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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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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.”…Pär'lous-ly, adv. p. 950In a parlous manner; venturesomely; dangerously; notably; quickly; keenly; greatly. [Obs.] You seem to be parlously in love with learning. Beau. & Fl.Pär'lōus-ness, n. p. 950The quality of being parlous; venturesomeness; dangerousness; notability; quickness; keenness. [Obs.]Pär'ma-cĕt'y, n. p. 950Spermaceti. [Obs.] Shak.Pär'-me-sän', n. p. 950(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Parma, in Italy.Pär'me-săn', a. p. 950(Geog.) Pertaining to Parma or its inhabitants.Par-näs'si-ă, n. p. 950(Bot.) A genus of elegant plants growing in wet grounds, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus.