Webster's Dictionary 1913

1216

Parody (2)

Par″o‐dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Parodied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Parodying.] [Cf. F. parodier.] To write a parody upon; to burlesque.I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Ho...

1217

Paroket

Par″o‐ket′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Paroquet.

1218

Parol

Pa‐rol″ (?), n. [See Parole, the same word.]1. A word; an oral utterance.2. (Law) Oral declaration; word of mouth; also, a writing not under seal. Blackstone.

1219

Parol (2)

Pa‐rol″, a. Given or done by word of mouth; oral; also, given by a writing not under seal; as, parol evidence.Parol arrest(Law), an arrest in pursuance of a verbal order from a ...

1220

Parole

Pa‐role″ (?), n. [F. parole. See Parley, and cf. Parol.] 1. A word; an oral utterance.2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's f...

1221

Parole (2)

Pa‐role″, a. See 2d Parol.

1222

Parole (3)

Pa‐role″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Paroled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paroling.] (Mil.) To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.

1223

Paromology

Par′o‐mol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. fr. �, fr. � to grant; � by, near + � to speak together, agree. See Homologous.] (Rhet.) A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's ow...

1224

Paronomasia

‖Par′o‐no‐ma″si‐a (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to form a word by a slight change; παρά beside + � to name, fr. ὄνομαh a name.] (Rhet.) A play upon words; a figure by which the ...

1225

Paronomastic

{ Par′o‐no‐mas″tic (?), Par′o‐no‐mas″tic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words.

1226

Paronomasy

Par′o‐nom″a‐sy (?), n. [Cf. F. paronomasie.] Paronomasia. B. Jonson.

1227

Paronychia

‖Par′o‐nych″i‐a (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. παρωνυχία; παρά beside + ὄνυξ, ὄνυχοσ, a nail.] (Med.) A whitlow, or felon. Quincy.

1228

Paronym

Par″o‐nym (?), n. A paronymous word. [Written also paronyme.]

1229

Paronymous

Pa‐ron″y‐mous (?), a. [Gr. παρώνυμοσ; παρά beside, near + ὄνομα a name.] 1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; — said of certain words, as man, mankind, ma...

1230

Paronymy

Pa‐ron″y‐my, n. The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of paronymous words.

1231

Paroöphoron

‖Par′o‐öph″o‐ron (?), n. [NL., from Gr. � (see Para-) + � an egg + φέρειν to bear.] (Anat.) A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with the pa...

1232

Paroquet

Par″o‐quet′ (?), n. [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See Parrot.] (Zoöl.) Same as Parrakeet. [Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroq...

1233

Parorchis

‖Pa‐ror″chis (?), n. [NL. See Para-, and Orchis.] (Anat.) The part of the epididymis, or the corresponding part of the excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the ...

1234

Parosteal

Pa‐ros″te‐al (?), (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification.

1235

Parostosis

‖Par′os‐to″sis (?), n. [NL. See Para-, and Ostosis.] (Physiol.) Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.

1236

Parostotic

Par′os‐tot″ic (?), a. Pertaining to parostosis.

1237

Parotic

Pa‐rot″ic (?), a. [See Parotid.] (Anat.) On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.Parotic region(Zoöl.), the space around the ears.

1238

Parotid

Pa‐rot″id (?), a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. �, �; παρά beside, near + �, �, the ear: cf. F. parotide.] (Anat.) (a) Situated near the ear; — applied especially to the salivary glan...

1239

Parotid (2)

Pa‐rot″id, n.(Anat.) The parotid gland.

1240

Parotitis

Par′o‐ti″tis (?), n. [NL. See Parotid, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the parotid glands.Epidemic, orInfectious, parotitis, mumps.

1241

Parotoid

Par″o‐toid (?), a. [Parotid + -oid.] (Anat.) Resembling the parotid gland; — applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs. — n. A p...

1242

Parousia

‖Pa‐rou″si‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �. See Parusia.] (a) The nativity of our Lord. (b) The last day. Shipley.