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A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for covering soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See Illust. of Casemate.

Growing by the side of a petal, as a stamen.

Having a parapet.

To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.

The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained her own.

Of or pertaining to paraphernalia; as, paraphernal property. Kent.

Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.

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.

Pyrophosphoric. [Obs.]

One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea. -- Par`a*phrag"mal, a.

in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; -- opposed to metaphrase. In paraphrase, or translation with latitude, the author's words are not so strictly followed as his sense. Dryden. Excellent paraphrases of the Psalms of David. I. Disraeli. His sermons a living paraphrase upon his practice. Sowth. T…

One who paraphrases.

A paraphraser. [R.]

A paraphraser. T. Warton.

Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not literal; free. -- Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly, adv.

A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.

e lower half of the body on both sides, caused usually by disease of the spinal cord. -- Par`a*pleg"ic, a.

A chitinous piece between the metasternum and the pleuron of certain insects.

One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot tubercle.

The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra. -- Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al, a.