parachordal 
lying on each sido and in front of the notoclionl 
of the oarly embryo, and laying tlic foundation 
of the Hkull. 8co cut under rlninilriirrnniiiin. 
In the chick's hoail cartilage is formed along the floor 
of the skull liy tho lltth day .if Inciiliatlon. This cartilaKi- 
nous baHJliir plate, . . . fonned on each side of tin unto 
chord, ... is the parachttrdal cartilage. 
Coua, Key to N. A. Birds, p. 151. 
II. w. The pnrachordal plate or cartilage. 
parachromatin (par-a-kro'ina-tin). n. [< Gr. 
irapa, beside, + E. rlirnmnlin.] That portion 
of the imcleoplasm which during karyokine- 
sis forms the spindle-figure. It differs from 
the remainder of the nucleoplasm by a slightly 
higher refractive index, and the power of taking 
a faint stain. I'jil-m *'. 
parachroraatisra (par-a-kro'ma-tizm), n. [< 
Gr. irapa, beside, + ^puua(T-), color, + -*.] 
Color-blindness. 
parachronism (pa-rak'ro-ni/.m), ii. [= F. pa- 
rachronixmr = Sp. pardcronixmo = Pg. para- 
chronismo = It. paracroniamo, < Gr. irapa, beside, 
beyond, -I- XP^mc,, time. Cf. anachronism.] An 
error in chronology by which an event has as- 
signed to it a date later than the proper one. 
parachrose (par'a-kros), a. [Irreg. < Gr. napd- 
xpmc,, of false or altered color, < irapa, beside, 
+ ^poa, color (cf. xp^'f, coloring).] In min- 
eral., changing color by exposure to the weather. 
parachute (par'a-shSt), w. [< F. parachute = It. 
prtracaduta, a parachute, < L. parare, prepare, 
get ready, in Ml., and Rom. also guard against, 
prevent, avoid (see pare 1 , parry), + F. chute = 
It. caduta, a fall: see chute. The game first 
element occurs 
also in parasol, 
parapet. Cf. 
Pg. guardaque- 
das, a para- 
chute (queda = 
P. chute), of 
similar literal 
meaning.] 1. 
An appara- 
tus, usually of 
an umbrella 
shape, 20 or 30 
feet in diame- 
ter, carried in 
a balloon, that 
the aeronaut 
may by its aid drop to the ground without 
sustaining injury. Thi> is effected by means of the re- 
sistance of the air, which causes the parachute to expand 
and then resists its descent. When not In use, the para- 
chute closes like an umbrella. 
A fire-balloon 
Bose ^em-like up before the dusky groves, 
And dropt a fairy parachute and past. 
Tennyson, Princess, Prol. 
2. A safety-cage (which see). 3. Inzoo7.,same 
uspatagium. 4f. A broad-brimmed hat worn 
by women toward the close of the eighteenth 
century. 
parachute (par'a-sh8t), v. t. and *. ; pret. and 
pp. parachuted, ppr. parachuting. [< parachute, 
/] To descend by or as if by the aid of a para- 
chute. [Bare.] 
And thus, with an able-bodied aborigen holding on by 
my tunic-tails behind, and Khoom Dass and his nephew 
acting as locomotive stair-steps below, I parachuted down. 
W. U. Kuitell, Diary in India, II. 174. 
t-lit), n. In pyro- 
, the lower half of 
which is filled with a burning composition, and 
is attached to a small parachute which is con- 
fined in the upper half of the bomb. At a certain 
height in the air, by the ignition of a small bursting-charge, 
the upper half of the shell is blown off, the parachute is 
released, and the composition set on fire. The half-shell 
with its burning composition is kept floating in the air by 
the parachute. The parachute-light is used in war for 
observing the enemy's position and movements at night. 
Also called parachute-light ball. 
Garnerin's Parachute descending. 
parachute-light (par'a-shst-lit 
technics, a thin light bomb, tin 
parachutist (par'a-shft-tist), n. [< parachute + 
-ist.] One who uses a parachute. [Bare.] 
An American Parachutist in England. 
Set. Anur., N. 8., LIX. 231. 
paraclete (par'a-klet), w. [= F. paraelet = Sp. 
pardelito, pardcleto = Pg. paraclito, paracleto = 
It. paraclito. < LL. /Minn'li-tus. iiiiriiclitita, < Gr. 
Trapatf.qros, an advocate, in N. T. and eccl. ap- 
plied to the Holy Spirit: prop, adj., called to 
one's aid, < irapaicafaiv, call to one's aid, call be- 
side/ vapa, beside, + nafaiv, call.] Originally, 
one called in to aid, intercede for, or defend, es- 
pecially in a legal process ; a favorable witness, 
a friend, or an advocate ; an intercessor, helper, 
consoler, or comforter; specifically [/).], the 
Holy Ghost; the Comforter. The Greek word 
riaf><iAijr<K, Anglicized under the form Paraclete, Is trans- 
4273 
lated in the authorized version of the Bible 'Comforter ' 
in .Mm xlv. 10, -Ji; ; xv. mi; xvl. 7; hut 'Advocate' in 
1 John il. 1. In the last-mentioned passage it Is used of 
Christ, a use also implied in John xiv. Iti. In the Western 
t 'hurch It was at an early date rendered 'Advocate ' (Aden 
catut, Involving the Idea of Intercession), and by other 
early writers ' Comforter ' (Conjotofor). 
