Parapet

par'a-pet, n. A wall, rampart, or elevation of peearth lor covering soldiers from an attack from the for front; a breast-work; a breast-wall, on the edge of a bridge, roof, etc. See Casemate, Castle. of a Paraphernalia, par'a-fer-nalT-a, n.pl. Articles which a wife brings with her at her marriage; goods of a wife beyond her dowry; appendages; ornaments; trappings. way per- Paraphrase, par'a-fraz, n. A re-statement of a text, or pa age, expre ing the meaning of the original in another form; a free translation into the same or as or another language, —v. t. [paraphrased (-frazd), to a -phrasing.] To explain, interpret, or translate with latitude. — v. i. To interpret or explain amply. pas- Paraquet, Paraquito. See under Parrot.