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Disparadised
Disparadised Dis*par"a*dised, a.
Removed from paradise. [R.] --Cockeram.
Dress paradeParade Pa*rade", n. [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an
assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled
to exercise, fr. parar to stop, to prepare. See Pare, v.
t.]
1. The ground where a military display is held, or where
troops are drilled.
2. (Mil.) An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of
troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions
before some superior officer; a review of troops. Parades
are general, regimental, or private (troop, battery, or
company), according to the force assembled.
3. Pompous show; formal display or exhibition.
Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade. --Swift.
4. That which is displayed; a show; a spectacle; an imposing
procession; the movement of any body marshaled in military
order; as, a parade of firemen.
In state returned the grand parade. --Swift.
5. Posture of defense; guard. [A Gallicism.]
When they are not in parade, and upon their guard.
--Locke.
6. A public walk; a promenade.
Dress parade, Undress parade. See under Dress, and
Undress.
Parade rest, a position of rest for soldiers, in which,
however, they are required to be silent and motionless.
--Wilhelm.
Syn: Ostentation; display; show.
Usage: Parade, Ostentation. Parade is a pompous
exhibition of things for the purpose of display;
ostentation now generally indicates a parade of
virtues or other qualities for which one expects to be
honored. ``It was not in the mere parade of royalty
that the Mexican potentates exhibited their power.'
--Robertson. ``We are dazzled with the splendor of
titles, the ostentation of learning, and the noise of
victories.' --Spectator. EmparadiseEmparadise Em*par"a*dise, v. t.
Same as Imparadise. grains of ParadisePepper Pep"per, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. ?,
?, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]
1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried
berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.
Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry,
dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from
the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by
maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar
properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper
is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant.
2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody
climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous
flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red
when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several
hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the
earth.
3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red
pepper; as, the bell pepper.
Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other
fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the
true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of
Capsicum. See Capsicum, and the Phrases, below.
African pepper, the Guinea pepper. See under Guinea.
Cayenne pepper. See under Cayenne.
Chinese pepper, the spicy berries of the Xanthoxylum
piperitum, a species of prickly ash found in China and
Japan.
Guinea pepper. See under Guinea, and Capsicum.
Jamaica pepper. See Allspice.
Long pepper.
(a) The spike of berries of Piper longum, an East Indian
shrub.
(b) The root of Piper, or Macropiper, methysticum. See
Kava.
Malaguetta, or Meleguetta, pepper, the aromatic seeds
of the Amomum Melegueta, an African plant of the Ginger
family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc.,
under the name of grains of Paradise.
Red pepper. See Capsicum.
Sweet pepper bush (Bot.), an American shrub (Clethra
alnifolia), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; --
called also white alder.
Pepper box or caster, a small box or bottle, with a
perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food,
etc.
Pepper corn. See in the Vocabulary.
Pepper elder (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants
of the Pepper family, species of Piper and Peperomia.
Pepper moth (Zo["o]l.), a European moth (Biston
betularia) having white wings covered with small black
specks.
Pepper pot, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and
cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.
Pepper root. (Bot.). See Coralwort.
pepper sauce, a condiment for the table, made of small red
peppers steeped in vinegar.
Pepper tree (Bot.), an aromatic tree (Drimys axillaris)
of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See
Peruvian mastic tree, under Mastic. Hydrostatic paradoxParadox Par`a*dox, n.; pl. Paradoxes. [F. paradoxe, L.
paradoxum, fr. Gr. ?; ? beside, beyond, contrary to + ? to
think, suppose, imagine. See Para-, and Dogma.]
A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an
assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to
common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd,
but yet may be true in fact.
A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it
appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable.
--Hooker.
This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it
proof. --Shak.
Hydrostatic paradox. See under Hydrostatic. Hydrostatic paradoxHydrostatic Hy`dro*stat"ic, Hydrostatical Hy`dro*stat"ic*al,
a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique.
See Static.]
Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in
accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids.
The first discovery made in hydrostatics since the time
of Archimedes is due to Stevinus. --Hallam.
Hydrostatic balance, a balance for weighing substances in
water, for the purpose of ascertaining their specific
gravities.
Hydrostatic bed, a water bed.
Hydrostatic bellows, an apparatus consisting of a
water-tight bellowslike case with a long, upright tube,
into which water may be poured to illustrate the
hydrostatic paradox.
Hydrostatic paradox, the proposition in hydrostatics that
any quantity of water, however small, may be made to
counterbalance any weight, however great; or the law of
the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions.
