  &  Ir  panna,  of  uncertain  origin; 
  cf  L.  patina,  E.  paten.] 
  1.  A  shallow,  open  dish  or  vessel,  usually  of  metal,  employed 
  for  many  domestic  uses,  as  for  setting  milk  for  cream,  for 
  frying  or  baking  food,  etc.;  also  employed  for  various 
  uses  in  manufacturing.  ``A  bowl  or  a  pan.''  --Chaucer. 
 
  2.  (Manuf.)  A  closed  vessel  for  boiling  or  evaporating.  See 
  {Vacuum  pan},  under  {Vacuum}. 
 
  3.  The  part  of  a  flintlock  which  holds  the  priming. 
 
  4.  The  skull,  considered  as  a  vessel  containing  the  brain; 
  the  upper  part  of  the  head;  the  brainpan;  the  cranium. 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  5.  (C?rp.)  A  recess,  or  bed,  for  the  leaf  of  a  hinge. 
 
  6.  The  hard  stratum  of  earth  that  lies  below  the  soil.  See 
  {Hard  pan},  under  {Hard}. 
 
  7.  A  natural  basin,  containing  salt  or  fresh  water,  or  mud. 
 
  {Flash  in  the  pan}.  See  under  {Flash}. 
 
  {To  savor  of  the  pan},  to  suggest  the  process  of  cooking  or 
  burning;  in  a  theological  sense  to  be  heretical. 
  --Ridley.  Southey. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pan-  \Pan-\,  Panta-  \Pan"ta-\,  Panto-  \Pan"to-\  [Gr.  ?,  m., 
  ?,neut.,  gen.  ?,  all.] 
  Combining  forms  signifying  all  every;  as  panorama, 
  pantheism,  pantagraph,  pantograph.  Pan-  becomes  pam-  before  b 
  or  p,  as  pamprodactylous. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pan  \Pan\,  n.  [OE.  See  2d  {Pane}.] 
  1.  A  part  a  portion. 
 
  2.  (Fort.)  The  distance  comprised  between  the  angle  of  the 
  epaule  and  the  flanked  angle. 
 
  3.  [Perh.  a  different  word.]  A  leaf  of  gold  or  silver. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pan  \Pan\,  v.  t.  &  i.  [Cf.  F.  pan  skirt,  lappet,  L.  pannus  a 
  cloth,  rag,  W.  panu  to  fur,  to  full.] 
  To  join  or  fit  together;  to  unite.  [Obs.]  --Halliwell. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pan  \Pan\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Panned};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Panning}.]  (Mining) 
  To  separate,  as  gold,  from  dirt  or  sand,  by  washing  in  a  kind 
  of  pan.  [U.  S.] 
 
  We  .  .  .  witnessed  the  process  of  cleaning  up  and 
  panning  out  which  is  the  last  process  of  separating 
  the  pure  gold  from  the  fine  dirt  and  black  sand.  --Gen. 
  W.  T.  Sherman. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pan  \Pan\,  n.  [Hind.  p[=a]n,  Skr.  parna  leaf.] 
  The  betel  leaf;  also  the  masticatory  made  of  the  betel  leaf, 
  etc  See  {?etel}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pan 
  n  1:  wide  metal  vessel  used  in  cooking 
  2:  god  of  fields  and  woods  and  shepherds  and  flocks; 
  represented  as  a  man  with  goat's  legs  and  horns  and  ears; 
  identified  with  Roman  Sylvanus  or  Faunus  [syn:  {Pan},  {the 
  goat  god}] 
  3:  shallow  container  made  of  metal 
  4:  chimpanzees;  more  closely  related  to  Australopithecus  than 
  to  other  pongids  [syn:  {Pan},  {genus  Pan}] 
  v  1:  make  a  sweeping  movement;  "The  camera  panned  across  the 
  room" 
  2:  wash  dirt  in  a  pan  to  separate  out  the  precious  minerals 
  [syn:  {pan  out},  {pan  off}] 
  3:  express  a  totally  negative  opinion  of  "The  critics  panned 
  the  performance"  [syn:  {tear  apart},  {trash}] 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Pan 
  a  vessel  of  metal  or  earthenware  used  in  culinary  operations;  a 
  cooking-pan  or  frying-pan  frequently  referred  to  in  the  Old 
  Testament  (Lev.  2:5;  6:21;  Num.  11:8;  1  Sam.  2:14,  etc.). 
 
  The  "ash-pans"  mentioned  in  Ex  27:3  were  made  of  copper,  and 
  were  used  in  connection  with  the  altar  of  burnt-offering.  The 
  "iron  pan"  mentioned  in  Ezek.  4:3  (marg.,  "flat  plate  "  or 
  "slice")  was  probably  a  mere  plate  of  iron  used  for  baking.  The 
  "fire-pans"  of  Ex  27:3  were  fire-shovels  used  for  taking  up 
  coals.  The  same  Hebrew  word  is  rendered  "snuff-dishes"  (25:38; 
  37:23)  and  censers"  (Lev.  10:1;  16:12;  Num.  4:14,  etc.).  These 
  were  probably  simply  metal  vessels  employed  for  carrying  burning 
  embers  from  the  brazen  altar  to  the  altar  of  incense. 
 
  The  "frying-pan"  mentioned  in  Lev.  2:7;  7:9  was  a  pot  for 
  boiling. 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  PAN 
  Personal  Account  Number 
 
 

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