Pariah dog (Zoˆl.), a mongrel race of half-wild dogs which act as
scavengers in Oriental cities. -- Pariah kite (Zoˆl.), a species of
kite (Milvus govinda) which acts as a scavenger in India.
Pa*ri"al (?), n. See Pair royal, under Pair, n.
Pa"ri*an (?), a. [L. Parius.] Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in
the ∆gean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian
marble.
Parian chronicle, a most ancient chronicle of the city of Athens,
engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among the Arundelian
marbles.
Pa"ri*an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Paros.
2. A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of which are
made statuettes, ornaments, etc.
||Par`i*dig`i*ta"ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Pari-, and Digitate.] (Zoˆl.)
||Same as Artiodactyla.
Par`i*dig"i*tate (?), a. (Anat.) Having an even number of digits on the
hands or the feet. Qwen.
||Pa"ri*es (?), n.; pl. Parietes (#). [See Parietes.] (Zoˆl.) The
||triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.
Pa*ri"e*tal (?), a. [L. parietalis, fr. paries, -ietis, a wall: cf. F.
pariÈtal. Cf. Parietary, Pellitory.]
1. Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the
care of them.