Webster's Dictionary 1913

973

Paramountly

Par″a‐mount′ly, adv. In a paramount manner.

974

Paramour

Par″a‐mour (?), n. [F. par amour, lit., by or with love. See 2d Par, and Amour.] 1. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad on...

975

Paramour (2)

{ Par″a‐mour′, Par″a‐mours′ (?) }, adv. By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; — sometimes written as two words.For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. Chaucer.

976

Paramylum

Par‐am″y‐lum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. παρά beside + � starch.] (Chem.) A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum formed on the surface of stagnant water.

977

Paranaphthalene

Par′a‐naph″tha‐lene (?), n. [Pref. para- + naphthalene.] (Chem.) Anthracene; — called also paranaphthaline.

978

Paranoia

‖Par′a‐noi″a (păr′ȧ‐noi″ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. παράνοια.] (Med.) Mental derangement; insanity.

979

Paranoia (2)

‖Par′a‐noi″a (?), n.(Med.) A chronic form of insanity characterized by very gradual impairment of the intellect, systematized delusion, and usually by delusious of persecution o...

980

Paranoiac

Par′a‐noi″ac (?), a.(Med.) Of or pertaining to paranoia; affected with, or characteristic of, paranoia.

981

Paranoiac (2)

Par′a‐noi″ac, n. A person affected with paranoia.

982

Paranthracene

Par‐an″thra‐cene (?), n. [Pref. para- + anthracene.] (Chem.) An inert isomeric modification of anthracene.

983

Paranucleus

Par′a‐nu″cle‐us (?), n. [Pref. para- + nucleus.] (Biol.) Some as Nucleolus.

984

Paranymph

Par″a‐nymph (?), n. [L. paranymphus, Gr. �; παρά beside, near + � a bride: cf. F. paranymphe.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) (a) A friend of the bridegroom who went with him in his chariot to...

985

Paranymphal

Par′a‐nym″phal (?), a. Bridal; nuptial.At some paranymphal feast. Ford.

986

Parapectin

Par′a‐pec″tin (?), n. [Pref. para- + pectin.] (Chem.) A gelatinous modification of pectin.

987

Parapegm

Par″a‐pegm (?), n. [L. parapegma, Gr. �, fr. � to fix beside; παρά beside + � to fix: cf. F. parapegme.] An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public place.☞ Parapeg...

988

Parapeptone

Par′a‐pep″tone (?), n. [Pref. para- + peptone.] (Phisiol. Chem.) An albuminous body formed in small quantity by the peptic digestion of proteids. It can be converted into pepton...

989

Parapet

Par″a‐pet (?), n. [F., fr. It. parapetto, fr. parare to ward off, guard (L. parare to prepare, provide) + petto the breast, L. pectus. See Parry, and Pectoral.]1. (Arch.) A low ...

990

Parapetalous

Par′a‐pet″al‐ous (?), a. [Pref. para- + petal.] (Bot.) Growing by the side of a petal, as a stamen.

991

Parapeted

Par″a‐pet′ed, a. Having a parapet.

992

Paraph

Par″aph (?), n. [F. paraphe, parafe, contr. fr. paragraphe.] A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard aga...

993

Paraph (2)

Par″aph, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Paraphed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paraphing.] [Cf. F. parapher, parafer.] To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.

994

Parapherna

‖Par′a‐pher″na (?), n. pl.(Rom. Law) The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained her own.

995

Paraphernal

Par′a‐pher″nal (?), a. [Cf. F. paraphernal.] Of or pertaining to paraphernalia; as, paraphernal property. Kent.

996

Paraphernalia

Par′a‐pher‐na″li‐a (?), n. pl. [LL. paraphernalia bona, fr. L. parapherna, pl., parapherna, Gr. �; παρά beside + � a bride's dowry, fr. φέρειν to bring. See 1st Bear.]1. (Law) S...

997

Paraphimosis

‖Par′a‐phi‐mo″sis (?), n.(Med.) A condition in which the prepuce, after being retracted behind the glans penis, is constricted there, and can not be brought forward into place a...

998

Paraphosphoric

Par′a‐phos‐phor″ic (?), a. [Pref. para- + phosphoric.] (Chem.) Pyrophosphoric.

999

Paraphragma

‖Par′a‐phrag″ma (–frăg″mȧ), n.; pl.Paraphragmata (#). [NL., fr. Gr. παρά beside + �, �, an inclosure.] (Zoöl.) One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea. — Par′...