Defn: A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church.
[Written also paraclose and perclose.] Hook.
PARD
Pard, n. Etym: [L. pardus, Gr. p tiger, panther.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A leopard; a panther.
And more pinch-spotted make them Than pard or cat o'mountain. Shak.
PARDALE
Par"dale, n. Etym: [L. pardalis, Gr. Pard.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A leopard. [Obs.] Spenser.
PARDE; PARDIE
Par*de", Par*die", adv. or interj. Etym: [F. pardi, for par Dieu by
God.]
Defn: Certainly; surely; truly; verily; — originally an oath.
[Written also pardee, pardieux, perdie, etc.] [Obs.]
He was, parde, an old fellow of yours. Chaucer.
PARDINE
Par"dine, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Spotted like a pard. Pardine lynx (Zoöl.), a species of lynx (Felis pardina) inhabiting Southern Europe. Its color is rufous, spotted with black.
PARDO
Par"do, n. Etym: [Pg. pardao, fr. Skr. pratapa splendor, majesty.]