Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAN-DO'RA
PAN'DOORPAN'DORE, or PAN'DO-RAN
PAN-DO'RA, n. [Gr. παν, and δωρον, a gift.]
In mythology, a fabled female who received a variety of gifts. Jupiter gave her a box for her husband, who opened it, and out rushed a multitude of evils. – Lempriere.
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