Parcel Par"cel noun [ French
parcelle a small part, from (assumed) Late Latin
particella , dim. of Latin
pars . See
Part ,
noun , and confer
Particle .]
1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. [ Archaic] "A
parcel of her woe."
Chaucer. Two parcels of the white of an egg.
Arbuthnot. The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of self-government.
J. A. Symonds. 2. (Law) A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece. 3. An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group. This youthful parcel
Of noble bachelors stand at my disposing.
Shak. 4. A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle; a package; a packet. 'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage.
Cowper. Bill of parcels .
See under 6th Bill . --
Parcel office ,
an office where parcels are received for keeping or forwarding and delivery. --
Parcel post ,
that department of the post office concerned with the collection and transmission of parcels. --
Part and parcel .
See under Part .
Parcel Par"cel transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Parceled or
Parcelled ;
present participle & verbal noun Parceling or
Parcelling .]
1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into . "Their woes are
parceled , mine are general."
Shak. These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.
Dryden. The broad woodland parceled into farms.
Tennyson. 2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [ R.]
That mine own servant should
Parcel the sum of my disgraces by
Addition of his envy.
Shak. 3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc. To parcel a rope (Nautical) ,
to wind strips of tarred canvas tightly arround it. Totten. --
To parcel a seam (Nautical) ,
to cover it with a strip of tarred canvas.
Parcel Par"cel adjective & adverb Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [ Sometimes hyphened with the word following.] The worthy dame was parcel -blind.
Sir W. Scott. One that . . . was parcel -bearded [ partially bearded].
Tennyson. Parcel poet ,
a half poet; a poor poet. [ Obsolete]
B. Jonson.
Parcel post Par"cel post That branch of the post office having to do with the collection, transmission, and delivery of parcels. The British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883. The present rates, dating from 1897, are 3d. for parcels not exceeding one pound and 1d. for each additional pound up to the limit of 10 pounds. A general parcel post was established in the United States by Act of August 24, 1912, which took effect Jan. 1, 1913. Parcels must not exceed 11 pounds in weight nor 72 inches in length and girth combined. Provision is made from insuring parcels up to $50.00, and also for sending parcels C.O.D. The rates of postage vary with the distance. See Zone , below.
Parcel-mele Par"cel-mele` adverb [ See
Parcel , and
Meal a part.]
By parcels or parts. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Parceling Par"cel·ing noun [ Written also
parcelling .]
1. The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts. 2. (Nautical) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc.
Parcenary Par"ce·na·ry noun [ See
Parcener ,
partner .]
(Law) The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which descends from the ancestor to two or more persons; coheirship. » It differs in many respects from
joint tenancy , which is created by deed or devise. In the United States there is no essential distinction between parcenary and tenancy in common.
Wharton. Kent.
Parcener Par"ce·ner noun [ Of.
parçonnier ,
parsonnier , from
parzon ,
parçun ,
parcion , part, portion, from Latin
partitio a division. See
Partition , and confer
Partner .]
(Law) A coheir, or one of two or more persons to whom an estate of inheritance descends jointly, and by whom it is held as one estate.
Parch Parch (pärch)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Parched ;
present participle & verbal noun Parching .] [ Middle English
perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, Old French
perchier , another form of
percier , French
percer . See
Pierce .]
1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn. Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn.
Lev. xxiii. 14. 2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever. The ground below is parched .
Dryden.
Parch Parch intransitive verb To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry. "
Parch in Afric sun."
Shak.
Parchedness Parch"ed·ness noun The state of being parched.
Parcheesi Par·chee"si noun See Pachisi .
Parchesi Par·che"si (pär*chē"zĭ)
noun See Pachisi .
Parching Parch"ing (pärch"ĭng)
adjective Scorching; burning; drying. "Summer's
parching heat."
