Index of English words, starting with "pa"

(1) - Palimpsest (n.) A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second.

(1) - Palindrome (n.) A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah; or Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel.

(1) - Paling (n.) The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the stripes themselves.
(2) - Paling (n.) Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure.
(3) - Paling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pale

(1) - Palingenesis (n.) Alt. of Palingenesy

(1) - Palinode (n.) A retraction; esp., a formal retraction.
(2) - Palinode (n.) An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode.