Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 18
Parillin (n.) (Chem.) A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin.
Paring (v. t.) The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything.
Paring (v. t.) That which is pared off. -- Pope.
Pare off the surface of the earth, and with the parings raise your hills. -- Mortimer.
Paring (n.) A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something [syn: paring, sliver, shaving].
Paring (n.) (Usually plural) A part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring".
Pari passu (adv.) At an equal pace or rate. Pari passu literally means "with equal step," from Latin pari, ablative of par, "equal" + passu, ablative of passus, "step."
Pari passu (adv.) Used in legal language [syn: pari passu, at an equal rate].
Paripinnate (a.) (Bot.) Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having no odd leaflet at the end.
Paris (n.) A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.
Paris (n.) The chief city of France.
Paris green. See under Green, n.
Paris white (Chem.), Purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white.
Parish (a.) Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor. -- Dryden.
Parish clerk. The clerk or recording officer of a parish.
Parish clerk. A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise assists in the service of the Church of England.
Parish court, In Louisiana, a court in each parish.
Parish (n.) (Eccl. & Eng. Law) 教區；【英】地方行政區；（總稱）教區居民；【美】（路易斯安那州的）郡 That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein.
Parish (n.) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc.
Note: Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical districts for spiritual purposes. -- Mozley & W.
Parish (n.) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live. [U. S.]
Parish (n.) In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States.
Parish (n.) A local church community.
Parish (n.) The local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor.
Parish (n.) A district of country of different extents. In the ecclesiastical law it signified the territory committed to the charge of a parson, vicar, or other minister. Ayl. Parerg. 404; 2 Bl. Com. 112. In Louisiana, the state is divided into parishes.
Parish, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 512
Housing Units (2000): 212
Land area (2000): 1.538490 sq. miles (3.984671 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.538490 sq. miles (3.984671 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56341
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 43.405580 N, 76.126080 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 13131
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parish, NY
Parish
Parishen (n.) A parishioner. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Parishen (a.) Of or relating to a parish.
Parishional (a.) Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial. [R.] -- Bp. Hall.
Parishioner (n.) 教區居民 One who belongs to, or is connected with, a parish.
Parishioner (n.) A member of a parish.
Parisian (n.) 巴黎人 A native or inhabitant of Paris, the capital of France.
Parisian (a.) 巴黎的；巴黎人的 Of or pertaining to Paris.
Parisian (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants; "Parisian restaurants can be expensive".
Parisian (n.) A native or resident of Paris.
Parisienne (n.) [F.] A female native or resident of Paris.
Parisology (n.) The use of equivocal or ambiguous words. [R.]
Parisology (n.) The use of ambiguous words.
Compare: Ambiguous
Ambiguous (a.) 含糊不清的；引起歧義的，模棱兩可的；不明確的 Having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally.
// His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.
// The wording of the agreement is ambiguous.
// The government has been ambiguous on this issue.
Parisyllabic (a.) Alt. of Parisyllabical
Parisyllabical (a.) Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.
Paritor (n.) An apparitor. "Summoned by an host of paritors." -- Dryden.
Paritory (n.) Pellitory. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Parity (n.) The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; A like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning. "No parity of principle." -- De Quincey.
Equality of length and parity of numeration. -- Sir T. Browne.
Parity (n.) Specifically: (Finance) Equivalence in value to the currency of another country.
Parity (n.) (Physics) A property assigned to elementary particles, conceptualized as a form of symmetry, representing the fact that no fundamental distinctions can be observed between right-handed and left-handed systems of particles in their interactions, and supported by the typical observation that the total parity of a system is unchanged as particles are created or annihilated; however, certain interactions involving the weak force have been shown to violate the principle of conservation of parity.
Parity (n.) (Physics) A property of the wave function of a system, which takes the value of +1 or -1, indicating whether the value of the wave function changes sign if each of the variables of the system is replaced by its negative.
Parity (n.) (Med.) The condition of having borne a child or children, alive or dead.
Parity (n.) (Math.) The property of being even or odd; as, 3 has odd parity, but 6 has even parity.
Parity (n.) Hence: (Computers) The property of having an even or odd number of bits set to the value of 1 (as opposed to 0); -- applied to bytes or larger groups of bits in a data structure. It is used mostly in the process of parity checking. The parity of a data structure can be changed by changing the value of the parity bit.
