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Business paper , checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper . -- Fly paper , paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used for catching flies. -- Laid paper . See under Laid . -- Paper birch (Bot.) , the canoe birch tree ( Betula papyracea ). -- Paper blockade , an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval force. -- Paper boat (Naut.) , a boat made of water-proof paper. -- Paper car wheel (Railroad) , a car wheel having a steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-iron disks. Forney . -- Paper credit , credit founded upon evidences of debt, such as promissory notes, duebills, etc. -- Paper hanger , one who covers walls with paper hangings. -- Paper hangings , paper printed with colored figures, or otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper. -- Paper house , an audience composed of people who have come in on free passes. [Cant] -- Paper money , notes or bills, usually issued by government or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money, and circulated as the representative of coin. -- Paper mulberry . (Bot.) See under Mulberry. -- Paper muslin , glazed muslin, used for linings, etc. -- Paper nautilus . (Zo\'94l.) See Argonauta . -- Paper reed (Bot.) , the papyrus. -- Paper sailor . (Zo\'94l.) See Argonauta. -- Paper stainer , one who colors or stamps wall paper. De Colange . -- Paper wasp (Zo\'94l.) , any wasp which makes a nest of paperlike material, as the yellow jacket. -- Paper weight , any object used as a weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise. -- Parchment paper . See Papyrine . -- Tissue paper , thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to protect engravings in books. -- Wall paper . Same as Paper hangings , above. -- Waste paper , paper thrown aside as worthless or useless, except for uses of little account. -- Wove paper , a writing paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed or watermarked. <-- paper tiger, a person or group that appears to be powerful and dangerous but is in fact weak and ineffectual -->

Paper <Xpage=1038>

Pa"per (?) , a. Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper; existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper army.

Paper <Xpage=1038>

Pa"per , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Papered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Papering .] 1. To cover with paper; to furnish with paper hangings; as, to paper a room or a house .

2. To fold or inclose in paper.

3. To put on paper; to make a memorandum of. [Obs.]

Paperweight <Xpage=1038>

Pa"per*weight` (?) , n. See under Paper , n.

Papery <Xpage=1038>

Pa"per*y (?) , a. Like paper; having the thinness or consistence of paper.

Gray.

Papescent <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pes"cent (?) , a. [From Pap soft food.] Containing or producing pap; like pap. [R.]

Arbuthnot.

Papess <Xpage=1038>

Pa"pess (?) , n. [F. papesse .] A female pope; i . e ., the fictitious pope Joan. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Papeterie <Xpage=1038>

Pa`pe*terie" (?) , n. [F., paper manufacture, fr. papier paper.] A case or box containing paper and materials for writing.

Paphian <Xpage=1038>

Pa"phi*an (?) , a. [L. Paphius , Gr. <?/, from <?/ the city Paphos.] Of or pertaining to Paphos, an ancient city of Cyprus, having a celebrated temple of Venus; hence, pertaining to Venus, or her rites.

Paphian <Xpage=1038>

Pa"phi*an , n. A native or inhabitant of Paphos.

Papier-mach\'82 <Xpage=1038>

Pa`pier"-ma`ch\'82" (?) , n. [F. papier m\'83ch\'82 , lit., chewed or mashed paper.] A hard and strong substance made of a pulp from paper, mixed with sise or glue, etc. It is formed into various articles, usually by means of molds.

Papilio <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pil"i*o (?) , n. [L., a butterfly.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of butterflies.

&hand; Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow-tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes , or asterias , and related species.

Papilionaceous <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pil`io*na"ceous (?) , a. 1. Resembling the butterfly.

2. (Bot.) (a) Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea. (b) Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants ( Papilionace\'91 ) which includes the bean, pea, vetch, clover, and locust.

Papiliones <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pil`i*o"nes (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Papilio .] (Zo\'94l.) The division of Lepidoptera which includes the butterflies.

Papilionides <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pil`i*on"i*des (?) , n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) The typical butterflies.

Papilla <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pil"la (?) , n. ; pl. Papill\'91 (#) . [L., a nipple, pimple.] Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papill\'91 of the tongue .

Papillar <Xpage=1038>

Pap"il*lar (?) , a. [Cf. F. papillaire .] Same as Papillose .

Papillary <Xpage=1038>

Pap"il*la*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. papillaire .] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papill\'91; bearing, or covered with, papill\'91; papillose.

Papillate <Xpage=1038>

Pap"il*late (?) , v. t. & i. To cover with papill\'91; to take the form of a papilla, or of papill\'91.

Papillate <Xpage=1038>

Pap"il*late (?) , a. Same as Papillose .

Papilliform <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pil"li*form (?) , a. [ Papilla + -form .] Shaped like a papilla; mammilliform.

Papilloma <Xpage=1038>

Pap`il*lo"ma (?) , n. ; pl. Papillomata (#) . [NL. See Papilla , and -Oma .] (Med.) A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papill\'91 of the skin or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart.