Shak. --
Parch"ing*ly ,
adverb
Parchment Parch"ment (-m
e nt)
noun [ Middle English
parchemin ,
perchemin , French
parchemin , Late Latin
pergamenum , Latin
pergamena ,
pergamina , from Latin
Pergamenus of or belonging to
Pergamus an ancient city of Mysia in Asia Minor, where parchment was first used.]
1. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum . But here's a parchment with the seal of Cæsar.
Shak. 2. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp. Parchment paper .
See Papyrine .
Parchmentize Parch"ment·ize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle -ized ;
present participle & verbal noun -izing .]
To convert to a parchmentlike substance, esp. by sulphuric acid.
Parcity Par"ci·ty noun [ Latin
parcitas , from
parcus sparing.]
Sparingless. [ Obsolete]
Parclose Par"close noun [ Old French See
Perclose .]
(Eccl. Arch.) A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church. [ Written also
paraclose and
perclose .]
Hook.
Parcæ Par"cæ noun plural [ Latin ]
The Fates. See Fate , 4.
Pard Pard (pärd)
noun [ Latin
pardus , Greek
pa`rdos ; confer Sanskrit
prdāku tiger, panther.]
(Zoology) A leopard; a panther. And more pinch-spotted make them
Than pard or cat o'mountain.
Shak.
Pardale Par"dale (pär"dal)
noun [ Latin
pardalis , Greek
pa`rdalis . Confer
Pard .]
(Zoology) A leopard. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Parde, Pardie Par·de", Par·die" adverb or interj. [ French
pardi , for
par Dieu by God.]
Certainly; surely; truly; verily; -- originally an oath. [ Written also
pardee ,
pardieux ,
perdie , etc.] [ Obsolete]
He was, parde , an old fellow of yours.
Chaucer.
Pardine Par"dine adjective (Zoology) Spotted like a pard. Pardine lynx (Zoology) ,
a species of lynx ( Felis pardina ) inhabiting Southern Europe. Its color is rufous, spotted with black.
Pardo Par"do noun [ Portuguese
pardao , from Sanskrit
pratāpa splendor, majesty.]
A money of account in Goa, India, equivalent to about 2s. 6d. sterling. or 60 cts.
Pardon Par"don noun [ French, from
pardonner to pardon. See
Pardon ,
transitive verb ]
1. The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution. Pardon , my lord, for me and for my tidings.
Shak. But infinite in pardon was my judge.
Milton. Used in expressing courteous denial or contradiction; as, I crave your
pardon ; or in indicating that one has not understood another; as, I beg
pardon .
2. An official warrant of remission of penalty. Sign me a present pardon for my brother.
Shak. 3. The state of being forgiven. South. 4. (Law) A release, by a sovereign, or officer having jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished from amenesty , which is a general obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past offenses. Syn. -- Forgiveness; remission. See
Forgiveness .
Pardon Par"don transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Pardoned ;
present participle & verbal noun Pardoning .] [ Either from
pardon , noun , or from French
pardonner , Late Latin
perdonare ; Latin
per through, thoroughly, perfectly +
donare to give, to present. See
Par- , and
Donation .]
1. To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender. In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant.
2 Kings v. 18. I pray you, pardon me; pray heartily, pardom me.
Shak. 2. To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses. I pray thee, pardon my sin.
1 S....... xv. 25. Apollo, pardon
My great profaneness 'gainst thine oracle ...
Shak. 3. To refrain from exacting as a penalty. I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it.
Shak. 4. To give leave (of departure) to. [ Obsolete]
Even now about it! I will pardon you.
Shak. Pardon me ,
forgive me; excuse me; -- a phrase used also to express courteous denial or contradiction. Syn. -- To forgive; absolve; excuse; overlook; remit; acquit. See
Excuse .
Pardonable Par"don·a·ble adjective [ Confer French
pardonnable .]
Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of penalty; venial; excusable; -- applied to the offense or to the offender; as, a pardonable fault, or culprit.
