2. Appendages; ornaments; finery; equipments.
PARAPHIMOSIS
Par`a*phi*mo"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: 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.
PARAPHOSPHORIC
Par`a*phos*phor"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + phosphoric.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pyrophosphoric. [Obs.]
PARAPHRAGMA
Par`a*phrag"ma, n.; pl. Paraphragmata. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea.
— Par`a*phrag"mal, a.
PARAPHRASE Par"a*phrase, n. Etym: [L. paraphrasis, Gr. paraphrase. See Para-, and Phrase.]
Defn: A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the meaning of the original in another form, generally for the sake of its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth the signification of a text 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. The Targums are also called the Chaldaic or Aramaic Paraphrases. Shipley.
PARAPHRASE
Par"a*phrase, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraphrased; p. pr. & vb. n.
Paraphrasing.]