parrotry (parotri)

[ Confe ions of sin so rollicking and glib as to denote a wholly unsubdued natural force within, and avouch themselves a mere unprincipled parrotry of sacred utterances H. James, Subs, and Shad., p. 182 Men... agreed in forswearing... the supine parrot ry which had formed so important an ingredient of their F. Hall, Mod. Eng., p. 150. education. IMG:content-2384.png:[blocks in formation] Parrott gun. See gun1. parrot-weed (par'ot-wed), n. The plant Boc conia frutescens of tropical America. [West Indies.] parrot-wra e (par'ot-ras), n. A labroid parrot-fish: so called from the parrot-like beak and gaudy coloration. parry (par'i), n.; pl. parries (-iz). [Formerly parree; = Ar. Farsi, Ar. Fars ), Persia: see Persian.] I. n. One of the descendants of those Persians who settled in India about the end of the seventh and the beginning of the eighth century in order to escape Mohammedan persecution, and who still retain their ancient religion, now called Zoro astrianism. See Gueber. II. a. Of or relating to the Parsees or their doctrines or customs. Parseeism (pär'sē-izm), n. [ Parsee + -ism.] The religion and customs of the Parsees. See Zoroastrianism . parser (pär'sèr), n. [ parse1 + -er1.] One who parses. He lifts his shield, and parries with his steel The strokes he sees the adverse weapon deal. Hoole , tr. of Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, xlv. The evil you contend with has taken alarming prop or- tions, and you still content yourself with parrying the blows it aims, but, as if enchanted, abstain from striking at the cause. Emerson, Amer. Civilization. 2. To avoid; evade. Bigotry... Mighty to parry and push by God's word With sensele noise. Cood's Wordpe, 1. 659. Everon The French government has parried the payment of our claims. II. in trans. To act on the defensive, as in warding off a thrust or an argument; fence. Parry , villain, traitor! What doost thou with that dagge? Heywood, If you Know not me, ii. With learned Skill, now push, now parry , From Darii to Bocardo vary. Prior , Alma, iii. we can strike; if we cannot If we cannot parry , keep our own lands from being ravaged, we can ravage the lands of the enemy. Irving , Granada, p. 75. The strongest of the two duellists. bore down upon his adversary with a terrific onslaught, forcing him to 'break" and parry wildly. Grenville Murray , Member from Paris, I. 215. pars (pärz), n.; pl. partes (pär'tēz). [L., a part: see part.] In an at., a part. - Pars chordal is, the vertebral or occipitosphenoidal part of the base of the cranium, the portion originally occupied by the chorda dorsal is, extending as far forward as the sella turcica.Pars ciliaris retine. Same as pre retina. - Pars intermedia, a part of the clitoris considered homologous with a part of the corpus spongiosum of the penis. - Pars intermedia Wrisbergii, the intermediate part of the facial nerve.-Pars mas to idea, the mastoid part of the temporal bone.-Pars papillar is cutis, the more superficial and compact part of the corium. - Pars petrosa, the petrous part of the temporal bone. -Pars plan a, the smooth surface of the lateral ma of the ethmoid bone, which forms a great part of the inner wall of the orbit of the eye. - Pars postrolandica, the part of the cerebrum behind the posterior central gyrus. - Pars prærolandica, the part of the brain in front of the anterior central gyrus.Pars reticular is cutis, the deeper part of the corium.Pars rolandica, the anterior and posterior central gyri of the cerebrum taken together. - Pars squamosa, the squamous part of the temporal bone. - Pars tympanic a, that part of the temporal bone which is formed from the tympanic ring of the fetus. parsel (pärs), v. t.; pret. and pp. parsed, ppr. parsing. [Formerly also perse, pearse; used ، IMG:content-2385.png:[ocr errors] by schoolmasters.] In gram., to describe grammatically by telling the part of speech of, as a word, or of each word in, as a sentence, de grammatical form, and fining and describing its grammatical showing its relation to the other words in the sentence; resolve, as a sentence, into its grammatical parts: as, to parse a line in Virgil. Let the childe, by and by, both Construe and parse it ouer againe. Ascham, The Scholemaster, p. 26. I question much whether they were not better speake plainer English then such Latine as the Angels can hardly construe, and God happily loves not to perse. N. Ward , Simple Cobler, p. 59. Let scholars be employed daily in reducing the words to their original, or theme, to the first case of nouns, or first tense of verbs, and giving an account of their formations and changes, their syntax and dependencies, which is called parsing. Watts , Improvement of Mind, I. vii. § 6. parse2t, v. t. An obsolete form of pierce . Pilkington's Works , p. 273. ( Hall i well .) parsil (pär's il), n. An obsolete or dialectal form of parsley. Hall i well. parsimonious (pär-si-mo'ni-us), a. [Formerly also parcimonious; parcimonieux = Pg. par Pg - par nia, parsimony: see parsimony.] parsimony.] Characterized by parsimony in practice or disposition; very sparing in expenditure; frugal to exce ; stinting; niggardly. First crept The parsimonious emmet, provident Of future. Milton , P. L., vii. 485. Rubinelli's voice was full, majestic, and steady, and, besides the accuracy of his intonations,. he was pars i monious and judicious in his graces. Dr. Burney, Hist. Music, IV. 531. Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the expense of many years, whereas a long parsimonious war will drain us of more men and money. =Syn. Miserly, Niggardly, etc. See penurious. "Add is on, parsimoniously (pär-si-mo'ni-us-li), adr. In a parsimonious or saving manner; sparingly. parsimonious ne (pär-si-mō'ni-us-nes), n. The state or character of being parsimonious, sparing, or stinting.