Hydrostatic press, a machine in which great force, with
slow motion, is communicated to a large plunger by means
of water forced into the cylinder in which it moves, by a
forcing pump of small diameter, to which the power is
applied, the principle involved being the same as in the
hydrostatic bellows. Also called hydraulic press, and
Bramah press. In the illustration, a is a pump with a
small plunger b, which forces the water into the cylinder
c, thus driving upward the large plunder d, which performs
the reduced work, such as compressing cotton bales, etc. M paradisiacaMusa Mu"sa, n.; pl. Mus[ae]. [NL., fr. Ar. mauz, mauza,
banana.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great
size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain
(M. paradisiaca of Linn[ae]us, but probably not a distinct
species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island
(M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen
other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain. Ophiocaryon paradoxumSnake Snake, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel.
sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent,
whether harmless or venomous. See Ophidia, and Serpent.
Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the
larger number are harmless to man.
Blind snake, Garter snake, Green snake, King snake,
Milk snake, Rock snake, Water snake, etc. See under
Blind, Garter, etc.
Fetich snake (Zo["o]l.), a large African snake (Python
Seb[ae]) used by the natives as a fetich.
Ringed snake (Zo["o]l.), a common European columbrine snake
(Tropidonotus natrix).
Snake eater. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The markhoor.
(b) The secretary bird.
Snake fence, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.]
Snake fly (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
neuropterous insects of the genus Rhaphidia; -- so
called because of their large head and elongated neck and
prothorax.
Snake gourd (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant (Trichosanthes
anguina) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than
that of the serpent cucumber.
Snake killer. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The secretary bird.
(b) The chaparral cock.
Snake moss (Bot.), the common club moss (Lycopodium
clavatum). See Lycopodium.
Snake nut (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree
(Ophiocaryon paradoxum) of Guiana, the embryo of which
resembles a snake coiled up.
Tree snake (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees,
especially those of the genus Dendrophis and allied
genera. ParadactylaParadactylum Par`a*dac"ty*lum, n.; pl. Paradactyla. [NL. See
Para-, and Dactyl.] (Zo["o]l.)
The side of a toe or finger. ParadactylumParadactylum Par`a*dac"ty*lum, n.; pl. Paradactyla. [NL. See
Para-, and Dactyl.] (Zo["o]l.)
The side of a toe or finger. ParadeParade Pa*rade", n. [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an
assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled
to exercise, fr. parar to stop, to prepare. See Pare, v.
t.]
1. The ground where a military display is held, or where
troops are drilled.
2. (Mil.) An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of
troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions
before some superior officer; a review of troops. Parades
are general, regimental, or private (troop, battery, or
company), according to the force assembled.
3. Pompous show; formal display or exhibition.
Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade. --Swift.
4. That which is displayed; a show; a spectacle; an imposing
procession; the movement of any body marshaled in military
order; as, a parade of firemen.
In state returned the grand parade. --Swift.
5. Posture of defense; guard. [A Gallicism.]
When they are not in parade, and upon their guard.
--Locke.
6. A public walk; a promenade.
Dress parade, Undress parade. See under Dress, and
Undress.
Parade rest, a position of rest for soldiers, in which,
however, they are required to be silent and motionless.
--Wilhelm.
Syn: Ostentation; display; show.
Usage: Parade, Ostentation. Parade is a pompous
exhibition of things for the purpose of display;
ostentation now generally indicates a parade of
virtues or other qualities for which one expects to be
honored. ``It was not in the mere parade of royalty
that the Mexican potentates exhibited their power.'
--Robertson. ``We are dazzled with the splendor of
titles, the ostentation of learning, and the noise of
victories.' --Spectator. ParadeParade Pa*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Parading.] [Cf. F. parader.]
1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off.
Parading all her sensibility. --Byron.
2. To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or
march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops. Parade restParade Pa*rade", n. [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an
assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled
to exercise, fr. parar to stop, to prepare. See Pare, v.
t.]
1. The ground where a military display is held, or where
troops are drilled.
2. (Mil.) An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of
troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions
before some superior officer; a review of troops. Parades
are general, regimental, or private (troop, battery, or
company), according to the force assembled.
3. Pompous show; formal display or exhibition.
Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade. --Swift.
4. That which is displayed; a show; a spectacle; an imposing
procession; the movement of any body marshaled in military
order; as, a parade of firemen.
In state returned the grand parade. --Swift.
5. Posture of defense; guard. [A Gallicism.]
When they are not in parade, and upon their guard.
--Locke.
6. A public walk; a promenade.
Dress parade, Undress parade. See under Dress, and
Undress.
Parade rest, a position of rest for soldiers, in which,
however, they are required to be silent and motionless.
--Wilhelm.
Syn: Ostentation; display; show.
