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41parry — (v.) 1630s, from Fr. parez! (which commonly would have been heard in fencing lessons), imperative of parer ward off, from It. parare to ward or defend a blow, from L. parare make ready, prepare (see PARE (Cf. pare)). Non fencing use is from 1718 …
42parry — *dodge, shirk, sidestep, duck, fence, malinger Analogous words: ward, avert, *prevent, preclude: forestall, anticipate (see PREVENT): elude, evade, avoid, shun (see ESCAPE) …
43parry — [v] ward off, circumvent anticipate, avoid, block, bypass, deflect, dodge, duck*, elude, evade, fence*, fend off, forestall, hold at bay*, preclude, prevent, rebuff, rebuke, repel, repulse, resist, shirk, shun, sidestep, stave off; concepts 25,30 …
44parry — ► VERB (parries, parried) 1) ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove. 2) avoid answering (a question) directly. ► NOUN (pl. parries) ▪ an act of parrying. ORIGIN probably from French parer ward off …
45Parry — [par′ē] Sir William Edward 1790 1855; Eng. naval officer & arctic explorer …
46Parry (fencing) — A parry is a fencing bladework manoeuvre intended to deflect or block an incoming attack. Contents 1 Execution 2 Use 3 Classification 4 References …
47Parry Moon — Infobox Scientist name = Parry H. Moon image width = caption = birth date = Birth date|1898|2|14 birth place = Beaver Dam, Wisconsin death date = Death date|1988|3|4 death place = nationality = USA field = Electrical engineer work institution =… …
48Parry Auto Company — The Parry (1910) and New Parry (1911 1912) were both Brass Era cars built in Indianapolis, Indiana by the Parry Auto Company.For almost two decades prior to the official release of his Parry car in 1910, David M. Parry experimented making other… …
49Parry arc — A Parry arc is a rare halo, an optical phenomenon which occasionally appears over a 22° halo together with a upper tangent arc. Discovery The halo was first described by Sir William Edward Parry (1790 1855) in 1820 during one of his Arctic… …
50PARRY — For other uses, see Parry (disambiguation). PARRY is, besides ELIZA, the other famous early chatterbot. Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notes and references 4 …