Pardonableness Par"don·a·ble·ness noun The quality or state of being pardonable; as, the pardonableness of sin. Bp. Hall.
Pardonably Par"don·a·bly adverb In a manner admitting of pardon; excusably. Dryden.
Pardoner Par"don·er noun 1. One who pardons. Shak. 2. A seller of indulgences. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Pardoning Par"don·ing adjective Relating to pardon; having or exercising the right to pardon; willing to pardon; merciful; as, the pardoning power; a pardoning God.
Pare Pare transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Pared ;
present participle & verbal noun Paring .] [ French
parer to pare, as a horse's hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ward off, from Latin
parare to prepare. Confer
Empire ,
Parade ,
Pardon ,
Parry ,
Prepare .]
1. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof. 2. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away ; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies. 3. Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen. The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy.
Bacon.
Paregoric Par`e·gor"ic adjective [ Latin
paregoricus , Greek ..., from ... addressing, encouraging, soothing;
para` beside + ... an assembly: confer French
parégorique . See
Allegory .]
Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.
Paregoric Par`e·gor"ic noun (Medicine) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir .
Parelcon Pa·rel"con noun [ Greek ... to draw aside, to be redundant;
para` beside + ... to draw.]
(Gram.) The addition of a syllable or particle to the end of a pronoun, verb, or adverb.
Parelectronomic Par`e·lec`tro·nom"ic adjective (Physiol.) Of or relating to parelectronomy; as, the parelectronomic part of a muscle.
Parelectronomy Par·e`lec·tron"o·my noun [ Prefix
para- +
electro- + Greek ... law.]
(Physiol.) A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed.
Parella Pa·rel"la Pa`relle noun [ Confer French parelle .] (Botany) (a) A name for two kinds of dock ( Rumex Patientia and R. Hydrolapathum ). (b) A kind of lichen ( Lecanora parella ) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus.
Parembole Pa·rem"bo·le noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... an insertion beside. See
Para- , and
Embolus .]
(Rhet.) A kind of parenthesis.
Parement Pare"ment noun See Parament . [ Obsolete]
Paremptosis Par`emp·to"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a coming in beside;
para` beside + ... to fall in.]
Same as Parembole .
Parenchyma Pa·ren"chy·ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to pour in beside;
para` beside + ... in + ... to pour: confer French
parenchyme .]
(Biol.) The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants and animals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the like.
Parenchymal Pa·ren"chy·mal adjective Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, parenchyma.
Parenchymatous, Parenchymous Par`en·chym"a·tous, Pa·ren"chy·mous adjective [ Confer French
parenchymateux .]
Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the parenchyma of a tissue or an organ; as, parenchymatous degeneration.
Parenesis Pa·ren"e·sis noun [ Latin
paraenesis , Greek ..., from ... to advise.]
Exhortation. [ R.]
Parenetic, Parenetioal Par`e·net"ic, Par`e·net"io·al adjective [ Greek ...: confer French
parénétique .]
Hortatory; encouraging; persuasive. [ R.]
F. Potter.
Parent Par"ent noun [ Latin
parens ,
- entis ; akin to
parere to bring forth; confer Greek ... to give, beget: confer French
parent . Confer
Part .]
1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. Children, obey your parents in the Lord.
Eph. vi. 1. 2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice. Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.
Channing. Parent cell .
(Biol.) See Mother cell , under Mother , also Cytula . --
Parent nucleus (Biol.) ,
a nucleus which, in cell division, divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis , and Cell division , under Division .
Parentage Par"ent·age noun [ Confer French
parentage relationship.]
Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage . "Wilt thou deny thy
parentage ?"
Shak. Though men esteem thee low of parentage .
Milton.
Parental Pa·ren"tal adjective [ Latin
parentalis .]
1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental authority; parental obligations. 2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender; affectionate; devoted; as, parental care. The careful course and parental provision of nature.
Sir T. Browne.
Parentally Pa·ren"tal·ly adverb In a parental manner.
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