I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another 
Comforter . . . (margin: or Advocate, or Helper, Or. 
Paraclete], John xlr. 16 (revised version). 
Great Paraclete ! to thee we cry : 
O highest gift of God most high ' 
o fount of life! O tire of love ! 
And sweet anointing fi "in above. 
Vent Creator Spintui, tr. by K. Caswall. 
I begin with the notion or signification of the term par- 
aclete, which Is here and In other placet used by St. John 
to express the office of the Holy Ghost. 
Abp. Sharp, Works, V. IL 
paracletice, paracleticon, n. [< LGr. TO irapa- 
<d.ifrin6v (sc. fiijftJov), the book containing the 
troparia, prop. neut. of irapaiA^rmof, supplica- 
tory/ Gr. irapanafalv, call to one's aid: eee para- 
clete.] In the Or. Ch., an office-book contain- 
ing the troparia of the whole ferial office for the 
year. See octaeckos. 
paracloset, See perclose. 
paracme (pa-rak'mo), . [NL., < Gr. rrapax/t^, 
the point at which the prime is past, decay, < 
irapa, beside, beyond, T aicpj/, point, prime, 
acme: see acme.] 1. In hint., the decadence 
of an evolutionary series of organisms after it 
has reached its height or acme of development. 
Correlated with acme and epacme. Haeckel. 
2. [cap.] In entom., a genus of lepidopterous 
insects. 
paracolpitis (par'a-kol-pi'tis), n. [NL., < Gr. 
irapa, beside, + ic<$jrof, womb, + -iti. Cf . col- 
pitis.] In pathol., inflammation of the outer 
coat of the vagina. 
paracondyloid (par-a-kon'di-loid), a. [< Gr. 
irapa, beside, + E. condyle : see condyloid.] Ly- 
ing alongside the condyles or condyloid section 
of the occipital bone : as, the paracondyloid pro- 
cesses of a mammal's skull. 
paracorolla (par'a-ko-rol'S), n. [< Gr. irapa, 
about, + L. corolla, a garland, dim. of corona, 
a crown : see corolla, crown.] In hot., a crown 
or appendage of a corolla, commonly trans- 
formed into a nectary. 
paracousia (par-a-k6 si-S), n. [NL.: seepara- 
cusis.] Same as "paracusis. Nature, XXXVIII. 
288. 
Para cress. A composite plant, a variety of 
Spilanthes Acmclla, having pungent leaves, 
cultivated in the tropics as a salad and pot- 
herb. 
paraCTOStic (par-a-kros'tik), . [< Gr. irapa, be- 
side, + aKpoonxif, acrostic: see acrostic*.] A 
poetical composition in which the first verse 
contains, in order, all the initial letters of the 
remaining verses of the poem or division. 
paracusis (par-a-ku'sis), n. [NL., < Gr. irapa, 
beside, + aianxnc, hearing, < anovetv, hear: see 
acoustic.] Disordered hearing. Also paracou- 
sia. ParacuslS Of Willis, a form of paracusis in which 
the hearing is better In the midst of noise. Also called 
paracusvt Willisiana. 
paracyan (par-a-si'an), . Same as paracyan- 
ogen . 
paracyanogen (par'a-si-an'6-jen), n. [= F. 
paracyanogene ; as Gr. irapa, beside, + E. cyan- 
ogen.] A substance formed by heating mer- 
cury cyanide to a point short of redness, it is 
a dark-brown powder, having the same composition as 
cyanogen but a different molecular weight. See cyano- 
gen. 
paracyesis (par'a-si-e'sis), n. [NL., < Gr. 
irapa, beside, + NL. cyesis, q. v.] In pathol., 
extra-uterine pregnancy. 
paracystitis (par'a-sis-ti'tis), w. [NL., < Gr. 
irapa, beside, + Kvanr, bladder, + -itis. Cf. cys- 
titis.] In pathol., inflammation in the connec- 
tive tissue around the bladder. 
paradactylar (par-a-dak'ti-lar), a. [< para- 
dactylum + -ar$.] In ornith., connected with 
or pertaining to the paradactylum : thus, the 
marginal lobes, flaps, or fringes of birds' toes 
are paradactylur. 
paradactylum (par-a-dak'ti-lum), n.; pi. para- 
dactyla (-1S). [< Gr. irapa, beside, + cM<crv?.oc, 
a finger.] In ornitli., the side of a bird's toe, 
when distinguished in any way from the top or 
the sole. See acrodactylum. 
parade (pa-rad'), n. [Formerly also parado 
(after Sp. 5; < F. parade, show, display, parade, 
parry, formerly also a halt on horseback, < Sp. 
parada (=Vg.parada = It. parata), a halt, stop, 
pause, a parade, < parar, halt, stop, get ready, 
prepare, L. parare, prepare: in ML. and Bom. 
also halt, stop, prevent, guard against, etc., also 
parade 
. trim, adorn: sec/wnvl. cf. /Kirri/, a dou- 
blet of parade. Tho senses ' dress, adorn, set in 
order,' and ' halt'(fbr inspection, etc. ) are appar. 
all involved in tho present uses of parade?] 1. 
