Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
- Entries
- 95,912
- Pages
- 1,538
- Illustrations
- 2,133
Look up a word as the writers of the time used it.
Pär'a-grāph, n. p. 946A marginal remark or note, set to call attention to something in a text, or to mark a change of subject;—at present, the character [¶], used as a reference, or to mark a division. ☞ This character is…Pār'a-grāph, v. t. p. 946To form into paragraphs; to write in the compass of a paragraph; to express paragraphically. 2. To speak of or notice in a paragraph or paragraphs.Pār'a-grāph'ic or Pār'a-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 946Consisting of paragraphs, or short divisions with breaks.Păr'a-grāph'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 946By paragraphs; with distinct breaks or divisions.Pa-rāg'ra-phist, n. p. 946One who writes or divides into paragraphs.Pa-rāg'ra-phist'ie-al, a. p. 946Of, or relating to, a paragraphist. [Rare.] Beau. & Fl.Pār'a-gua'yan, n. p. 946(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Paraguay, in South America.Pār'a-gua'yan, a. p. 946(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Paraguay, or its inhabitants.Pār'ail, n. p. 946Apparel; clothing. [Obs.] Chaucer.Pār'ail, v. t. p. 946To apparel; to attire; to dress; to clothe. [Obs.] Piers PlowmanPār'a-leip'sis, n. p. 946(Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker pretends to pass by what, at the same time, he really mentions; as, I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and…Pa-rā'li-an, n. p. 947One who dwells near the sea. [Rare.]Pār'a-li-pōm'e-na, n. pl. p. 947Things omitted; hence, a supplement containing something omitted in the preceding work. The books of Chronicles are so called. Brande.Pār'a-lip'sis, n. p. 947See PARALEIPSIS.Pār/al-læ'tic or Pār/al-læ'tic-al, a. p. 947Pertaining to the parallax of a heavenly body.Pār'al-lāx, n. p. 947The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view. 2. (Astron.) The difference between the position of a body as seen from…Pār'al-lel, a. p. 947(Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines. Parallel Lines. 2. Having the same direction or tendency; running in accordance with something. When…Pār'al-lel, n. p. 947A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line. Who made the spider parallels design, Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line? Pope. 2. One of the circles upon a globe…Pär'al-lel, v. t. p. 947<br>1. To place so as to keep the same direction as, and be at an equal distance from, something else; to cause to be parallel.<br>2. To level; to equalize. [Rare.] Shak.<br>3. To correspond to. “He…Păr'al-lĕl'a-ble, a. p. 947Capable of being paralleled, or equaled. [Obs.] Our duty is seconded with such an advantage, as is not paralleled in all the world beside. Bp. Hall.Păr'al-lel-ism, n. p. 947State of being parallel; equality of state; comparison; resemblance. 2. (Hebrew Poet.) The expression, in two poetic lines, of the same sentiment, with slight modifications.Pär'al-lel-ist'ic, a. p. 947Of the nature of a parallelism; involving parallelism. The antithetic or parallelistic form of Hebrew poetry is entirely lost. Milman.Pär'al-lel-ize, v. t. p. 947To render parallel.Pār'al-lel-less, a. p. 947Without or beyond parallel. [Rare.] Beau. & Fl.Pär'al-lel-ly, adv. p. 947In a parallel manner; with parallelism.Pār'al-lĕl'o-grām, n. p. 947(Geom.) A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel, and consequently equal;—sometimes restricted in popular usage to a rectangle or quadrilateral figure which is longer…Pär'al-lël'o-gram-mät'ic, a. p. 947Pertaining to a parallelogram; parallelogrammic.Păr'al-lĕl'o-grām'mie or Păr'al-lĕl'o-grām'mie-al, a. p. 947Having the properties of a parallelogram.Pār'al-lël'o-pī'ped, n. p. 947(Geom.) A regular solid, the faces of which