PARASOL
Par"a*sol`, n. Etym: [F., fr. Sp. or Pg. parasol, or It. parasole;
It. parare to ward off, Sp. & Pg. parar (L. parare to prepare) + It.
sole sun, Sp. & Pg. sol (L. sol). See Parry, Solar.]
Defn: A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun.
PARASOL
Par"a*sol`, v. t.
Defn: To shade as with a parasol. [R.]
PARASOLETTE
Par`a*sol*ette", n.
Defn: A small parasol.
PARASPHENOID
Par`a*sphe"noid, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + sphenoid.] (Anat.)
Defn: Near the sphenoid bone; — applied especially to a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many animals. — n.
Defn: The parasphenoid bone.
PARASTICHY
Pa*ras"ti*chy, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + Gr. (Bot.)