Par"get*er (?), n. A plasterer. Johnson.
Par"get*ing, n. [Written also pargetting.] Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A
kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental figures, formerly
used for the internal and external decoration of houses. (b) In modern
architecture, the plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a
smooth surface and help the draught.
Par"get*o*ry (?), n. Something made of, or covered with, parget, or
plaster. [Obs.] Milton.
Par*he"lic (?), a. Of or pertaining to parhelia.
Par*hel"ion (?), n.; pl. Parhelia (#). [L. parelion, Gr. &?;, &?;;
para` beside + &?; the sun.] A mock sun appearing in the form of a
bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the
rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually
called an anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time.
Cf. Paraselene.
||Par*he"li*um (?), n. See Parhelion.
Par"i- (?). [L. par, paris, equal.] A combining form signifying equal;
as, paridigitate, paripinnate.
Pa"ri*ah (?), n. [From Tamil paraiyan, pl. paraiyar, one of the low
caste, fr. parai a large drum, because they beat the drums at certain
festivals.]
1. One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four
castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs
of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste. Balfour (Cyc. of India).