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-- Out to out, from one extreme limit to another, including the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to measurements. -- Out West, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some Western State or Territory. [U. S.] -- To come out, To cut out, To fall out, etc. See under Come, Cut, Fall, etc. -- To put out o…

A poisonous nitrogenous base (C6H10N2) obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.

An instrument for measuring thickness, as of the glass of a mirror, or of paper; a pachymeter.

A combining form meaning thick; as, pachyderm, pachydactyl.

Having the pericarp thick.

A bird or other animal having thick toes.

Having thick toes.

A group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog. It is now considered an artificial group.

Thick-skinned; not sensitive to ridicule.

Having a thick tongue; --applied to a group of lizards (Pachyglossæ), including the iguanas and agamas.

One of a family of bats, including those which have thick external ears.

A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.

To color one's face by way of beautifying it. Let her paint an inch thick. Shak.

and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick.

A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several single sheets pasted one upon another, or of paper macerated and pressed into molds, etc.

The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper. Paunch mat (Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope, used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.

(Oil Boring) A stratum of oil sand thick enough to make a well pay.

A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors in cold weather.

e tips of lava jets or from bits of liquid lava thrown into the air. It often collects in thick masses resembling tow.

Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass.