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pl. of Parashah.

To strike; to crush; to smash; to dash in pieces. [Obs.] P. Plowman. "I'll pash him o'er the face." Shak.

in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw. [Written also pacha.]

The jurisdiction of a pasha.

See Pasha.

tassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of potassium compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc.

A small pool of standing water; a puddle. Bacon. "These shallow plashes." Barrow.

A small pond or pool; a puddle.

The dashing or sprinkling of coloring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc.

A hedge or fence formed of branches of trees interlaced, or plashed. [Obs.] Carew.

Watery; abounding with puddles; splashy. "Plashy fens." Milton. "The plashy earth." Wordsworth.

ance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence called also caustic potash.

Potash. [Obs.]

See Camass.

Same as Squash.

A negro of the West Indies.

The electric catfish. [Written also raasch.]

An idle, ragged person. Nares. Grose.

To slash; to hack; to slice. [Obs.] Rushing of helms and riving plates asunder. Spenser.

A thin slice of bacon.