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pantherine, a.|ˈpænθəraɪn, -rɪn| [ad. L. panthērīn-us, f. panthēra panther: see -ine1.] Resembling a panther, spotted like a panther; of, belonging to, or characteristic of a panther.
1656Blount Glossogr., Pantherine. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Pantherine tables, pantherinæ mensæ, among the Romans, tables made of citron wood..had this name from their being spotted after the manner of panthers. 1883Fenn Eli's Children (ed. 2) I. i. xix. 314 [She] curled herself gracefully..in a pantherine style in the corner of the carriage. 1890― Double Knot I. i. 73 Marie made a pantherine bound across the room. |