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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Pa-rĕn’the-sĭs, n. p. 949A word or sentence inserted, by way of comment or explanation, in the midst of another sentence, of which it is independent in construction, and which is complete without it. It is usually inclosed…Pār'en-thĕt'ic or Pār'en-thĕt'ic-al, a. p. 949Pertaining to a parenthesis; expressed in a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause. 2. Using or containing parentheses.Pār'en-thĕt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 949In the manner or form of a parenthesis; by parenthesis.Pa-rĕnt'i-cīde, n. p. 949One who kills a parent; a parricide. [Obs.] Bailey.Pār'ent-less, a. p. 949Deprived of parents.Pār'er, n. p. 949One who, or that which, pares; an instrument for paring.Pār'er-gōn, n. p. 949A useless or superfluous word; a parergy. [Obs.]Pār'er-gȳ, n. p. 949Something unimportant, or done by the by; an unimportant or superfluous word. [Obs.] Browne.Pār'gas-ite, n. p. 949(Min.) A species of hornblende, including crystallized varieties of high luster and rather dark shades of green. Dana.Pār'get, n. p. 949Gypsum or plaster-stone. [Obs.] 2. Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] Drayton. 3. (Arch.) The plaster used for lining chimney flues, or for covering the walls and ceilings of rooms. Gwill.Pār'get, v. t. p. 949To plaster, as walls. 2. To paint; to cover with paint. [Obs.] B. Jon.Pār'get, v. i. p. 949To plaster. 2. To paint. [Obs.]Pār'get-er, n. p. 949A plasterer.Pār'get-ing, n. p. 949A kind of decorative plaster-work in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external decoration of houses. The whiteness and smoothness of the excellent pargeting was a thing I…Pār'get-o-ry, n. p. 949Something made of, or covered with, parget. [Obs.] Milton.Par-hē'lie, a. p. 949Of, or pertaining to, parhelia.Par-hē'li-on, n. p. 949A mock sun or meteor, appearing in the form of a bright light near the sun, and sometimes tinged with colors like the rainbow, with a luminous train.Par-hē'li-īne, n. p. 949Same as PARHELION. [Rare.]Pä'ri-ah or Pā'ri-ah, n. p. 949One belonging to the lowest and most despised class in parts of India; hence, an outcast; one rejected and contemned by society. Pariah dogs, native dogs without masters or homes. [East Indies.]Pa-rī'al, n. p. 949Three cards of a sort in certain games; a pair-royal. See PAIR-ROYAL.Pā'ri-an, n. p. 949(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Paros, an island in the Ægean Sea. 2. A fine quality of porcelain clay, used for making statuettes, and the like; — so called from its resemblance to Parian marble.…Pā'ri-an, a. p. 949(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to Paros; as, Parian marble. Parian chronicle (Antiq.), a chronicle of the city of Athens, engraven on marble in capital letters in the Isle of Paros. It contained a…Pār'/i-dĭg'/i-tate, a. p. 949Having an even number of fingers and toes. R. Owen.Pa-rī'e-tal, a. p. 949Pertaining to a wall. 2. Pertaining to buildings or the care of them; resident within the walls or buildings of a university, or the like. [Rare.] At Harvard College, the officers resident within the…Pa-rī'e-ta-ry, n. p. 949(Bot.) A plant of the genus Parietaria (P. officinalis), which grows on old walls; wall-pellitory, or common pelitory.Pā-rĭ-e-tēs, n. pl. p. 949(Anat.) The walls of a cavity, or part of the body; as, the parietes of the cranium. Dunglison. 2. (Bot.) The sides of an ovary or capsule.Pa-ri'e-tine, n. p. 949A piece of a wall. [Obs.] Burton.Pâr'ing, n. p. 949That which is pared off; rind separated from fruit; a piece clipped off. 2. The act or practice of cutting off the surface of grass land, for tillage.Pār'i-pīn'mate, a. p. 949(Bot.) Equally pinnate.Pār'is, n. p. 949(Bot.) A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb-paris; true-love. It has been used as a narcotic.Pār'ish, n. p. 949The precinct or territorial jurisdiction of a secular priest or ecclesiastical society, or the precinct, the inhabitants of which belong to the same church. 2. An ecclesiastical society, not bounded…Pār'ish, a. p. 949Belonging or relating to a parish; as, a parish church; parish records. 2. Employed in the ecclesiastical concerns of a parish; as, a parish priest. 3. Maintained by the parish; as, parish poor.…Pār'ish-er, n. p. 949A person belonging to a parish; a parishioner. [Obs.] Chaucer.Pa·rish'ion·al, a. p. 949Of, or pertaining to, a parish; parochial. [Rare.]Pa-rish'ion-er, n. p. 949One who belongs to, or is connected with, a parish.Pa-ris'ian, n. p. 949(Geog.) A native or resident of Paris.Pa-ris'ian, a. p. 949(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Paris or its inhabitants.Parisienne, n. p. 949A female native or resident of Paris.Pār'i-sōl'o-gy, n. p. 949The use of equivocal or ambiguous words. [Rare.]Pār'i-syl-lāb'ic or Pār'i-syl-lāb'ic-al, a. p. 949Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.Pār'i-tor, n. p. 949An apparitor; a beadle; a summoner of the courts of civil law. Dryden.Pār'-i-ty, n. p. 949The condition of being equal or equivalent; like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning. Where there is no parity of principle, there is no basis for…Pārk, n. p. 949A large tract of ground kept untilled, or in its natural state, about a residence, for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, and the like. 2. A piece of ground, within a city or town…Pārk, v. t. p. 950To inclose in a park. 2. To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park the artillery, &c. De Quincey.Pärk'er, n. p. 950The keeper of a park.Pärk'leaves, n. p. 950(Bot.) A plant of the genus Hypericum; — popularly so called.Pär'lance, n. p. 950Conversation; discourse; talk. [Obs.] In common parlance, in ordinary phrase; in the usual form of speech.Pärle, n. p. 950Conversation; talk; oral treaty or discussion. [Obs.] See PARLEY. They ended parle, and both addressed for fight. Milton.Pärle, v. i. p. 950To talk; to converse; to discuss any thing orally. [Obs.] Shak.Pär'ley, v. i. p. 950To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an exchange of prisoners, on a…Pär'ley, n. p. 950Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, specifically, a conference between antagonists or enemies; a hasty and informal treating between parties prepared for fight. We yield on parley…Pär'liä-ment, n. p. 950A parleying; set discourse; conference; meeting for consultation. [Obs.] “But first they held their parliament.” Chaucer. 2. The grand assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great…Pär'liā-mĕnt'al, a. p. 950Pertaining to parliament; parliamentary. [Obs.] Foxe.Pär'lia-ment-ā'ri-an, a. p. 950Serving the parliament, in opposition to King Charles I. Wood.Pär'liä-ment-ā'ri-an, n. p. 950One of those who adhered to the parliament in the time of Charles I.Pär'liä-mënt'a-ry, a. p. 950Pertaining to parliament; as, parliamentary authority. 2. Enacted or done by parliament; as, a parliamentary act. 3. According to the rules and usages of parliament, or to the established rules and…Pär'liä-ment-eer', n. p. 950A parliamentarian. [Obs.]Pär'lor, n. p. 950The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each other, or with visitors and friends from without. 2. A room in a house which the family usually…Parlor-boarder p. 950a scholar in a boarding-school who takes meals with the teacher's family.Pär'loüs, a. p. 950Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. “A parlous snuffling.” Beau. & Fl. 2. Inclined to expose one's self to peril; venturesome; notable; striking; exceeding; keen. “A parlous boy.”…