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PARRICI'DAL PAR'RICIDE, n. [L. paricida, from pater, father, and coedo, to kill....
PAR'REL, n. [L. paro. It coincides with apparel, which see.] Among seamen, an ap...
PARPHRAS'TIC'TICAL, a. Free, clear and ample in explanation; explaining or trans...
PAROXYS'MAL, a. Pertaining to paroxysm; as a paroxysmal disposition.
PAR'OXYSM, n. [Gr. to excite or sharpen; and sharp.] An exasperation or exacerba...
PARO'TIS, n. [Gr. See Parotid.] 1. The parotid gland; a secreting salivary congl...
PAR'OQUET PAROT'ID, a. [Gr. near, and ear.] Pertaining to or denoting certain gl...
PARON'YMOUS, a. [Gr. name.] Resembling another word.
PARONYCH'IA, n. [Gr. by, and the nail.] In surgery, a whitlow or felon.
PARONOM'ASY, n. [from Gr. to transgress law or rule.] A rhetorical figure, by wh...
PARONOMA'SIA PARONOMAS'TIC PARONOMAS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to paronomasy; consist...
PAROL PARO'LE, n. [L. parabola.] 1. Properly, a word; hence, in a legal sense, w...
PAR'OKET, n. A small species of parrot. [More properly perroquet, which see.]
PAR'ODY, n. [Gr. ode.] 1. A kind of writing in which the words of an author or h...
PAROD'IC PAROD'ICAL, a. [See Parody .] Copying after the manner of parody.
PARO'CHIAN, a. Pertaining to a parish. PARO'CHIAN , n. [supra.] A parishioner.