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One of the Pachydermata.

Of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition.

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.

Related to the pachyderms.

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

Inflammation of the dura mater or outer membrane of the brain.

Same as Pachometer.

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

Capable of being pacified or appeased; placable.

r restore peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or condition.

Placable. [R.] Bp. Hall.

Of or pertaining to peace; pacific. [R.] Sir H. Wotton. -- Pa*cif"ic*al*ly, adv. [R.]

The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation. "An embassy of pacification." Bacon.

One who, or that which, pacifies; a peacemaker. Bacon.

Tending to make peace; conciliatory. Barrow.

A peaceful person; -- applied specif. by the Spaniards to the natives in Cuba and the Philippine Islands who did not oppose the Spanish arms.

One who pacifies.

; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity. "Pray ye, pacify yourself." Shak.

Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Filippo Pacini, an Italian physician of the 19th century.