Webster's Dictionary 1913

1189

Parliamentarian

Par′lia‐men‐ta″ri‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Parliament. Wood.

1190

Parliamentarian (2)

Par′lia‐men‐ta″ri‐an, n. 1. (Eng. Hist.) One who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to King Charles I. Walpole.2. One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or simil...

1191

Parliamentarily

Par′lia‐men″ta‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a parliamentary manner.

1192

Parliamentary

Par′lia‐men″ta‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.]1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. Bacon.2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act....

1193

Parlor

Par″lor (?), n. [OE. parlour, parlur, F. parloir, LL. parlatorium. See Parley.] [Written also parlour.] A room for business or social conversation, for the reception of guests, ...

1194

Parlor match

Par″lor match′. A friction match that contains little or no sulphur.

1195

Parlous

Par″lous (?), a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.] 1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. “A parlous snuffing.” Beau. & Fl.2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous...

1196

Parmesan

Par′me‐san″ (?), a. [F. parmesan, It. parmigiano.] Of or pertaining to Parma in Italy.Parmesan cheese, a kind of cheese of a rich flavor, though from skimmed milk, made in Parma...

1197

Parnassia

‖Par‐nas″si‐a (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus.

1198

Parnassian

Par‐nas″sian (?), a. [L. Parnassius.] Of or pertaining to Parnassus.

1199

Parnassian (2)

Par‐nas″sian, n. [See Parnassus.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to the genus Parnassius. They inhabit the mountains, both in the Old World and in ...

1200

Parnassian (3)

Par‐nas″sian (?), n. [F. parnassien.] One of a school of French poets of the Second Empire (1852-70) who emphasized metrical form and made little use of emotion as poetic materi...

1201

Parnassien

‖Par′nas′si′en″ (?), n. Same as Parnassian.

1202

Parnassus

Par‐nas″sus (?), n.(Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.Grass of Parnass...

1203

Parnellism

Par″nell‐ism (?), n.(Eng. Politics) The policy or principles of the Parnellites.

1204

Parnellite

Par″nell‐ite (?), n.(Eng. Politics) One of the adherents of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-91) in his advocacy of home rule for Ireland.

1205

Paroccipital

Par′oc‐cip″i‐tal (?), a. [Pref. para- + occipital.] (Anat.) Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; — applied especially to a process o...

1206

Parochial

Pa‐ro″chi‐al (?), a. [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia. See Parish.] Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties. “Parochial pastors.” Bp. Atterb...

1207

Parochialism

Pa‐ro″chi‐al‐ism (?), n. The quality or state of being parochial in form or nature; a system of management peculiar to parishes.

1208

Parochiality

Pa‐ro′chi‐al″i‐ty (?), n. The state of being parochial. Sir J. Marriot.

1209

Parochialize

Pa‐ro″chi‐al‐ize (?), v. t. To render parochial; to form into parishes.

1210

Parochially

Pa‐ro″chi‐al‐ly, adv. In a parochial manner; by the parish, or by parishes. Bp. Stillingfleet.

1211

Parochian

Pa‐ro″chi‐an (?), a. [See Parochial, Parishioner.] Parochial. “Parochian churches.” Bacon.

1212

Parochian (2)

Pa‐ro″chi‐an, n. [LL. parochianus.] A parishioner. Ld. Burleigh.

1213

Parodic

{ Pa‐rod″ic (?), Pa‐rod″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. parodique.] Having the character of parody.Very paraphrastic, and sometimes parodical. T. Warton.

1214

Parodist

Par″o‐dist (păr″ō̍‐dĭst), n. [Cf. F. parodiste.] One who writes a parody; one who parodies. Coleridge.

1215

Parody

Par″o‐dy (–dy̆), n.; pl.Parodies (–dĭz). [L. parodia, Gr. παρῳδία; παρά beside + ᾠδή a song: cf. F. parodie. See Para-, and Ode.]1. A writing in which the language or sentiment ...