Parity (n.) (Obstetrics) The number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children" [syn: parity, para].
Parity (n.) (Mathematics) A relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity; "parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data".
Parity (n.) (Computer science) A bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error [syn: parity bit, parity, check bit].
Parity (n.) (Physics) Parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system [syn: parity, conservation of parity, space-reflection symmetry, mirror symmetry].
Parity (n.) Functional equality.
Parity
Non parity
An extra bit added to a byte or word to reveal errors in storage (in RAM or disk) or transmission. Even (odd) parity means that the parity bit is set so that there are an even (odd) number of one bits in the word, including the parity bit. A single parity bit can only reveal single bit errors since if an even number of bits are wrong then the parity bit will not change. Moreover, it is not possible to tell which bit is wrong, as it is with more sophisticated error detection and correction systems.
See also longitudinal parity, checksum, cyclic redundancy check.
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Park (n.) [C] (Eng. Law) 公園；遊樂場；停車場 A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant. -- Mozley & w.
Park (n.) A tract of ground
kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the
preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. -- Chaucer.
While in the park I sing, the listening deer Attend my
passion, and forget to fear. -- Waller.
Park (n.) A piece of ground,
in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde
Park in London; Central Park in New York.
Park (n.) (Mil.) A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery.
Park (n.) A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown. [Written also parc.]
Park (n.) Any place where vehicles are assembled according to a definite arrangement; also, the vehicles.
Park (n.) A position of the gear lever in a vehicle with automatic transmission, used when the vehicle is stopped, in which the transmission is in neutral and a brake is engaged.
Park of artillery. See under Artillery.
Park phaeton, A small, low carriage, for use in parks.
Industrial park, A region located typically in a suburban or rural area, zoned by law for specific types of business use (as, retail business, light industry, and sometimes heavy industry), often having some parklike characteristics, and having businesses, parking lots, and sometimes recreation areas and restaurants. The sponsoring agency may also provide supporting facilities, such as water towers, office buildings, or for large industrial parks, an airport.
Parked (imp. & p. p.) of Park
Parking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Park
Park (v. t.) 停放（車輛等）；【口】放置，寄放 [O] To inclose in a park, or as in a park.
How are we parked, and bounded in a pale. -- Shak.
Park (v. t.) (Mil.) To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park the artillery, the wagons, etc.
Park (v. t.) In oyster culture, to inclose in a park.
Park (v. t.) To bring (a vehicle) to a stop and leave it standing; -- typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle.
Note: a vehicle stopped but still running with the driver in it is said to be standing. parallel-park.
Park (v. t.) To place (an object) in a temporary location; as, to park oneself on the couch; to park one's money in a mutual fund. [informal].
Park (v. i.) To promenade or drive in a park; also, of horses, to display style or gait on a park drive.
Park (v. i.) To come to a stop [in a vehicle] off of the public road and leave the vehicle standing; -- typically the motor of a parked vehicle is not left running; as, he parked in a no-parking zone. Parka
Park (n.) A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" [syn: park, parkland].
Park (n.) A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" [syn: park, commons, common, green].
Park (n.) A facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" [syn: ballpark, park].
Park (n.) Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806) [syn: Park, Mungo Park].
Park (n.) A lot where cars are parked [syn: parking lot, car park, park, parking area].
Park (n.) A gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out".
Park (v.) Place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker".
Park (v.) Maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"
Park, () Eng. law. An enclosed chase (q.v.) extending only over a man's own rounds. The term park signifies an enclosure. 2 Bl. Com. 38.
Park -- U.S. County in Montana
Population (2000): 15694
Housing Units (2000): 8247
Land area (2000): 2802.410871 sq. miles (7258.210526 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 11.176254 sq. miles (28.946363 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2813.587125 sq. miles (7287.156889 sq. km)
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 45.653282 N, 110.546931 W
Headwords:
Park
Park, MT
Park County
Park County, MT
Park -- U.S. County in Wyoming
Population (2000): 25786
Housing Units (2000): 11869
Land area (2000): 6942.393708 sq. miles (17980.716396 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 26.112640 sq. miles (67.631424 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6968.506348 sq. miles (18048.347820 sq. km)
Located within: Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location: 44.568961 N, 108.999016 W
Headwords:
Park
Park, WY
Park County
Park County, WY
Park -- U.S. County in Colorado
Population (2000): 14523
Housing Units (2000): 10697
Land area (2000): 2200.691135 sq. miles (5699.763631 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 9.999132 sq. miles (25.897633 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2210.690267 sq. miles (5725.661264 sq. km)
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.171091 N, 105.717199 W
Headwords:
Park
Park, CO
Park County
Park County, CO
Park, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 151
Housing Units (2000): 89
Land area (2000): 0.316593 sq. miles (0.819971 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.316593 sq. miles (0.819971 sq. km)
FIPS code: 54400
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 39.112299 N, 100.360501 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67751
Note:
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Park, KS
Park
Parker (n.) The keeper of a park. -- Sir M. Hale.
