parer
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of parer
First recorded in 1570–80; pare ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Ses invasions s’étendent depuis le fond de la mer des Caraïbes jusqu’à l’atmosphère, à une altitude de 35 km au-dessus de la surface terrestre, par le biais d’un ballon blanc pour parer à tout soupçon.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023
I skirmished around and found a little old-fashioned apple parer, the kind you fasten to a table.
From Time Magazine Archive
They invented a flat broom, an apple parer, a circular saw and many other labor-saving devices.
From Time Magazine Archive
I can never do anything with those on the parer.
From A Sweet Little Maid by Blanchard, Amy Ella
Si le Gouvernement Impérial eût manqué de parer à ce péril, il aurait compromis la sécurité et l'existence même de l'Allemagne.
From Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) by University of Oxford. Faculty of Modern History
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