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▪ I. parry, n.|ˈpærɪ|
Also 8 parree.
[f. parry v. Substituted for parade, a. F. parade, ad. It. parata (to which Fr. has no answering *parée).]
1. The act of warding off or turning aside a blow or weapon by opposing one's own weapon or other means of defence; = parade n. 6.
1705H. Blackwell Eng. Fencing-Master 7 The Parry for Carte and Tierce is both from the Wrist. 1779Sheridan Critic iii. i, O cursed parry! that last thrust in tierce Was fatal. 1828Scott F.M. Perth xxxiv, You were taught the thrust, but not the parry. 1863G. J. Whyte-Melville Gladiators 31 A fatal thrust.., and irresistible by any parry yet discovered.
2. gen. The warding off of any attack.
1709Sacheverell Serm. 15 Aug. 11 We may..observe many..Politicians..to act always..on the Reserve,..and hold their Adversaries at a parry. 1801Mrs. Piozzi Let. in Sotheby's Sale Catal. (1899) 24 Nov. 122 This must be a Severe Parry [Battle of Copenhagen] to the Chief Consul.
†3. A fencing-bout; hence, an encounter of wits.
a1734North Exam. iii. vii. §11 (1740) 589 Sir George Jeffries, and one of the Prisoner's Witnesses, had a Parree of wit.
▪ II. parry, v.|ˈpærɪ|
Also 7 parie, 8 pary.
[app. repr. F. parez from parer, ad. It. parare ‘to ward or defend a blow’ (Florio), a development of the sense ‘to prepare, make ready’:—L. parāre.
Probably an echo of the F. imperative parez! as a word of command, constantly used in giving fencing lessons.]
1. intr. To ward off or turn aside a weapon or blow by opposing to it one's own weapon or other means of protection.
1672Marvell Reh. Transp. i. 139 Excellent at parrying and fencing. 1692Sir W. Hope Fencing Master 4 To Parie is to put by a thrust or blow, so that you are not touched with it. 1727–41Chambers Cycl. s.v., Good fencers push and parry at the same time... The Spaniards parry with the poniard. The ancients parried with their bucklers. 1872Baker Nile Tribut. viii. 116 They never parry with the blade.
fig.1717Prior Alma iii. 382, I could..With learned skill, now push, now parry, From Darii to Bocardo vary. 1813M. Edgeworth Patron. (1833) II. xxxiv. 327 Too angry to parry, as she usually did, with wit. 1878Browning La Saisiaz 404 Fancy thrust and Reason parry!
2. trans. To stop, ward off, or turn aside (a weapon, a blow, etc.) in this way.
1692Sir W. Hope Fencing Master 26 After you have Paried him, you are readier to go to the Parade again. 1705H. Blackwell Eng. Fencing-Master 7 Carte must be parried partly by the Edge of the Foile or Sword: Tierce must be parried with the Flat. 1824W. Irving T. Trav. I. 290, I might as well have attempted to parry a cudgel with a small sword. 1857Hughes Tom Brown ii. iii, He now fights cautious,..parrying the Slogger's lunging hits.
b. gen. and fig. To avert or turn aside from oneself (anything threatened); to meet and turn aside (an awkward question, demand, etc.) by an adroit reply; to avoid, evade.
1718Free-thinker No. 90 ⁋5 They..retort upon the Aggressour the Injury, which they parry from themselves. 1766Chesterfield Lett. Godson (1890) 196 Nothing is more usefull either to put off or to parry disagreable and puzzling affairs. 1803Med. Jrnl. X. 472 The effects of moisture must have been, in a great degree, parried by his labour. 1859W. Collins Q. of Hearts (1875) 32, I parried her questions by the best excuses I could offer.
Hence ˈparried ppl. a., ˈparrying vbl. n.
1680Hickeringill Meroz 13 I'le warrant there has been..Parrying and Fencing. 1815Chalmers Posth. Wks. (1849) VI. 306 He would not trifle or delay or make any parrying with temptation. 1867Carlyle Remin. II. 26 Argumentative parryings and thrustings. 1878Browning La Saisiaz 165 Estimating what was come of parried thrust.
Add:[2.] c. With direct speech as obj.
1926D. H. Lawrence in Harper's Bazaar July 122/2 The boy watched the handsome man closely. ‘Why, do you think I oughtn't to?’ he parried. 1936W. E. Johns Biggles & Co. iv. 99 ‘Well?’ she said abruptly, and Biggles noticed she was a trifle pale. ‘That sounds like a question,’ he parried awkwardly. 1976B. Freemantle November Man iv. 47 ‘You've a lot on your mind tonight,’ she accused... ‘Have I?’ he parried.
▪ III. † parry
app. obs. form of perry.
1490–1Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 100 Pro ij trowez pro strenyng del parry, viijd. |