Quain.

Papillomatous <Xpage=1038>

Pap`il*lo"ma*tous (?) , a. (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, papillomata.

Papillose <Xpage=1038>

Pap"il*lose` (?) , a. [Cf. F. papilleux .] Covered with, or bearing, papill\'91; resembling papill\'91; papillate; papillar; papillary.

Papillote <Xpage=1038>

Pap"il*lote (?) , n. [F., fr. papillon a butterfly.] a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl; a curl paper.

Papillous <Xpage=1038>

Pap"il*lous (?) , a. Papillary; papillose.

Papillulate <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pil"lu*late (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a minute papilla in the center of a larger elevation or depression.

Papion <Xpage=1038>

Pa"pi*on (?) , n. [Prob. from native name: cf. Sp. papion .] (Zo\'94l.) A West African baboon ( Cynocephalus sphinx ), allied to the chacma. Its color is generally chestnut, varying in tint.

Papism <Xpage=1038>

Pa"pism (?) , n. [F. papisme . See Pape , Pope .] Popery; -- an offensive term.

Milton.

Papist <Xpage=1038>

Pa"pist (?) , n. [F. papiste . See Pape , Pope .] A Roman catholic; one who adheres to the Church of Rome and the authority of the pope; -- an offensive designation applied to Roman Catholics by their opponents.

Papistic, Papistical <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pis"tic (?) , Pa*pis"tic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. papistique .] Of or pertaining to the Church of Rome and its doctrines and ceremonies; pertaining to popery; popish; -- used disparagingly. "The old papistic worship." T. Warton . -- Pa*pis"tic*al*ly , adv.

Papistry <Xpage=1038>

Pa"pist*ry (?) , n. The doctrine and ceremonies of the Church of Rome; popery. [R.]

Whitgift.

Papized <Xpage=1038>

Pa"pized (?) , a. [From Pape .] Conformed to popery. [Obs.] " Papized writers."

Fuller.

Papoose <Xpage=1038>

Pa*poose" (?) , n. A babe or young child of Indian parentage in North America.

Pappiform <Xpage=1038>

Pap"pi*form (?) , a. (Bot.) Resembling the pappus of composite plants.

Pappoose <Xpage=1038>

Pap*poose" (?) , n. Same as Papoose .

Pappoose root . (Bot.) See Cohosh .

Pappose <Xpage=1038>

Pap*pose" (?) a. (Bot.) Furnished with a pappus; downy.

Pappous <Xpage=1038>

Pap"pous (?) , a. (Bot.) Pappose.

Pappus <Xpage=1038>

Pap"pus (?) , n. [L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. <?/.] (Bot.) The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Composit\'91; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.

Pappy <Xpage=1038>

Pap"py (?) , a. [From Pap soft food.] Like pap; soft; succulent; tender.

Ray.

Papuan <Xpage=1038>

Pap"u*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Papua.

Papuars <Xpage=1038>

Pap"u*ars (?) , n. pl. ; sing. Papuan (<?/) . (Ethnol.) The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands.

Papula <Xpage=1038>

Pap"u*la (?) , n. ; pl. Papul\'91 (#) . [L.]

1. (Med.) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule.

Quain.

2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.

Papular <Xpage=1038>

Pap"u*lar (?) , a. 1. Covered with papules.

2. (Med.) Consisting of papules; characterized by the presence of papules; as, a papular eruption .

Papule <Xpage=1038>

Pap"ule (?) , n. ; pl. Papules (<?/) . Same as Papula .

Papulose <Xpage=1038>

Pap"u*lose` (?) , a. (Biol.) Having papul\'91; papillose; as, a papulose leaf .

Papulous <Xpage=1038>

Pap"u*lous (?) , a. [Cf. F. pap<?/leux .] Covered with, or characterized by, papul\'91; papulose.

Papyraceous <Xpage=1038>

Pap`y*ra"ceous (?) , a. [L. papyraceus made of papyrus .] Made of papyrus; of the consistency of paper; papery.

Papyrean <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pyr"e*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to papyrus, or to paper; papyraceous.

Papyrine <Xpage=1038>

Pap"y*rine (?) , n. [Cf. F. papyrin made of paper. See Paper .] Imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid.

Papyrograph <Xpage=1038>

Pa*pyr"o*graph (?) , n. [ Papyrus + -graph .] An apparatus for multiplying writings, drawings, etc., in which a paper stencil, formed by writing or drawing with corrosive ink, is used. The word is also used of other means of multiplying copies of writings, drawings, etc. See Copygraph , Hectograph , Manifold .

Papyrography <Xpage=1038>

Pap`y*rog"ra*phy (?) , n. The process of multiplying copies of writings, etc., by means of the papyrograph. -- Pap`y*ro*graph"ic (#) , a.