Parker (n.) United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of azz (1920-1955) [syn: Parker, Charlie Parker, Yardbird Parker, Bird Parker, Charles Christopher Parker].
Parker (n.) United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967) [syn: Parker, Dorothy Parker, Dorothy Rothschild Parker].
Parker -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 88495
Housing Units (2000): 34084
Land area (2000): 903.505738 sq. miles (2340.069020 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.582730 sq. miles (17.049193 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 910.088468 sq. miles (2357.118213 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 32.777806 N, 97.767464 W
Headwords:
Parker
Parker, TX
Parker County
Parker County, TX
Parker, AZ -- U.S. town in Arizona
Population (2000): 3140
Housing Units (2000): 1157
Land area (2000): 21.983589 sq. miles (56.937231 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.013400 sq. miles (0.034705 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 21.996989 sq. miles (56.971936 sq. km)
FIPS code: 53070
Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location: 34.144644 N, 114.289686 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parker, AZ
Parker
Parker, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000): 23558
Housing Units (2000): 8352
Land area (2000): 14.585348 sq. miles (37.775876 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.018799 sq. miles (0.048690 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 14.604147 sq. miles (37.824566 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57630
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.519488 N, 104.765833 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 80134
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parker, CO
Parker
Parker, FL -- U.S. city in Florida
Population (2000): 4623
Housing Units (2000): 2280
Land area (2000): 1.941062 sq. miles (5.027328 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.487830 sq. miles (1.263473 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.428892 sq. miles (6.290801 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55075
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 30.129552 N, 85.600875 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parker, FL
Parker
Parker, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000): 319
Housing Units (2000): 101
Land area (2000): 0.353747 sq. miles (0.916201 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.353747 sq. miles (0.916201 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60760
Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location: 43.958477 N, 111.759204 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parker, ID
Parker
Parker, PA -- U.S. city in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 799
Housing Units (2000): 356
Land area (2000): 1.096605 sq. miles (2.840193 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.096605 sq. miles (2.840193 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57976
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 41.094151 N, 79.682771 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 16049
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parker, PA
Parker
Parker, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000): 1031
Housing Units (2000): 450
Land area (2000): 0.931795 sq. miles (2.413339 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.931795 sq. miles (2.413339 sq. km)
FIPS code: 48380
Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location: 43.397152 N, 97.137297 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 57053
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parker, SD
Parker
Parker, SC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in South Carolina
Population (2000): 10760
Housing Units (2000): 4824
Land area (2000): 6.898759 sq. miles (17.867703 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.898759 sq. miles (17.867703 sq. km)
FIPS code: 54535
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 34.853637 N, 82.439776 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note:
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parker, SC
Parker
Parker, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 281
Housing Units (2000): 109
Land area (2000): 0.276009 sq. miles (0.714859 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.276009 sq. miles (0.714859 sq. km)
FIPS code: 54500
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 38.328875 N, 94.990795 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 66072
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parker, KS
Parker
Parker, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 1379
Housing Units (2000): 505
Land area (2000): 5.187017 sq. miles (13.434313 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.187017 sq. miles (13.434313 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55152
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 33.056914 N, 96.621268 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parker, TX
Parker
Parkeria (n.) (Zool.) A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball.
Parkesine (n.) A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile.
Parkland, Florida (n.) 帕克蘭 (佛羅里達州) 帕克蘭（英語：Parkland），是美國佛羅里達州下屬的一座城市。建立於1963年。面積約 為27.9平方公里（約合10.8平方英里）。根據2010年美國人口普查，該市有人口23,962人。論人口在本州排行第 92。[1]
Parkland is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Parkland was 23,962 [6], and the 2016 census estimates a population of 31,507. Parkland is part of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people in 2015.
