Webster's Dictionary 1913

1027

Parasol

Par″a‐sol′ (păr″ȧ‐sŏl′; 277), n. [F., fr. Sp. or Pg. parasol, or It. parasole; It. parare to ward off, Sp. & Pg. parar (L. parare to prepare) + It. sole sun, Sp. & Pg. sol (L. s...

1028

Parasol (2)

Par″a‐sol′, v. t. To shade as with a parasol.

1029

Parasolette

Par′a‐sol‐ette″ (?), n. A small parasol.

1030

Parasphenoid

Par′a‐sphe″noid (?), a. [Pref. para- + sphenoid.] (Anat.) Near the sphenoid bone; — applied especially to a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the sku...

1031

Parastichy

Pa‐ras″ti‐chy (?), n. [Pref. para- + Gr. στίχοσ a row.] (Bot.) A secondary spiral in phyllotaxy, as one of the evident spirals in a pine cone.

1032

Parasynaxis

‖Par′a‐syn‐ax″is (?), n.(Civil Law) An unlawful meeting.

1033

Parasynthetic

Par′a‐syn‐thet″ic (?), a. [Gr. �. See Para-, and Synthetic.] Formed from a compound word. “Parasynthetic derivatives.” Dr. Murray.

1034

Paratactic

Par′a‐tac″tic (?), a.(Gram.) Of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis.

1035

Parataxis

‖Par′a‐tax″is (?), n.(Gram.) The mere ranging of propositions one after another, without indicating their connection or interdependence; — opposed to syntax. Brande & C.

1036

Parathesis

‖Pa‐rath″e‐sis (?), n.; pl.Paratheses (#).1. (Gram.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.2. (Rhet.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be aft...

1037

Parathetic

Par′a‐thet″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to parathesis.

1038

Paratonnerre

‖Pa′ra′ton′nerre″ (?), n. [F., fr. parer to parry + tonnerre thunderbolt.] A conductor of lightning; a lightning rod.

1039

Paraunter

Par‐aun″ter (?), adv. [Par + aunter.] Peradventure. See Paraventure. Chaucer.

1040

Parauque

‖Pa‐rauque″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A bird (Nyctidromus albicollis) ranging from Texas to South America. It is allied to the night hawk and goatsucker.

1041

Paravail

Par′a‐vail″ (?), a. [OF. par aval below; par through (L. per) + aval down; a- (L. ad) + val (L. vallis) a valley. Cf. Paramount.] (Eng. Law) At the bottom; lowest. Cowell.☞ In f...

1042

Paravant

{ Par″a‐vant′ (?), Par″a‐vant′ (?), } adv. [OF. par avant. See Par, and 1st Avaunt.]1. In front; publicly. Spenser.2. Beforehand; first. Spenser.

1043

Paraventure

Par′a‐ven″ture (?), adv. [Par + aventure.] Peradventure; perchance. Chaucer.

1044

Paraxanthin

Par′a‐xan″thin (?), n. [Pref. Para- + xanthin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present in small quantity in urine.

1045

Paraxial

Par‐ax″i‐al (?), a. [Pref. para- + axial.] (Anat.) On either side of the axis of the skeleton.

1046

Paraxylene

Par′a‐xy″lene (?), n.(Chem.) A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series obtained as a colorless liquid by the distillation of camphor with zinc chloride. It is one of the three metame...

1047

Parboil

Par″boil′ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Parboiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Parboiling.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook well; par through (see Par) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire. ...

1048

Parbreak

Par″break′ (?), v. i. & t. [Par + break.] To throw out; to vomit. Skelton.

1049

Parbreak (2)

Par″break′, n. Vomit. Spenser.

1050

Parbuckle

Par″buc′kle (?), n. (a) A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped arou...

1051

Parbuckle (2)

Par″buc′kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Parbuckled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Parbuckling (?).] To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle. Totten.

1052

Parcæ

Par″cæ (?), n. pl. The Fates. See Fate, 4.

1053

Parcase

Par‐case″ (?), adv. [Par + case.] Perchance; by chance. Chaucer.