Papyrus <Xpage=1038>

Pa*py"rus (?) , n. ; pl. Papyri (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/. See Paper .] 1. (Bot.) A tall rushlike plant ( Cyperus Papyrus ) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick.

2. The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed.

3. A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl. , written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum .

P\'83que <Xpage=1038>

P\'83que (?) , n. [F. p\'83que .] See Pasch and Easter .

Par <Xpage=1038>

Par (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Parr .

Par <Xpage=1038>

Par , prep. [F., fr. L. per . See Per .] By; with; -- used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or par amour; par cas, or par case; par fay, or par fay.

Par <Xpage=1038>

Par (?) , n. [L. par , adj., equal. See Peer an equal.]

1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.

2. Equality of condition or circumstances.

At par , at the original price; neither at a discount nor at a premium. -- Above par , at a premium. -- Below par , at a discount. -- On a par , on a level; in the same condition, circumstances, position, rank, etc.; as, their pretensions are on a par ; his ability is on a par with his ambition . -- Par of exchange . See under Exchange . -- Par value , nominal value; face value.

Para- <Xpage=1038>

Par"a- (?) . [Gr. <?/ beside; prob. akin to E. for- in forgive . Cf. For- .] 1. A prefix signifying alongside of , beside , beyond , against , amiss ; as para ble, literally, a placing beside; para dox, that which is contrary to opinion; para chronism.

2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting: (a) Likeness , similarity , or connection , or that the substance resembles , but is distinct from , that to the name of which it is prefixed; as par aldehyde, para conine, etc.; also, an isomeric modification . (b) Specifically: (Organ. Chem.) That two groups or radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are opposite , or in the respective positions 1 and 4; 2 and 5; or 3 and 6, as para xylene; par oxybenzoic acid. Cf. Ortho- , and Meta- . Also used adjectively.

Para <Xpage=1038>

Pa*ra" (?) , n. [Turk., fr. Per. p\'berah a piece.] A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.

Parabanic <Xpage=1038>

Par`a*ban"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ to pass over.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid which is obtained by the oxidation of uric acid, as a white crystalline substance ( C3N2H2O3 ); -- also called oxalyl urea .

Parablast <Xpage=1038>

Par"a*blast (?) , n. [Cf. Gr. <?/ to grow beside. See Para- , and -blast .] (Biol.) A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, the cells of which are especially concerned in forming the first blood and blood vessels.

C. S. Minot.

Parablastic <Xpage=1038>

Par`a*blas"tic (?) , a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the parablast; as, the parablastic cells .

Parable <Xpage=1038>

Par"a*ble (?) , a. [L. parabilis , fr. parare to provide.] Procurable. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Parable <Xpage=1038>

Par"a*ble , n. [F. parabole , L. parabola , fr. Gr. <?/ a placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a parable, fr. <?/ to throw beside, compare; <?/ beside + <?/ to throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. Emblem , Gland , Palaver , Parabola , Parley , Parabole , Symbol .] A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables of Christ .

Chaucer.

Declare unto us the parable of the tares. Matt. xiii. 36.

Syn. -- See Allegory , and Note under Apologue .

Parable <Xpage=1038>

Par"a*ble , v. t. To represent by parable. [R.]

Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. Milton.

Parabola <Xpage=1038>

Pa*rab"o*la (?) , n. ; pl. Parabolas (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/; -- so called because its axis is parallel to the side of the cone. See Parable , and cf. Parabole .] (Geom.) (a) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus , and a fixed straight line, called the directrix . See Focus . (b) One of a group of curves defined by the equation y = ax n where n is a positive whole number or a positive fraction. For the cubical parabola n = 3; for the semicubical parabola n = <frac32/. See under Cubical , and Semicubical . The parabolas have infinite branches, but no rectilineal asymptotes.

Parabole <Xpage=1038>

Pa*rab"o*le (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/. See Parable .] (Rhet.) Similitude; comparison.

Parabolic, Parabolical <Xpage=1038>

Par`a*bol"ic (?) , Par`a*bol"ic*al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ figurative: cf. F. parabolique . See Parable .]

1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction .

2. [From Parabola .] (Geom.) (a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve . (b) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid .

Parabolic conoid , a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing curve is a parabola. See Conoid . -- Parabolic mirror (Opt.) , a mirror having a paraboloidal surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used in reflecting telescopes. -- Parabolic spindle , the solid generated by revolving the portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an axis. -- Parabolic spiral , a spiral curve conceived to be formed by the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an analogy to the parabola.

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Parabolically <Xpage=1039>

Par`a*bol"ic*al*ly (?) , adv. 1. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner.

2. In the form of a parabola.

Paraboliform <Xpage=1039>

Par`a*bol"i*form (?) , a. [ Parabola + -form .] Resembling a parabola in form.

Parabolism <Xpage=1039>