Parkland is known for its zoning laws, which are designed to protect the "park-like" character of the city. Initially, there were no stores or traffic lights in Parkland, though this began to change in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with the additions of large neighborhood developments like Heron Bay and Parkland Isles.
On February 14, 2018, the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting took place in Parkland. With 17 dead, it is the worst shooting at a secondary school in American history. [7]
Parkland (n.) A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" [syn: park, parkland].
Parkland, FL -- U.S. city in Florida
Population (2000): 13835
Housing Units (2000): 4522
Land area (2000): 10.197782 sq. miles (26.412133 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.578972 sq. miles (1.499530 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 10.776754 sq. miles (27.911663 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55125
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 26.315357 N, 80.240444 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parkland, FL
Parkland
Parkland, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
Population (2000): 24053
Housing Units (2000): 9340
Land area (2000): 7.361960 sq. miles (19.067387 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.028760 sq. miles (0.074487 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.390720 sq. miles (19.141874 sq. km)
FIPS code: 53335
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 47.141221 N, 122.437746 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 98444 98445 98446
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Parkland, WA
Parkland
Parkleaves (n.) (Bot.) A European species of Saint John's-wort; the tutsan. See Tutsan.
Compare: Tutsan
Tutsan, (n.) (Bot.) Hypericum+({Hypericum+Androsoemum">A plant of the genus Hypericum ({Hypericum Androsoemum), from which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; -- called also parkleaves.
Parlance (n.) 說法；語調；專門用語；措辭 Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance.
A hate of gossip parlance and of sway. -- Tennyson. Parlando
Parlance (n.) A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language [syn: parlance, idiom].
Parlance, () A concurrent language. ["Parallel Processing Structures: Languages, Schedules, and Performance Results", P.F. Reynolds, PhD Thesis, UT Austin 1979]. (1994-12-12)
Parlando (a. & adv.) Alt. of Parlante.
Parlando, Parlante (a. & adv.) [It.] (Mus.) Speaking; in a speaking or declamatory manner; to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.
Parlay (v. t.) 將（彩頭連賭本）再下作賭注；充分利用 To wager the winnings plus the initial stake of one bet on a subsequent wager, or to engage in a series of such increased wagers.
Note: This is the characteristic act in a common betting system used by gamblers to try to achieve a large win from a small initial stake. Statistically, it is similar to betting a small stake on a game with a large payoff and a proportionately small chance of winning.
Parlay (v. t.) To exploit success in one endeavor so as to achieve greater success in subsequent endeavors.
Parlay (v. t.) Fig., to transform a gain into something of greater value.
Parlay (n.) 連本帶利繼續下的賭注 The act of betting the winnings from a prior bet, plus the original stake, on a subsequent bet; the second or later such bet in a series; also, a series of such bets, with the stakes for later bets coming from the winnings of earlier bets.
Note:
This is the characteristic act in a common betting system used by gamblers to try to
achieve a large win from a small initial stake. Statistically,
it is similar
to betting a small stake on a game with a large payoff, but with a
proportionately small chance of winning.
Parlay (n.) A series of wagers in which the winnings from one
wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers.
Parlay (v.) Stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager [syn: parlay, double up].
Parlay (v.) To use or develop (something) to get something else that has greater value.
Parlay (v. t.) To bet in a parlay.
Parlay (v. t.) To exploit successfully.
// He hoped to parlay his basketball skills into a college scholarship.
Parlay (v. t.) To increase or otherwise transform into something of much greater value.
// She parlayed $5,000 and years of hard work into a multimillion-dollar company.
Parlay (n.) A series of two or more bets so set up in advance that the original stake plus its winnings are risked on the successive wagers; Broadly : The fresh risking of an original stake together with its winnings.
Parle (v. i.) To talk; to converse; to parley. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Finding himself too weak, began to parle. -- Milton.
Parle (n.) Conversation; talk; parley. [Obs.]
They ended parle, and both addressed for fight. -- Milton.
PARLE, () [conference on] Parallel ARchitecture and Languages Europe (ECRC, conference).
Parleys (n. pl. ) of Parley.
Parley (n.) [C] [U] 會談；（與敵方的）談判 [（+with）]；討論 Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce.
