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Disparadised
Disparadised Dis*par"a*dised, a.
Removed from paradise. [R.] --Cockeram.
EmparadiseEmparadise Em*par"a*dise, v. t.
Same as Imparadise. grains of ParadisePepper Pep"per, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. ?,
?, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]
1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried
berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.
Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry,
dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from
the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by
maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar
properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper
is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant.
2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody
climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous
flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red
when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several
hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the
earth.
3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red
pepper; as, the bell pepper.
Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other
fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the
true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of
Capsicum. See Capsicum, and the Phrases, below.
African pepper, the Guinea pepper. See under Guinea.
Cayenne pepper. See under Cayenne.
Chinese pepper, the spicy berries of the Xanthoxylum
piperitum, a species of prickly ash found in China and
Japan.
Guinea pepper. See under Guinea, and Capsicum.
Jamaica pepper. See Allspice.
Long pepper.
(a) The spike of berries of Piper longum, an East Indian
shrub.
(b) The root of Piper, or Macropiper, methysticum. See
Kava.
Malaguetta, or Meleguetta, pepper, the aromatic seeds
of the Amomum Melegueta, an African plant of the Ginger
family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc.,
under the name of grains of Paradise.
Red pepper. See Capsicum.
Sweet pepper bush (Bot.), an American shrub (Clethra
alnifolia), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; --
called also white alder.
Pepper box or caster, a small box or bottle, with a
perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food,
etc.
Pepper corn. See in the Vocabulary.
Pepper elder (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants
of the Pepper family, species of Piper and Peperomia.
Pepper moth (Zo["o]l.), a European moth (Biston
betularia) having white wings covered with small black
specks.
Pepper pot, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and
cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.
Pepper root. (Bot.). See Coralwort.
pepper sauce, a condiment for the table, made of small red
peppers steeped in vinegar.
Pepper tree (Bot.), an aromatic tree (Drimys axillaris)
of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See
Peruvian mastic tree, under Mastic. M paradisiacaMusa Mu"sa, n.; pl. Mus[ae]. [NL., fr. Ar. mauz, mauza,
banana.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great
size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain
(M. paradisiaca of Linn[ae]us, but probably not a distinct
species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island
(M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen
other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain. ParadigmParadigm Par"a*digm, n. [F. paradigme, L. paradigma, fr. Gr.
?, fr. ? to show by the side of, to set up as an example; ?
beside + ? to show. See Para-, and Diction.]
1. An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] ``The paradigms and
patterns of all things.' --Cudworth.
2. (Gram.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing
a word in all its different forms of inflection.
3. (Rhet.) An illustration, as by a parable or fable. ParadigmaticParadigmatic Par`a*dig*mat"ic, Paradigmatical
Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al, a. [Gr. paradeigmatiko`s.]
Exemplary. -- Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] Paradigmatic
Paradigmatic Par`a*dig*mat"ic, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of
Christian excellence.
ParadigmaticalParadigmatic Par`a*dig*mat"ic, Paradigmatical
Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al, a. [Gr. paradeigmatiko`s.]
Exemplary. -- Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] ParadigmaticallyParadigmatic Par`a*dig*mat"ic, Paradigmatical
Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al, a. [Gr. paradeigmatiko`s.]
Exemplary. -- Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] ParadigmatizeParadigmatize Par`a*dig"ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Paradigmatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Paradigmatizing.] [Gr.
paradeigmati`zein. See Paradigm.]
To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] --Hammond. ParadigmatizedParadigmatize Par`a*dig"ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Paradigmatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Paradigmatizing.] [Gr.
paradeigmati`zein. See Paradigm.]
To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] --Hammond. ParadigmatizingParadigmatize Par`a*dig"ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Paradigmatized; p. pr. & vb. n. Paradigmatizing.] [Gr.
paradeigmati`zein. See Paradigm.]
To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] --Hammond. ParadingParade Pa*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Parading.] [Cf. F. parader.]
1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off.
Parading all her sensibility. --Byron.
2. To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or
march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops. Paradisaea or Lophorina superbaSuperb Su*perb", a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
Superb paradise bird (Zo["o]l.), a bird of paradise
(Paradis[ae]a, or Lophorina, superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast. The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zo["o]l.) See Blue wren, under Wren. --
Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n. Paradisaic
Paradisaic Par`a*di*sa"ic, Paradisaical Par`a*di*sa"ic*al,
a.
Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal.
``Paradisaical pleasures.' --Gray.
Paradisaical
Paradisaic Par`a*di*sa"ic, Paradisaical Par`a*di*sa"ic*al,
a.
Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal.
``Paradisaical pleasures.' --Gray.
Paradisal
Paradisal Par"a*di`sal, a.
Paradisiacal.
Paradise
Paradise Par"a*dise, v. t.
To affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to
bewitch. [R.] --Marston.
Paradisean
Paradisean Par`a*dis"e*an, a.
Paradisiacal.
Paradised
Paradised Par"a*dised, a.
Placed in paradise; enjoying delights as of paradise.
Paradisiac
Paradisiac Par`a*dis"i*ac, Paradisiacal Par`a*di*si"a*cal,
a. [L. paradisiacus.]
Of or pertaining to paradise; suitable to, or like, paradise.
--C. Kingsley. --T. Burnet. ``A paradisiacal scene.' --Pope.
The valley . . . is of quite paradisiac beauty. --G.
Eliot.
Paradisiacal
Paradisiac Par`a*dis"i*ac, Paradisiacal Par`a*di*si"a*cal,
a. [L. paradisiacus.]
Of or pertaining to paradise; suitable to, or like, paradise.
--C. Kingsley. --T. Burnet. ``A paradisiacal scene.' --Pope.
The valley . . . is of quite paradisiac beauty. --G.
Eliot.
Paradisial
Paradisial Par`a*dis"i*al, Paradisian Par`a*dis"i*an, a.
Paradisiacal. [R.]
Paradisian
Paradisial Par`a*dis"i*al, Paradisian Par`a*dis"i*an, a.
Paradisiacal. [R.]
Paradisic
Paradisic Par`a*dis"ic, a.
Paradisiacal. [R.] --Broome.
Paradisical
Paradisical Par`a*dis"ic*al, a.
Paradisiacal. [R.]
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