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parry (encz) | parry,odvrátit v: Zdeněk Brož |
parry (encz) | Parry,William Edward Parry (1790-1855) n: [jmén.] anglický polárník Petr
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Parry (gcide) | Parry \Par"ry\ (p[a^]r"r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parried
(p[a^]r"r[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying.] [F. par['e], p.
p. of parer. See Pare, v. t.]
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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.
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Vice parries wide
The undreaded volley with a sword of straw.
--Cowper.
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2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
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The French government has parried the payment of our
claims. --E. Everett.
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parry (gcide) | parry \par"ry\, v. i.
To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow,
argument, etc. --Locke.
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parry (gcide) | parry \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.
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parry (wn) | parry
n 1: (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular
motion of the sword
2: a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: counterpunch,
parry, counter]
v 1: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an
attack" [syn: parry, block, deflect]
2: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn:
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep] |
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william edward parry (1790-1855) (czen) | William Edward Parry (1790-1855),Parryn: [jmén.] anglický polárník Petr
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Parry (gcide) | Parry \Par"ry\ (p[a^]r"r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parried
(p[a^]r"r[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying.] [F. par['e], p.
p. of parer. See Pare, v. t.]
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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.
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Vice parries wide
The undreaded volley with a sword of straw.
--Cowper.
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2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
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The French government has parried the payment of our
claims. --E. Everett.
[1913 Webster]parry \par"ry\, v. i.
To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow,
argument, etc. --Locke.
[1913 Webster]parry \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.
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Parrying (gcide) | Parry \Par"ry\ (p[a^]r"r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parried
(p[a^]r"r[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying.] [F. par['e], p.
p. of parer. See Pare, v. t.]
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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.
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Vice parries wide
The undreaded volley with a sword of straw.
--Cowper.
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2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.
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The French government has parried the payment of our
claims. --E. Everett.
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Pinus Parryana cembroides edulis and monophylla (gcide) | Pinon \Pi[~n]"on\, n. [Sp. pi[~n]on.] (Bot.)
(a) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the
tree producing such seeds, as Pinus Pinea of
Southern Europe, and {Pinus Parryana, cembroides,
edulis, and monophylla}, the nut pines of Western
North America.
(b) See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]
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Sparry (gcide) | Sparry \Spar"ry\, a. [From Spar.]
Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar;
having a confused crystalline structure; spathose.
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Sparry iron (Min.), siderite. See Siderite
(a) .
Sparry limestone (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble.
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sparry iron (gcide) | Siderite \Sid"er*ite\, n. [L. sideritis loadstone, Gr. ????,
????, of iron, from ???? iron.]
1. (Min.)
(a) Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring
generally in cleavable masses, but also in
rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish
brown color. Called also sparry iron, {spathic
iron}.
(b) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron.
(c) An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
(d) Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Sideritis; ironwort.
[1913 Webster] SiderographicSparry \Spar"ry\, a. [From Spar.]
Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar;
having a confused crystalline structure; spathose.
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Sparry iron (Min.), siderite. See Siderite
(a) .
Sparry limestone (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble.
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Sparry iron (gcide) | Siderite \Sid"er*ite\, n. [L. sideritis loadstone, Gr. ????,
????, of iron, from ???? iron.]
1. (Min.)
(a) Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring
generally in cleavable masses, but also in
rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish
brown color. Called also sparry iron, {spathic
iron}.
(b) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron.
(c) An indigo-blue variety of quartz.
(d) Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Sideritis; ironwort.
[1913 Webster] SiderographicSparry \Spar"ry\, a. [From Spar.]
Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar;
having a confused crystalline structure; spathose.
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Sparry iron (Min.), siderite. See Siderite
(a) .
Sparry limestone (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble.
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Sparry limestone (gcide) | Sparry \Spar"ry\, a. [From Spar.]
Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar;
having a confused crystalline structure; spathose.
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Sparry iron (Min.), siderite. See Siderite
(a) .
Sparry limestone (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble.
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citellus parryi (wn) | Citellus parryi
n 1: large ground squirrel of the North American far north [syn:
Arctic ground squirrel, parka squirrel, {Citellus
parryi}] |
parry manzanita (wn) | Parry manzanita
n 1: erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having
drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red
berrylike drupes; California [syn: Parry manzanita,
Arctostaphylos manzanita] |
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