We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. -- Dryden.
To beat a parley (Mil.), To beat a drum, or sound a trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the enemy.
Parleyed (imp. & p. p.) of Parley.
Parleying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parley.
Parley (v. i.) 會談，談判 [（+with）] To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace.
They are at hand, To parley or to fight; therefore prepare. -- Shak.
Parley (n.) A negotiation between enemies.
Parley (v.) Discuss, as between enemies.
Parliament (n.) 議會，國會；（大寫）（英國，加拿大等的）國會；一屆議會 A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.]
But first they held their parliament. -- Rom. of R.
Parliament (n.) A formal conference on public affairs; a general council; esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people having authority to make laws.
They made request that it might be lawful for them to summon a parliament of Gauls. -- Golding.
Parliament (n.) The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to enact and repeal laws.
Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the three estates named above.
Parliament (n.) In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the several principal judicial courts.
Parliament heel, The inclination of a ship when made to careen by shifting her cargo or ballast.
Parliament hinge (Arch.), A hinge with so great a projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or shutter to swing back flat against the wall.
Long Parliament, Rump Parliament. See under Long, and Rump.
Parliament (n.) A legislative assembly in certain countries.
Parliament (n.) A card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards [syn: {fantan}, {sevens}, {parliament}].
Parliament. () This word, derived from the French parlement, in the English law, is used to designate the legislative branch of the government of Great Britain, composed of the house of lords, and the house of commons.
Parliament. () It is an error to regard the king of Great Britain as forming a part of parliament. The connexion between the king and the lords spiritual, the lords temporal, and the commons, which, when assembled in parliament, form the, three states of the realm, is the same as that which subsists between the king and those states -- the people at large -- out of parliament; Colton's Records, 710; the king not being, in either case, a member, branch, or co-estate, but standing solely in the relation of sovereign or head. Rot. Par. vol. iii,. 623 a.; 2 Mann. & Gr. 457 n.
Parliament (n.) (B2) [ C or U ] 議會；國會 In some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country.
// On Tuesday the country's parliament voted to establish its own army.
// She was elected to Parliament in 1997.
Parliament (n.) [ C ] 議會會期 A particular period of time during which a parliament is operating, between either holidays or elections.
Parliamental (a.) Parliamentary. [Obs.]
Parliamentarian (a.) 議會的 Of or pertaining to Parliament. -- Wood.
Parliamentarian (n.) (Eng. Hist.) One who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to King Charles I. -- Walpole.
Parliamentarian (n.) 特別熟悉議事規程並擅長辯論的國會議員 One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished parliamentarian.
Parliamentarian (n.) An elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons [syn: {Parliamentarian}, {Member of Parliament}].
Parliamentarian (n.) An expert in parliamentary rules and procedures.
Parliamentarian (n.) A member of a parliament, especially one well versed in its procedure and experienced in debate.
‘The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary are sound parliamentarians.’
Parliamentarian (n.) (Historical) A supporter of Parliament in the English Civil War; a Roundhead.
‘Her family were prominent and staunch parliamentarians.’
Parliamentarily (adv.) In a parliamentary manner.
// Disliked proceeding parliamentarily in this business. -- Horace Walpole
Parliamentary (a.) [Z] [B] 議會的，國會的；議會制定（或頒布）的；合乎議會法規的 Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority. -- Bacon.
Parliamentary (a.) Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act. -- Sir M. Hale.
Parliamentary (a.) According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion. parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure.
{Parliamentary agent}, A person, usually a solicitor, professionally employed by private parties to explain and recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of Parliament. [Eng.]
{Parliamentary train}, One of the trains which, by act of Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate. [Eng.]
Parliamentary (a.) Relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body".
Parliamentary (a.) Having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government".
Parliamentary (a.) In accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law".
Parliamentary (a.) 議會的，國會的 Of or relating to a parliament.
// A parliamentary candidate/ debate/ election/ session.
// Parliamentary procedures/ rules.
Parlor (n.) [C] 客廳；起居室；（旅館中的）休息室，接待室【美】（通常用來構成複合詞）店 A room for business or social conversation, for the reception of guests, etc. Specifically:
Parlor (n.) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each other, or with visitors and friends from without.
