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‖n. [ Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen oak. ] 1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chaparral cock; fem.
Chaparral hen (Zool.), a bird of the cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for running with great speed. It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also road runner, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killer. It is the state bird of New Mexico. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

{ }, n. [ See Paroquet. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet and paraquet. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to the genus Paleornis; others belong to Polytelis, Platycercus, Psephotus, Euphema, and allied genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the genus Conurus, as the Carolina parrakeet (Conurus Carolinensis). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon. ] (Zool.) (a) A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse bands; -- called also samlet, skegger, and fingerling. (b) A young leveret. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) A curassow of the genus Ortalida, allied to the guan. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. appareil. See Apparel, n. ] 1. (Naut.) The rope or collar by which a yard or spar is held to the mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered at pleasure. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A chimney-piece. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; para` beside, beyond + &unr_; a speaking. ] (Rhet.) Boldness or freedom of speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. parricidalis, parricidialis. See Parricide. ] Of or pertaining to parricide; guilty of parricide. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. parricida; pater father + caedere to kill. See Father, Homicide, and cf. Patricide. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Properly, one who murders one's own father; in a wider sense, one who murders one's father or mother or any ancestor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ L. parricidium. ] The act or crime of murdering one's own father or any ancestor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Parricidal. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. pearruc, pearroc. See Park. ] A croft, or small field; a paddock. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. Paroquet, Petrel, Petrify. ] 1. (Zool.) In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidæ, 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 (Psittacus 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carolina parrot (Zool.), the Carolina parrakeet. See Parrakeet. --
Night parrot, or
Owl parrot. (Zool.) 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 (Zool.), any fish of the genus Scarus. One species (Scarus Cretensis), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To repeat by rote, without understanding, as a parrot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To chatter like a parrot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who simply repeats what he has heard. [ R. ] J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any of several gaudy tropical fishes of the family Scaridae having parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth.
Syn. -- pollyfish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A genus containing one species, the irontree.
Syn. -- genus Parrotia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A genus of trees containing only one species, a deciduous tree of Himalaya.
Syn. -- genus Parrotiopsis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding; as, a mere parrotlike word-calling process; a voice quality sounding parrotlike. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Servile imitation or repetition. [ R. ] Coleridge. “The supine parrotry.” Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So called from the resemblance of its curved superior petal to a parrot's bill. ] (Bot.) The glory pea. See under Glory. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Parried p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying. ] [ F. paré, p. p. of parer. See Pare, v. t. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vice parries wide
The undreaded volley with a sword of straw. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade. [ 1913 Webster ]

The French government has parried the payment of our claims. E. Everett. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The puffin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. spörr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf. Spavin. ] 1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The following American species are well known; the chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow, the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the tree sparrow, and the white-throated sparrow (see Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage, Savanna, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Field sparrow,
Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field, Fox, etc. --
Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a sparable. --
Sparrow hawk. (Zool.) (a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of the allied species. (b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius). (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk (Accipiter torquatus). The name is applied to other small hawks, as the European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk. --
Sparrow owl (Zool.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum) found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also applied to other species of small owls. --
Sparrow spear (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Corrupted from asparagus. ] Asparagus. [ Colloq. ] See the Note under Asparagus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub of the genus Erica (Erica passerina). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Spar. ] Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar; having a confused crystalline structure; spathose. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sparry iron (Min.), siderite. See Siderite (a). --
Sparry limestone (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Naut.) Having spars smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) Any one of several species of parrots of the genus Coracopsis, native of Madagascar; -- called also vasa parrot. [ 1913 Webster ]