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Panemone
A drag-type wind machine that can react to wind from any direction.

Pantile
(1) Length of S shaped clay roofing tile that is installed to overlap. (2) Length of semi-circular (half pipe shaped) clay roofing, installed concave side up, overlapping the adjacent tiles.

Pantograph
Tool that appears as two large side-by-side X's, which are attached at the points. The unconnected upper and lower points of one X are secured in place and the lower unconnected point of the opposite X holds a pen or pencil. If the connected lower point of the two X's traces a drawing, the attached pen or pencil duplicates the drawing.

Pantry
Storage area for non-perishable food items.

Paper
Amount received, by a seller of real estate, in the form of a mortgage or note rather than cash.

Paper and wire
Tar paper and wire mesh (or metal lath) that are used as a backing for the installation of tile.

Paper profit
An increase in value above original cost or basis that would be realized if he property were sold. Until a sale occurs, the increased value is not recognized in the accounts. When the property is sold, there will be a realized gain or loss.

Paper title
Passing of title to property that is in fact not valid.

Paper, sheathing
Moisture resistant paper, which is applied under a final covering of roofs or walls, to serve as a barrier against the weather.

Par lamp
Par is an acronym for parabolic aluminized reflector. A par lamp which may utilize either an incandescent filament, a halogen filament tube or hid arc tube is a precision pressed-glass reflector lamp. Par lamps rely on both the internal reflector and prisms in the lens for the control of the light beam.

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