Parlor (n.) In large private houses, a sitting room for the family and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal uses than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the dining room of a house having few apartments, as a London house, where the dining parlor is usually on the ground floor.
Parlor (n.) Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the room where visitors are received and entertained; a room in a private house where people can sit and talk and relax, not usually the same as the dining room.
Note: "In England people who have a drawing-room no longer call it a parlor, as they called it of old and till recently." -- Fitzed. Hall.
Parlor (n.) A room in an inn or club where visitors can be received.
Parlor car. See Palace car, under Car.
Parlor (n.) Reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received [syn: parlor, parlour].
Parlor (n.) A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax [syn: living room, living-room, sitting room, front room, parlor, parlour].
Parlous (a.) 【古】狡猾的；危險的 Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." -- Beau. & Fl.
Parlous (a.) Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] "A parlous boy." -- Shak. "A parlous wit." -- Dryden. -- Par"lous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Par"lous*ness, n. [Obs.]
Parlous (a.) Fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery" [syn: parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go].
Parlous (a.) (Formal) 糟糕的；危險的；不可預測的 Very bad, dangerous, or uncertain.
// Relations between the two countries have been in a parlous state for some times.
// I'd like to buy a new car, but my finances are in such a parlous state that I can't afford to..
Parlous (a.) (Archaic, humorous) Full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.
‘The parlous state of the economy.’
Parlous (adv.) (Archaic) 非常地；極度地 Greatly or excessively.
‘She is parlous handsome.’
Parmesan (a.) Of or pertaining to Parma in Italy.
Parmesan (a.) Parmesan cheese.
Parmesan cheese, A kind of cheese of a rich flavor, though from skimmed milk, made in Parma, Italy.
Parmesan (n.) Hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated.
Parnassia (n.) [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus.
Parnassia (n.) Any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup [syn: parnassia, grass-of-Parnassus].
Parnassian (a.) Of or pertaining to Parnassus.
Parnassian (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to the genus Parnassius. They inhabit the mountains, both in the Old World and in America.
Parnassian, (n.) One of a school of French poets of the Second Empire (1852-70) who emphasized metrical form and made little use of emotion as poetic material; -- so called from the name (Parnasse contemporain) of the volume in which their first poems were collected in 1866.
Parnassus (n.) (Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.
Grass of Parnassus. (Bot.) See under Grass, and Parnassia.
To climb Parnassus, To write poetry. [Colloq.]
Parnassus (n.) (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus" [syn: Parnassus, Mount Parnassus, Liakoura].
Paroccipital (a.) (Anat.) Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; -- applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
Parochial (a.) Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties ; parochial schools. "Parochial pastors." -- Bp. Atterbury.
Parochial (a.) Hence: Limited; narrow; having or characterized by narrow interests centered on oneself or one's local community; narrow-minded; provincial; as, parochial views. "The parochial mind." -- W. Black.
Parochial (a.) Relating to or supported by or located in a parish; "parochial schools".
Parochial (a.) Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" [syn: insular, parochial].
Parochialism (n.) The quality or state of being parochial in form or nature; a system of management peculiar to parishes.
Parochialism (n.) A limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish.
Parochiality (n.) The state of being parochial. [R.] -- Sir J. Marriot.
Parochialize (v. t.) To render parochial; to form into parishes.
Parochially (adv.) In a parochial manner; by the parish, or by parishes. -- Bp. Stillingfleet.
Parochially (adv.) In a parochial manner; "parochially narrow in his outlook".
Parochian (a.) Parochial. [Obs.] "Parochian churches." -- Bacon.
Parochian (n.) A parishioner. [Obs.] -- Ld. Burleigh. Parodic
Parodic (a.) Alt. of Parodical
Parodical (a.) Having the character of parody. Very paraphrastic, and sometimes parodical. -- T. Warton.
Parodist (n.) One who writes a parody; one who parodies. -- Coleridge.
Parodist (n.) Mimics literary or musical style for comic effect [syn: parodist, lampooner].
Parodies (n. pl. ) of Parody
Parody (n.) 諷刺性模仿詩文；詼諧的改編詩文；戲謔性的模仿；蠢事 A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty.
The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's "Hind and Panther" was received with great applause. -- Macaulay.
Parody (n.) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]
Parodied (imp. & p. p.) of Parody
Parodying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parody
Parody (v. t.) 拙劣地模仿；作模仿詩文諷刺 To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. -- Pope.
