PARASCENIUM
Par`a*sce"ni*um, n.; pl. Parascenia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Greek &
Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: One of two apartments adjoining the stage, probably used as robing rooms.
PARASCEVE
Par`a*sce"ve, n. Etym: [L., from Gr.
1. Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath. [Obs.] Mark xv. 42 (Douay ver.)
2. A preparation. [R.] Donne.
PARASCHEMATIC
Par`a*sche*mat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a change from the right form, as in the formation of a word from another by a change of termination, gender, etc. Max Müller.
PARASELENE
Par`a*se*le"ne, n.; pl. Paraselenæ. Etym: [NL., from Gr. parasélène.]
(Meteor.)
Defn: A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf. Parhelion.
PARASHAH
Par"a*shah, n.; pl. -shoth (#) or -shioth (#). [Heb. parashah.]