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Paradisiacal.

Placed in paradise; enjoying delights as of paradise.

Of or pertaining to paradise; suitable to, or like, paradise. C. Kingsley. T. Burnet. "A paradisiacal scene." Pope. The valley . . . is of quite paradisiac beauty. G. Eliot.

Paradisiacal. [R.]

Paradisiacal. [R.] Broome.

Paradisiacal. [R.]

An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a traverse. Farrow.

rtion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact. A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable. Hooker. This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it proof. Sh…

Paradoxical. [Obs.]

One who proposes a paradox.

Of the nature of a paradox.

A genus of large trilobites characteristic of the primordial formations.

The use of paradoxes. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or palm cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang.

A paradoxical statement; a paradox.

, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins.

Kindred; family; birth. [Obs.] Ld. Berners. We claim to be of high parage. Chaucer.

The science which treats of minerals with special reference to their origin.

Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; -- said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.

An albuminous body in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins. See Fibrinoplastin.