Show; display; ostentation. 
Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade. 
There 's sic parade, sic pomp, and art, 
The joy can scarcely reach the heart. 
Burnt, The Twa Dogs. 
He loves to make parade of pain, 
That with his piping he may gain 
The praise that comes to constancy. 
Tennymi, In Memoriam, xxl. 
2. That which is displayed or arranged for dis- 
play; a show; a procession; hence, any or- 
dered and stately exhibition of skill, as a mili- 
tary review or a tournament. 
The rites performed, the parson paid, 
In state return d the grand parade. 
3. Specifically, military display; the orderly 
assembly and procession of troops for review 
or inspection. 
The cherubim, 
Forth Issuing at the accustom 'd hour, stood arm'd 
To their night-watches In warlike parade. 
Milton, P. L, Iv. 780. 
4. The place where such assembly or review 
is held, or the space allotted to it. 
Be It known, lords, knights, and esquires, ladles and 
gentlewomen you are hereby acquainted that a superb 
achievement at arms, and a grand and noble tournament, 
will be held In the parade of clarencieux king at arms. 
Old Proclamation, quoted In Strutt s Sports and 
[Pastimes, p. 207. 
5. The level plain forming the interior or in- 
closed area of a fortification, corresponding to 
the courtyard of a castle. 6. A public walk, 
as on an avenue or esplanade ; a public prome- 
nade : as, the marine parade at Brighton, Eng- 
land. 7. In fencing, the act of parrying; 
avoidance of a thrust by slight movements of 
the hand and wrist, which place the strong part 
of the blade above the guard in opposition to 
the weak part of the opponent's blade nearer 
the tip, thus deflecting his sword-point so that 
it passes the body without touching: a French 
term, used in English for parry. Parades, or more 
properly parries, correspond to the thrusts against which 
they guard : thus, parade in or of qnarte, parade In or of 
tierce, prime, second, etc. 
Hence 8. A posture of preparedness to meet 
attack or parry thrusts; a posture of defense : 
guard. [French use.] 
Accustom him to make . . . Judgment of men by those 
marks, which . . . give a prospect Into their inside, which 
often shews Itself In little things, when they are not In 
parade, and upon their guard. l.ncte. Education, | 94. 
Circle parade. See circle. Evening parade, a parade 
of troops held about sunset. - Horning parade, a pa- 
rade or assembly of troops held In the forenoon. Parade 
bed. See bedi. Parade guard-mounting (max.), a 
guard-mounting in full dress, held on the general parade 
of a camp or garrison : distinguished from undrtJtt yuard- 
mountinff, which may be held on the company parade- 
ground, or wherever convenient, and in undress or fa- 
tigue uniform. Parade officer, an officer familiar with 
the details of regimental and ceremonial duties, but not 
distinguished for knowledge of military science, either 
practical or theoretical. Undress parade, a parade held 
with curtailed formality and ceremony, as in bad weather 
or for roll-cull, publication of orders, etc. The companies 
fall In without arms, and the band without instruments. 
See also area-parade. = 8yn. 1. Shmc, Ditplay, etc. See 
ottentation 2 and 3. Pageant, spectacle, 
parade (pa-rad'), v. ; pret. and pp. paraded, ppr. 
parading. [< F. parader, parade; from the 
noun.] I. trans. 1. To marshal and array in 
military order: as, the troops were paraded at 
the usual hour. 2. To march up and down 
upon: as, to parade the veranda of a hotel. 
Soldiers heavily armed, and with long whips, paraded 
the raised gangway or passage which ran the whole length 
of the ship. Sharthoute, John Inglesant, xxxir. 
3. To exhibit or manifest in an ostentations 
manner ; make a parade or display of. 
He early discovered that by parading his nnhapplness 
before the multitude he produced an immense sensation. 
Macaulau, Moore's Byron. 
Nothing Is easier than to paradf abstract theorems. 
PraaM, Ferd. and Isa., U. 26. 
Unfair applications of the laws of variation are. however, 
constantly made, and are paraded by a host of litterateurs 
and third-rate scientific men as If they were sufficient to 
explain all things. Damon, Nature and the Bible, p. 142. 
= Syn. 3. To display, flaunt, show off. 
II. intrans. 1. To assemble and be marshaled 
in military order; march in military proces- 
sion. 2. To march up and down or prome- 
nade in a public place for the purpose of show- 
ing one's self. 
His [name), that seraphs tremble at, Is hung 
Disgracefully on ev'ry trifler's tongue. 
Or serves the champion in forensic war 
To flourish and paradf with at the bar. 
Cmeper, Expostulation, I. S5. 
