Par"rock (?), n. [AS. pearruc, pearroc. See Park.] A croft, or small
field; a paddock. [Prov. Eng.]
Par"rot (?), n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot
is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. Paroquet, Petrel, Petrify.] 1.
(Zoˆl.) In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci.
2. (Zoˆl.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other
genera of the family PsittacidÊ, as distinguished from the parrakeets,
macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a
naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of
Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots
(Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds,
readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.
Carolina parrot (Zoˆl.), the Carolina parrakeet. See Parrakeet. --
Night parrot, or Owl parrot. (Zoˆl.) See Kakapo. -- Parrot coal, cannel
coal; -- so called from the crackling and chattering sound it makes in
burning. [Eng. & Scot.] -- Parrot green. (Chem.) See Scheele's green,
under Green, n. -- Parrot weed (Bot.), a suffrutescent plant (Bocconia
frutescens) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer parts of America.
It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid leaves, and small, panicled,
apetalous flowers. -- Parrot wrasse, Parrot fish (Zoˆl.), any fish of
the genus Scarus. One species (S. Cretensis), found in the
Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the
ancient Greeks and Romans.
Par"rot, v. t. To repeat by rote, as a parrot.
Par"rot, v. i. To chatter like a parrot.
Par"rot*er (?), n. One who simply repeats what he has heard. [R.] J. S.
Mill.
Par"rot*ry (?), n. Servile imitation or repetition. [R.] Coleridge.
"The supine parrotry." Fitzed. Hall.
Par"rot's-bill` (?), n. [So called from the resemblance of its curved
superior petal to a parrot's bill.] (Bot.) The glory pea. See under
Glory.
Par"ry (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying.]
[F. parÈ, p. p. of parer. See Pare, v. t.]
1. To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a
blow, or anything that means or threatens harm. Locke.
Vice parries wide The undreaded volley with a sword of straw.
Cowper.