parr
[pahr]
- a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- the young of certain other fishes, as the codfish.
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Origin of parr
First recorded in 1705–15; origin uncertain
Parr
[pahr]
- Catherine. Catherine Parr.
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Contemporary Examples
Parr thinks the app has already begun resonating as a style test kitchen amongst users.
But for now, it is “interesting to see where the figures spread, and find themselves on different platforms,” Parr says.
Historical Examples
"Make me as old as Dr. Parr or old Galen's head, if you like," was the answer.
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Parr explained that this stranger was prepared to give lessons in Arabic.
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When he had recovered from her simplicity, Parr prepared to tell her what she had come to hear.
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Parr showed his downcast eyelids and lantern jaws in the doorway.
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Her ring was answered by Parr's niece, the woman with the sleek bandeaux.
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parr
- a salmon up to two years of age, with dark spots and transverse bands
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Word Origin
C18: of unknown origin
Parr
- Catherine. 1512–48, sixth wife of Henry VIII of England
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Word Origin and History for parr
n.
"young salmon," c.1720, Scottish, of unknown origin.
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