Paraphraser Par"a·phra`ser noun One who paraphrases.
Paraphrasian Par`a·phra"sian noun A paraphraser. [ R.]
Paraphrast Par"a·phrast noun [ Latin
paraphrastes , Greek ...: confer French
paraphraste .]
A paraphraser. T. Warton.
Paraphrastic, Paraphrastical Par`a·phras"tic, Par`a·phras"tic·al adjective [ Greek ...: confer French
paraphrastique .]
Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not literal; free. --
Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly ,
adverb
Paraphysis Pa·raph"y·sis noun ;
plural Paraphyses . [ New Latin , from Greek
para` beside + ... growth.]
(Botany) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.
Paraplegia, Paraplegy Par`a·ple"gi·a, Par"a·ple`gy noun [ New Latin
paraplegia , from Greek ... hemiplegia, from ... to strike at the side;
para` beside + ... to strike: confer French
paraplégie .]
(Medicine) Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord. --
Par`a*pleg"ic adjective
Parapleura Par`a·pleu"ra noun ;
plural Parapleuræ . [ New Latin See
Para- , and 2d
Pleura .]
(Zoology) A chitinous piece between the metasternum and the pleuron of certain insects.
Parapodium Par`a·po"di·um noun ;
plural Parapodia . [ New Latin , from Greek
para` beside + ..., dim. of ... foot.]
(Zoology) One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot tubercle . » They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and sensation, and often contain spines or setæ. When well developed, a dorsal part, or
notopodium , and a ventral part, or
neuropodium , are distinguished.
Parapophysis Par`a·poph"y·sis noun ;
plural Parapophyses . [ New Latin See
Para- , and
Apophysis .]
(Anat.) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra . --
Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al adjective
Parapterum Pa·rap"te·rum noun ;
plural Paraptera . [ New Latin See
Para- , and
Pteron .]
(Zoology) A special plate situated on the sides of the mesothorax and metathorax of certain insects.
Paraquet, Paraquito Par`a·quet", Par`a·qui"to noun [ See
Paroquet .]
(Zoology) See Parrakeet .
Parasang Par"a·sang noun [ Latin
parasanga , Greek ..., from Old Persian; confer Persian
farsang .]
A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a half to four English miles.
Parascenium Par`a·sce"ni·um noun ;
plural Parascenia . [ New Latin , from Greek ...;
para` beside + ... stage.]
(Greek & Rom. Antiq.) One of two apartments adjoining the stage, probably used as robing rooms.
Parasceve Par`a·sce"ve noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., lit., preparation.]
1. Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath. [ Obsolete]
Mark xv. 42 (Douay ver.) 2. A preparation. [ R.]
Donne.
Paraschematic Par`a·sche·mat"ic adjective [ Greek ... to change from the true form.]
Of or pertaining to a change from the right form, as in the formation of a word from another by a change of termination, gender, etc. Max Müller.
Paraselene Par`a·se·le"ne noun ;
plural Paraselenæ . [ New Latin , from Greek
para` beside + ... the moon: confer French
parasélène .]
(Meteor.) A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Confer Parhelion .
Parashah Par"a·shah noun ; plural
- shoth or
-shioth . [ Hebrew
pārāshāh .]
A lesson from the Torah, or Law, from which at least one section is read in the Jewish synagogue on every Sabbath and festival.
Parashoth Par"a·shoth noun ;
plural of Parashah .
Parasita Par`a·si"ta noun plural [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) (a) An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc. (b) A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also Siphonostomata .
Parasital Par"a·si`tal adjective (Bot. & Zoology) Of or pertaining to parasites; parasitic.
Parasite Par"a·site noun [ French, from Latin
parasitus , Greek ..., lit., eating beside, or at the table of, another;
para` beside + ... to feed, from ... wheat, grain, food.]
1. One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant. Thou, with trembling fear,
Or like a fawning parasite , obey'st.
Milton. Parasites were called such smell-feasts as would seek to be free guests at rich men's tables.
Udall. 2. (Botany) (a) A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; -- sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte . (b) A plant living on or within an animal, and supported at its expense, as many species of fungi of the genus Torrubia . 3. (Zoology) (a) An animal which lives during the whole or part of its existence on or in the body of some other animal, feeding upon its food, blood, or tissues, as lice, tapeworms, etc. (b) An animal which steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager. (c) An animal which habitually uses the nest of another, as the cowbird and the European cuckoo.
Parasitic, Parasitical Par`a·sit"ic, Par`a·sit"ic·al adjective [ Latin
parasiticus , Greek ...: confer French
parasitique .]
1. Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. "
Parasitic preachers."
Milton. 2. (Bot. & Zoology) Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite , 2 & 3. Parasitic gull ,
Parasitic jager .
