v. t.
n. [ F. paraphe, parafe, contr. fr. paragraphe. ] A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L. ] (Rom. Law) The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained her own. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. paraphernal. ] Of or pertaining to paraphernalia;
n. pl. [ LL. paraphernalia bona, fr. L. parapherna, pl., parapherna, Gr. &unr_;;
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; beyond + &unr_; to muzzle. ] (Med.) A condition in which the prepuce, after being retracted behind the glans penis, is constricted there, and can not be brought forward into place again. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. para- + phosphoric. ] (Chem.) Pyrophosphoric. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
n. [ L. paraphrasis, Gr.
In paraphrase, or translation with latitude, the author's words are not so strictly followed as his sense. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Excellent paraphrases of the Psalms of David. I. Disraeli. [ 1913 Webster ]
His sermons a living paraphrase upon his practice. Sowth. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Targums are also called the Chaldaic or Aramaic Paraphrases. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To make a paraphrase. [ 1913 Webster ]