paries

American  

[pair-ee-eez] / ˈpɛər iˌiz /

noun

plural

parietes

1. Biology. Usually parietes. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.

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paries British  

/ ˈpɛərɪˌiːz /

noun

1. the wall of an organ or bodily cavity

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Etymology

Origin of paries

1720–30; < New Latin, special use of Latin pariēs a wall, partition

Example Sentences

From Latin paries, a wall; properly, a partition-wall, from the root of part or pare.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer

"Tum tua res agito paries cum proximus ardet."

From Indian Conjuring by Branson, L. H. (Lionel Hugh)

He has seen the solecisms of his brother, Common Sense, exposed, and remembers that, —tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Johnson, Samuel

Horace says: "——Me tabula sacer Votivâ paries indicat humida Suspendisse potenti Vestimenta maris Deo."

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

Tunc tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet.

From Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus by Holberg, Ludvig, baron