Main Entry:: ¹pan
Pronunciation:: \ˈpan\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English panne, from Old English (akin to Old High German phanna pan), from Latin patina, from Greek patanē
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) b: any of various similar usu. metal receptacles: as (1): the hollow part of the lock in a firelock or flintlock gun that receives the priming (2): either of the receptacles in a pair of scales (3): a round shallow usually metal container for separating metal (as gold) from waste by washing cBritish : toilet 3b ; also : bowl 3b d: steel drum2 a (1): a natural basin or depression in land (2): a similar artificial basin (as for evaporating brine) b: a drifting fragment of the flat thin ice that forms in bays or along the shore3: hardpan 14slang : face5: a harsh criticism

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