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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.