The French government has parried the payment of our claims.
E. Everett.
Par"ry, v. i. To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow,
argument, etc. Locke.
Par"ry, n.; pl. Parries (&?;). A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in
sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a
defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.
Parse (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Parsing.]
[L. pars a part; pars orationis a part of speech. See Part, n.] (Gram.)
To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several
parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or
agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically.
Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it over
perfectly.
Ascham.
Par"see (?), n. [Hind. & Per. prs a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a
fire worshiper. Cf. Persian.]
1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion,
descended from Persian refugees settled in India; a fire worshiper; a
Gheber.
2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the
Parsees.
Par"see*ism (?), n. The religion and customs of the Parsees.
Pars"er (?), n. One who parses.
Par`si*mo"ni*ous (?), a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See Parsimony.]
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to
excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. -- Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. --
Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness, n.
A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious.
Bacon.
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.
Addison.
Syn. -- Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving; mean;
stingy; frugal. See Avaricious.
Par"si*mo*ny (?), n. [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare,
parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.] Closeness or sparingness in the
expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality;
niggardliness. Bacon.
Awful parsimony presided generally at the table.
Thackeray.
Syn. -- Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness;
stinginess. See Economy.
Pars"ley (?), n. [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L. petroselinum rock
parsley, Gr. &?;; &?; stone + &?; parsley. Cf. Celery.] (Bot.) An
aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided
leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish.
As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit.
Shak.
Fool's parsley. See under Fool. - - Hedge parsley, Milk parsley, Stone
parsley, names given to various weeds of similar appearance to the
parsley. -- Parsley fern (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling
parsley (Cryptogramme crispa). -- Parsley piert (Bot.), a small herb
(Alchemilla arvensis) formerly used as a remedy for calculus.
Pars"nip (?), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a French form, fr. L. pastinaca;
cf. pastinare to dig up, pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade,
pastenaque.] (Bot.) The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the
cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant
which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself.
Cow parsnip. See Cow parsnip. -- Meadow parsnip, the European cow
parsnip. - - Poison parsnip, the wild stock of the parsnip. -- Water
parsnip, any plant of the umbelliferous genus Sium, the species of
which are poisonous.
Par"son (?), n. [OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne
person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L. persona a person. See
Person.]
1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A person who represents a parish in its
ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent
of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights
thereof, with the cure of souls.
2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in
orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.
He hears the parson pray and preach.
Longfellow.
Parson bird (Zoˆl.), a New Zealand bird (Prosthemadera NovÊseelandiÊ)
remarkable for its powers of mimicry and its ability to articulate
words. Its color is glossy black, with a curious tuft of long, curly,
white feathers on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage
bird.
Par"son*age (?), n. 1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A certain portion of lands,
tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish.
2. The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or
ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of
the incumbent or settled pastor.