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88 PEN<br />

sented to young people about the time of Easter, in<br />

several parts of the north of England. Such egg.<br />

arc sold ycry commonly in France during Lent.<br />

l~athclic, mY. from '1rw90s, pathos, feeling, affecting the<br />

feelings.<br />

Patho-gnomy, s. Sec PATHOS, p. 25.<br />

Patri-arch, s. See AncHos, p. 5.<br />

Patriot, s. from 1rctTpU.lJT71S, l'alriotes, a layer of his<br />

country.<br />

Patr-onymic, my; Sec ONOMA, p. 2S.<br />

Ped-agoguc, s. See AGo, p. 4.<br />

Peda-meter, s. from 7I"OOOS, jJoclos, gen. of 1rotJS, pOllS, a<br />

foot, and P.ETpOP, melrun, a mensure. An instrument<br />

in the form of a watch, consisting of various wheels<br />

with teeth catching in onc another, whirh, by means<br />

of a chain or string fastened to a man'sfoot, or to the<br />

wheel of a chmiat, advances a notch eacl) slep, or each<br />

revolution of the wheel; so that the number being<br />

marked on the edge of each wheel, one may number<br />

the paces, or measure the exact distance from one<br />

place to another.<br />

Racing Pedometer. "An instrument has lately<br />

been invente(l in France which precisely marks the<br />

time that not only the winning, but every other horse<br />

takes in running the course, even if there should be<br />

SO of thein, and the interval between eaeh only a<br />

'lua.ter of a second. The' Jury of the Races,' at<br />

Paris, have expressed their full approbation of the<br />

instrument."-Annals ifPhilosophy, No. xi.<br />

Penta-gon, s. See GONIA, p. 9.<br />

Penta-teuch, s. from 1TEVTE., p'iJnle, five, and 'TEVXOS,<br />

t~llchos, a volume. The five books of 1\1oses. •<br />

Pentecost, s. from 'Il"EVT7JKOUTOS, p~ntekoSlos, fiftieth. A<br />

feast among the Jews, so called because it was celebrated<br />

fifty days after the Passover.

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