PARIS

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.

2.
n.

The chief city of France. Paris green. See under Green, n. -- Paris white (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white.


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