Usage: Parade, Ostentation. Parade is a pompous
exhibition of things for the purpose of display;
ostentation now generally indicates a parade of
virtues or other qualities for which one expects to be
honored. ``It was not in the mere parade of royalty
that the Mexican potentates exhibited their power.'
--Robertson. ``We are dazzled with the splendor of
titles, the ostentation of learning, and the noise of
victories.' --Spectator. ParadedParade Pa*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Parading.] [Cf. F. parader.]
1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off.
Parading all her sensibility. --Byron.
2. To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or
march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops. ParadigmParadigm Par"a*digm, n. [F. paradigme, L. paradigma, fr. Gr.
?, fr. ? to show by the side of, to set up as an example; ?
beside + ? to show. See Para-, and Diction.]
1. An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] ``The paradigms and
patterns of all things.' --Cudworth.
2. (Gram.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing
a word in all its different forms of inflection.
3. (Rhet.) An illustration, as by a parable or fable. ParadigmaticParadigmatic Par`a*dig*mat"ic, Paradigmatical
Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al, a. [Gr. paradeigmatiko`s.]
Exemplary. -- Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] Paradigmatic
Paradigmatic Par`a*dig*mat"ic, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of
Christian excellence.
ParadigmaticalParadigmatic Par`a*dig*mat"ic, Paradigmatical
Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al, a. [Gr. paradeigmatiko`s.]
Exemplary. -- Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] ParadigmaticallyParadigmatic Par`a*dig*mat"ic, Paradigmatical
Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al, a. [Gr. paradeigmatiko`s.]
Exemplary. -- Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] ParadigmatizeParadigmatize Par`a*dig"ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Paradigmatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Paradigmatizing.] [Gr.
paradeigmati`zein. See Paradigm.]
To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] --Hammond. ParadigmatizedParadigmatize Par`a*dig"ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Paradigmatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Paradigmatizing.] [Gr.
paradeigmati`zein. See Paradigm.]
To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] --Hammond. ParadigmatizingParadigmatize Par`a*dig"ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Paradigmatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Paradigmatizing.] [Gr.
paradeigmati`zein. See Paradigm.]
To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] --Hammond. ParadingParade Pa*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Parading.] [Cf. F. parader.]
1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off.
Parading all her sensibility. --Byron.
2. To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or
march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops. Paradisaea or Lophorina superbaSuperb Su*perb", a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
Superb paradise bird (Zo["o]l.), a bird of paradise
(Paradis[ae]a, or Lophorina, superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast. The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zo["o]l.) See Blue wren, under Wren. --
Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n. Paradisaic
Paradisaic Par`a*di*sa"ic, Paradisaical Par`a*di*sa"ic*al,
a.
Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal.
``Paradisaical pleasures.' --Gray.
Paradisaical
Paradisaic Par`a*di*sa"ic, Paradisaical Par`a*di*sa"ic*al,
a.
Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal.
``Paradisaical pleasures.' --Gray.
Paradisal
Paradisal Par"a*di`sal, a.
Paradisiacal.
Paradise
Paradise Par"a*dise, v. t.
To affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to
bewitch. [R.] --Marston.
Meaning of Parad from wikipedia
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Parád is a
large village in
Heves County, Hungary, in the Mátra
mountain range, the
bottom of the
northern side of the Kékes peak,
beside of the Parádi-Tarna...
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Albader Parad (died 21
February 2010) was a
senior leader of Abu Sayyaf, a
group of
Islamic militants in the
Philippines with
links to al-Qaeda. He led...
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discover the maneuver, the
maneuver is
traditionally known under the name kort
parad ("short parry"), the
Swedish term for the
fencing maneuver "beat parry"...
- In Hinduism,
Rasalingam or
Parad Lingam is a Lingam, the
symbol of the god Shiva, made of
mercury (or
possibly Gallium; see
Composition below.) Tamil...
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Perin may
refer to: Perín, a
village in
Slovakia Perin, Iran, a
village in Iran
Perin Village Site, an
archeological site in the
United States Perin (name)...
- (Russian: Парад Победы, romanized:
Parad Pobedy), also
known as the
Parade of
Victors (Russian: Парад победителей, romanized:
Parad pobediteley), was a victory...
- by CR, Emu has
several encounters with
Parad,
discovers what had
happened to him, and
joins forces with
Parad and
other Gamer Riders to
defeat the Bugsters...
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Ilona Valley Waterfall near to
Parád – the
highest waterfall of
Hungary dropping approximately 10 meters...
- Парад побеждëнных, romanized:
Parad pobezhdyonnykh), also
known as The
Defeat Parade (Russian: Парад поражения, romanized:
Parad porazheniya), was a march...
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types were
produced by Karl-Erik Forsberg:
Ballong (1932, not released)
Parad (1938,
Berling Type Foundry)
Lunda (1941,
Berling Type Foundry) Berling...