Parody (n.) A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on].
Parody (n.) Humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: parody, mockery, takeoff].
Parody (v.) Make a spoof of or make fun of.
Parody (v.) Make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn: spoof, burlesque, parody].
Paroket (n.) (Zool.) See Paroquet.
Paroquet (n.) (Zool.) Same as Parrakeet. [Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet.
Paroquet auk or Paroquet auklet (Zool.), A small auk ({Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk.
Parol (n.) 【律】口頭答辯；口頭陳述 A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]
Parol (n.) (Law) Oral declaration; word of mouth; also, a writing not under seal. -- Blackstone.
Parol (a.) 口頭的 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 magistrate.
Parol contract (Law), Any contract not of record or under seal, whether oral or written; a simple contract. -- Chitty. Story.
Parol () More properly parole. A French word, which means literally, word or speech. It is used to distinguish contracts which are made verbally or in writing not under seal, which are called, parol. contracts, from those which are under seal which bear the name of deeds or specialties (q.v.) 1 Chit. Contr. 1; 7 Term. R. 3 0 351, n.; 3 Johns. Cas. 60; 1 Chit. Pl. 88. It is proper to remark that when a contract is made under seal, and afterwards it is modified verbally, it becomes wholly a parol contract. 2 Watts, 451; 9 Pick. 298; 13 Wend. 71.
Parol () Pleadings are frequently denominated the parol. In some instances the term parol is used to denote the entire pleadings in a cause as when in an action brought against an infant heir, on an obligation of his ancestors, he prays that the parol may demur, i. e., the pleadings may be stayed, till he shall attain full age. 3 Bl. Com. 300; 4 East, 485 1 Hoffm. R. 178. See a form of a plea in abatement, praying that the parol may demur, in 1 Wentw. Pl. 43; and 2 Chit. Pl. 520. But a devisee cannot pray the parol to demur. 4 East, 485.
Parol () Parol evidence is evidence verbally delivered by a witness. As to the cases when such evidence will be received or rejected, vide Stark, Ev. pt. 4, p. 995 to 1055; 1 Phil. Ev. 466, c. 10, s. 1; Sugd. Vend. 97.
Parole (n.) 有條件釋放，假釋 [U]；假釋期 [U] [the S]；（在獄中獲准的）有條件自由 [U]；（尤指戰俘所作的不再參加戰鬥的）諾言，宣誓；【美】【古】【軍】口令，特用暗號 A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]
Parole (n.) Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like.
This man had forfeited his military parole. -- Macaulay.
Parole (n.) (Mil.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards.
Parole (n.) (Law) Oral declaration. See lst Parol, 2.
Parole (n.) The release of a prisoner from confinement prior to the end of the original sentence, conditioned on good behavior and often with other specific conditions, such as not to associate with known criminals. Such early release is common where the sentence provides a minimum and maximum term; as, he was released on parole after three years of his five-year sentence; he is out on parole.
Parole (n.) A document authorizing a parole [5].
Parole (a.) See 2d Parol.
Paroled (imp. & p. p.) of Parole
Paroling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parole
Parole (v. t.) (Mil. and Penology) 假釋 To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.
Parole (n.) A promise; "he gave his word" [syn: parole, word, word of honor].
Parole (n.) A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign].
Parole (n.) (Law) A conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
Parole (v.) Release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"
Parole (), International law. The agreement of persons who have been taken by an enemy that they will not again take up arms against those who captured them, either for a limited time, or during the continuance of the war. Vattel, liv. 3, c. 8, Sec. 151.
Parole, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
Population (2000): 14031
Housing Units (2000): 6946
Land area (2000): 10.283928 sq. miles (26.635251 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.568272 sq. miles (4.061805 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 11.852200 sq. miles (30.697056 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60325
Located within: Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location: 38.991657 N, 76.548450 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Paromology (n.) (Rhet.) A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument.
Paronomasia (n.) (Rhet.) 文字遊戲；雙關語 A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning. -- Dryden. Paronomastic
Paronomasia (n.) A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia].
Compare: Rhetoric
Rhetoric (n.) [U] 修辭；修辭學；修辭學著作；雄辯（術）；辯才 The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
‘He is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole.’
Rhetoric (n.) Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
‘All we have from the Opposition is empty rhetoric.’