Webster's Dictionary 1913

1108

Parenthetically

Par′en‐thet″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a parenthetical manner; by way of parenthesis; by parentheses.

1109

Parenthood

Par″ent‐hood (?), n. The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent.

1110

Parenticide

Pa‐ren″ti‐cide (?), n. [L. parenticida a parricide; parens parent + caedere to kill.]1. The act of one who kills one's own parent.2. One who kills one's own parent; a parricide.

1111

Parentless

Par″ent‐less (?), a. Deprived of parents.

1112

Parepididymis

Par‐ep′i‐did″y‐mis (?), n. [NL. See Para-, and Epididymis.] (Anat.) A small body containing convoluted tubules, situated near the epididymis in man and some other animals, and s...

1113

Parer

Par″er (?), n. [From Pare, v. t.] One who, or that which, pares; an instrument for paring.

1114

Parergon

‖Pa‐rer″gon (?), n. See Parergy.

1115

Parergy

Par″er‐gy (?), n. [L. parergon, Gr. �; παρά beside + � work.] Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous. Sir T. Browne.

1116

Paresis

‖Par″e‐sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. πάρεσισ, fr. παριέναι to let go; παρά from + ιἕναι to send.] (Med.) Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation.

1117

Parethmoid

Par‐eth″moid (?), a. [Pref. para- + ethmoid.] (Anat.) Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; — applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, a...

1118

Paretic

Pa‐ret″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to paresis; affected with paresis.

1119

Parfay

Par‐fay″ (?), interj. [Par + fay.] By my faith; verily. Chaucer.

1120

Parfit

Par″fit (?), a. Perfect. Chaucer.

1121

Parfitly

Par″fit‐ly, adv. Perfectly. Chaucer.

1122

Parfleche

Par‐fleche″ (?), n. A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo, which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the hairs, and then dried.

1123

Parfocal

Par‐fo″cal (?), a. [Pari- + focal.] (Opt.) With the lower focal points all in the same plane; — said of sets of eyepieces so mounted that they may be interchanged without varyin...

1124

Parforn

{ Par‐forn″ (?), Par‐fourn″ (?) }, v. t. To perform. Chaucer.Piers Plowman.

1125

Pargasite

Par″gas‐ite (?), n. [So called from Pargas, in Finland.] (Min.) A dark green aluminous variety of amphibole, or hornblende.

1126

Pargeboard

Parge″board′ (?), n. See Bargeboard.

1127

Parget

Par″get (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pargeted; p. pr. & vb. n.Pargeting.] [OE. pargeten, also spargeten, sparchen; of uncertain origin.] 1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls,...

1128

Parget (2)

Par″get, v. i. 1. To lay on plaster.2. To paint, as the face. B. Jonson.

1129

Parget (3)

Par″get, n. 1. Gypsum or plaster stone.2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for stuccowork. Knight.3. Paint, especially for the face. Drayton.

1130

Pargeter

Par″get‐er (?), n. A plasterer. Johnson.

1131

Pargeting

Par″get‐ing, n. [Written also pargetting.] Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and external deco...

1132

Pargetory

Par″get‐o‐ry (?), n. Something made of, or covered with, parget, or plaster. Milton.

1133

Parhelic

Par‐he″lic (?), a. Of or pertaining to parhelia.

1134

Parhelion

Par‐hel″ion (?), n.; pl.Parhelia (#). [L. parelion, Gr. �, �; παρά beside + � the sun.] A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged wi...