PARROTRY
Par"rot*ry, n.
Defn: Servile imitation or repetition. [R.] Coleridge. "The supine parrotry." Fitzed. Hall.
PARROT'S-BILL Par"rot's-bill`, n. Etym: [So called from the resemblance of its curved superior petal to a parrot's bill.] (Bot.)
Defn: The glory pea. See under Glory.
PARRY
Par"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parried; p. pr. & vb. n. Parrying.] Etym:
[F. paré, p. p. of parer. See Pare, v. t.]
1. To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm. Locke. Vice parries wide The undreaded volley with a sword of straw. Cowper.
2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade. The French government has parried the payment of our claims. E. Everett.
PARRY
Par"ry, v. i.
Defn: To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. Locke.
PARRY
Par"ry, n.; pl. Parries (.