[ L. par, paris, equal. ] A combining form signifying equal; as, paridigitate, paripinnate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Tamil paraiyan, pl. paraiyar, one of the low caste, fr. parai a large drum, because they beat the drums at certain festivals. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindus as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste. Balfour (Cyc. of India). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An outcast; one despised by society. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pariah dog (Zool.), a mongrel race of half-wild dogs which act as scavengers in Oriental cities. --
Pariah kite (Zool.), a species of kite (Milvus govinda) which acts as a scavenger in India. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Pair royal, under Pair, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Parius. ] Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the Aegean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

Parian chronicle, a most ancient chronicle of the city of Athens, engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among the Arundelian marbles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Paros. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Pari-, and Digitate. ] (Zool.) Same as Artiodactyla. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Having an even number of digits on the hands or the feet. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Parietes [ See Parietes. ] (Zool.) The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Anat.) One of the parietal bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. parietalis, fr. paries, -ietis, a wall: cf. F. pariétal. Cf. Parietary, Pellitory. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the care of them. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Resident within the walls or buildings of a college. [ 1913 Webster ]

At Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls constitute a permanent standing committee, called the Parietal Committee. B. H. Hall (1856). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the parietes. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parietal bones, which form the upper and middle part of the cranium, between the frontals and occipitals. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Bot.) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; -- said of a placenta. [ 1913 Webster ]