(Zoology) See Jager . --
Par`a*sit"ic*al*ly ,
adverb --
Par`a*sit"ic*al*ness ,
noun
Parasiticide Par`a·sit"i·cide noun [
Parasite + Latin
caedere to kill.]
Anything used to destroy parasites. Quain.
Parasitism Par"a·si`tism noun [ Confer French
parasitisme .]
1. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite. "Court
parasitism ."
Milton. 2. (Bot. & Zoology) The state of being parasitic.
Parasol Par"a·sol` noun [ French, from Spanish or Portuguese
parasol , or Italian
parasole ; Italian
parare to ward off, Spanish & Portuguese
parar (L.
parare to prepare) + Italian
sole sun, Spanish & Portuguese
sol (L.
sol ). See
Parry ,
Solar .]
A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun.
Parasol Par"a·sol` transitive verb To shade as with a parasol. [ R.]
Parasolette Par`a·sol·ette" noun A small parasol.
Parasphenoid Par`a·sphe"noid adjective [ Prefix
para- +
sphenoid .]
(Anat.) Near the sphenoid bone; - - applied especially to a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many animals. --
noun The parasphenoid bone.
Parastichy Pa·ras"ti·chy noun [ Prefix
para- + Greek ... a row.]
(Botany) A secondary spiral in phyllotaxy, as one of the evident spirals in a pine cone.
Parasynaxis Par`a·syn·ax"is noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to assemble illegally or secretly.]
(Civil Law) An unlawful meeting.
Parasynthetic Par`a·syn·thet"ic adjective [ Greek .... See
Para- , and
Synthetic .]
Formed from a compound word. "
Parasynthetic derivatives."
Dr. Murray.
Paratactic Par`a·tac"tic adjective (Gram.) Of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis.
Parataxis Par`a·tax"is noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a placing beside, from ... to place beside.]
(Gram.) The mere ranging of propositions one after another, without indicating their connection or interdependence; -- opposed to syntax . Brande & C.
Parathesis Pa·rath"e·sis noun ;
plural Paratheses . [ New Latin , from Greek ... a putting beside, from ... to put beside.]
1. (Gram.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition. 2. (Rhet.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded. Smart. 3. (Print.) The matter contained within brackets. 4. (Eccl.) A commendatory prayer. Shipley.
Parathetic Par`a·thet"ic adjective Of or pertaining to parathesis.
Paratonnerre Pa`ra`ton`nerre" noun [ French, from
parer to parry +
tonnerre thunderbolt.]
A conductor of lightning; a lightning rod.
Paraunter Par·aun"ter adverb [
Par +
aunter .]
Peradventure. See Paraventure . [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Parauque Pa·rauque" noun (Zoology) A bird ( Nyctidromus albicollis ) ranging from Texas to South America. It is allied to the night hawk and goatsucker.
Paravail Par`a·vail" adjective [ Old French
par aval below;
par through (L.
per ) +
aval down;
a- (L.
ad ) +
val (L.
vallis ) a valley. Confer
Paramount .]
(Eng. Law) At the bottom; lowest. Cowell. » In feudal law, the tenant
paravail is the lowest tenant of the fee, or he who is immediate tenant to one who holds over of another.
Wharton.
Paravant, Paravant Par"a·vant`, Par"a·vant` adverb [ Old French
par avant . See
Par , and lst
Avaunt .]
1. In front; publicly. [ Obsolete]
Spenser. 2. Beforehand; first. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Paraventure Par`a·ven"ture adverb [
Par +
aventure .]
Peradventure; perchance. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Paraxanthin Par`a·xan"thin noun [ Prefix
Para- +
xanthin .]
(Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present in small quantity in urine.
Paraxial Par·ax"i·al adjective [ Prefix
para- +
axial .]
(Anat.) On either side of the axis of the skeleton.
Paraxylene Par`a·xy"lene noun (Chemistry) 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 metamers of xylene. Confer Metamer , and Xylene .
Parboil Par"boil` transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Parboiled ;
present participle & verbal noun Parboiling .] [ Middle English
parboilen , Old French
parbouillir to cook well;
par through (see
Par ) +
bouillir to boil, Latin
bullire . The sense has been influenced by English
part . See lst
Boil .]
1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [ Obsolete]
B. Jonson. 2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
Parbreak Par"break` intransitive verb & t. [
Par +
break .]
To throw out; to vomit. [ Obsolete]
Skelton.
Parbreak Par"break` noun Vomit. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Parbuckle Par"buc`kle noun (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 around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out. (b) A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc.
Parbuckle Par"buc`kle transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Parbuckled ;
present participle & verbal noun Parbuckling .]
To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle. Totten.
Parcase Par·case" adverb [
Par +
case .]
Perchance; by chance. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
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