v. t.
The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Rhet.) Juxtaposing words having a common derivation, as in the phrase "sense and sensibility". [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ L. paregoricus, Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; addressing, encouraging, soothing;
n. (Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also
n. [ Gr. &unr_; to draw aside, to be redundant;
a. (Physiol.) Of or relating to parelectronomy;
n. [ Pref. para- + electro- + Gr. &unr_; law. ] (Physiol.) A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; an insertion beside. See Para-, and Embolus. ] (Rhet.) A kind of parenthesis. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Parament. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]