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- Paraph - n. - A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery.
- Paraph - v. t. - To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.
- Paraphagma - n. - One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea.
- Paraphed - imp. & p. p. - of Paraph
- Parapherna - n. pl. - The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made a part of her dower, but remained her own.
- Paraphernal - a. - Of or pertaining to paraphernalia; as, paraphernal property.
- Paraphernalia - n. pl. - Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.
- Paraphernalia - n. pl. - Appendages; ornaments; finery; equipments.
- Paraphimosis - n. - A condition in which the prepuce, after being retracted behind the glans penis, is constricted there, and can not be brought forward into place again.
- Paraphing - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Paraph
- Paraphosphoric - a. - Pyrophosphoric.
- Paraphragmata - pl. - of Paraphagma
- Paraphrase - n. - A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the meaning of the original in another form, generally for the sake of its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth the signification of a text in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; -- opposed to metaphrase.
- Paraphrase - v. t. - To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give the meaning of a passage in other language.
- Paraphrase - v. i. - To make a paraphrase.
- Paraphrased - imp. & p. p. - of Paraphrase
- Paraphraser - n. - One who paraphrases.
- Paraphrasian - n. - A paraphraser.
- Paraphrasing - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Paraphrase
- Paraphrast - n. - A paraphraser.
- Paraphrastic - a. - Alt. of Paraphrastical
- Paraphrastical - a. - Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not literal; free.
- Paraphyses - pl. - of Paraphysis
- Paraphysis - n. - A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other flowerless plants.
- Paraph - v. t. - To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.