are six parallelograms, the opposite ones being parallel, and equal to each other; a prism whose base is a parallelogram.Pär'al-lël'o-pip'e-dōn, n. p. 947A parallelopiped. Hutton.Pär'a-löğ'ie-al, a. p. 947Containing paralogism; incorrect in reasoning; absurd; illogical. “Paralogical doubt.”Pa-răl'o-gĭsm, n. p. 947(Logic.) A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formulæ; — opposed to syllogism.Pa-răl'o-gīze, v. i. p. 947To reason falsely. [Rare.]Pa-răl'o-gy, n. p. 947False reasoning; paralogism. Browne.Pa-răl’y-sĭs, n. p. 947(Med.) Abolition of function, whether complete or partial;—usually applied to the loss of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy.Păr'a-lyt'ic or Păr'a-lyt'ic-al, a. p. 947Affected with paralysis, or palsy. 2. Inclined or tending to paralysis.Pär'a-lýt'ic, n. p. 947A person affected with palsy.Pär'-a-lý-zā'tion, n. p. 947The act or process of paralyzing, or the state of being paralyzed.Pär'a-lýze, v. t. p. 947To affect with paralysis or palsy; to palsy; to deprive of functions, sensibility, voluntary motion, energy, or the like.Pār'a-mag-nēt'ic, a. p. 947Magnetic, as opposed to diamagnetic. Faraday.Pār'a-māg'net-ĭsm, n. p. 947Magnetism, as opposed to diamagnetism. Faraday.Pār'a-māt'tā, n. p. 947A fabric of worsted and cotton resembling merino in appearance. Simmonds.Păr'a-ment, n. p. 947The ornamental hangings, furniture, &c., of a state apartment. Weale.Pār'a-mēn'to, n. p. 947Ornament; decoration. There were cloaks, gowns, cassocks, And other paramentos. Beau. & Fl.Pa-răm'e-ter, n. p. 947(Geom.) In general, any straight line or numerical co-efficient by the value of which one individual curve of a species may be distinguished from the rest; hence (Conic Sections), a third…Pār/a-mi-ōg'ra-pher, n. p. 947A collector or writer of proverbs.Pā-rā'mo, n. p. 947A mountainous district in South America, covered with stunted trees, exposed to the winds, and in which a damp cold wind perpetually prevails. Brande.Pär'a-mount, a. p. 947Superior to all others: of highest rank, dignity, consideration, or value; supreme. “A traitor paramount.” Bacon. “Paramount to all governments.” Locke. Lord paramount, the king, as being supreme in…Pār'a-mount, n. p. 947The highest in rank or order; the chief.Pār'a-mount'cy, n. p. 947The condition or rank of being paramount. [Rare.] Coleridge.Pār'a-mount'ly, adv. p. 947In a paramount or superior manner or degree.Păr'a-mour, n. p. 947Love; gallantry. [Obs.] 2. A lover of either sex; one beloved; a wooer or a mistress;—formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one; hence, one who takes the place, without possessing the rights…Pār'a-nāph'tha-līne (-līn), n. p. 947(Chem.) A substance closely resembling naphthaline, found in coal-tar; — called also anthracene. It is composed of carbon and hydrogen. Gregory.Pa-răn’thĭne, n. p. 947(Min.) A species of scapolite, including certain compact varieties and crystals of white and pale-blue colors. Dana.Pa-rā' Nūt p. 947The Brazil nut. Simmonds.Păr'a-nymph, n. p. 947(Antiq.) A friend of the bridegroom, who escorted and encouraged the bride on her way to her marriage; a brideman or bridemaid. The Timnian bride Had not so soon preferred Thy paranymph, worthless to…Pār'a-pĕgm, n. p. 947A brazen table fixed to a pillar, on which laws and proclamations were anciently engraved. 2. A table set in a public place, containing an account of the rising and setting of the stars, eclipses…Pār'a-pēt, n. p. 947A wall or rampart to the breast, or breast high; especially, a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth for covering soldiers from an enemy’s attack from the front; a breast-work. [See Illust. of Abatis…Pār'a-pĕt'ed, a. p. 948Having a parapet.Pār'aph, n. p. 948The figure or flourish made by a pen under one's signature, formerly used to provide against forgery.