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31parry — [par′ē] vt. parried, parrying [prob. < Fr parez, imper. of parer < It parare, to ward off < L parare, to PREPARE] 1. to ward off or deflect (a blow, the thrust of a sword, etc.) 2. to counter or ward off (criticism, a prying question,… …
32parry — par ry, v. i. To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. Locke. [1913 Webster] …
33parry — par ry, n.; pl. {Parries}. A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter. [1913 Webster] …
34Parry Wayne Humphreys — (1778 ndash; February 12, 1839), was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Staunton, Virginia, but moved with his family to Kentucky in 1789, and later settled in Tennessee …
35Parry [2] — Parry, Vorgebirg an der Westküste von Grönland, südlich der Insel Prudhoe …
36Parry,Sir William Edward — Parry, Sir William Edward. 1790 1855. British navigator who commanded three expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage (1819 1820, 1821 1823, and 1824 1825). * * * …
37parry — I verb avert, avoid, beat off, block, brush off, chase away, chase off, confute, counter, defendere, deflect, dodge, drive away, drive back, elude, escape, evade, fence, fend off, fight off, foil, force back, hedge, hold at bay, hold back, hold… …
38Parry — Parry, sir William Edward ► Archipiélago deshabitado de Canadá, en los Territorios del Noroeste, distrito de Franklin, en el Ártico, integrado en las islas Queen Elizabeth; 130 000 km2 …
39Parry — [ pærɪ], 1) Sir (seit 1898) Charles Hubert Hastings, seit 1903 Baronet, britischer Komponist, * Bournemouth 27. 2. 1848, ✝ Rustington (County West Sussex) 7. 10. 1918; verdient um die Pflege der Werke J. S. Bachs; komponierte Orchesterwerke… …
40Parry — Nom de famille gallois, au départ ap Harry, autrement dit le fils de Harry (= Henri). Le préfixe ap est identique au breton ab (cf Aballain) et sans doute à l irlandais mac …
