parIsh, parisch, parische, parysh, paryshe

& a. [Fr. paroi e, from Lat. paræcia =an ecclesiastical district, a parish; Gr. paroikia =a neighborhood, a parish, from paroikos =neigh boring: para =beside, and oikos =a house; Sp. par roquia; Ital. parrocchia.] A. As substantive: 1. In the same sense as II. "My pride was tamed, and in our grief I of the parish ask'd relief." Words worth: The Last of the Flock . 2. U. S. Eccles .: An ecclesiastical society, not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who chose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; a roughing out work; it has a hook at one end pa congratula ing through an eye-bolt in the block, allowing con- sider able freedom of motion; the block, is secured to a lathe or work-bench by screw attachment. to regulate the depth of cut. 3. A farrier's hoof-paring tool. 4. Surg .: A knife used in removing the cuticle or ragged edges of parts which are to be placed in apposition that they may grow together.