parryn.

Brit.

/ˈpari/, U.S.

/ˈpɛri/

Forms: 1600s– parry, 1700s parree.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: parry v.

Etymology: Apparently < parry v. (although this is first attested slightly later). Compare slightly earlier parade n.²

1. An act of opposing or averting something unwelcome or threatening; a check, a counter; a rejoinder. †at a parry: in check (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > warding off harm

repulse1590

parry1655

parrying1672

fend-off1830

1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa II. i. vi. 155 Perolla (as the Gods would have it) had bin that Night upon a Parry.

1709 H. Sacheverell Communic. of Sin 11 We may..observe many..Politicians..to act always..on the Reserve,..and hold their Adversaries at a parry.

1787 J. Byng Diary 30 July in Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 277 Mr Os: was put to it for a parry of compliments, and I heard him say, ‘You are too kind Sir, etc etc.’

1801 H. L. Piozzi Let. in Sotheby's Sale Catal. (1899) 24 Nov. 122 This must be a Severe Parry [sc. the Battle of Copenhagen] to the Chief Consul.

1882 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Jan. 59 A parry against those meddlesome friends who press too close.

1930 A. W. Crandall Early Hist. Republican Party vi. 117 At this juncture Orr of South Carolina made a parry to thwart the anti-Nebraska purpose.

1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus xxvi. 387 Huxley ended his speech with a devastatingly effective parry to the bishop's taunt.

2. Chiefly Swordsmanship and Fencing. An act of warding off or turning aside a blow or weapon, esp. with a countermove. Also figurative. Cf. parade n.²

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > actions

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tac-au-tac riposte1907

flèche1928

replacement1933

punta dritta1961

1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iii. ii. 48 'Tis a pretty odd kind of game this, where each of us plays for double stakes: this is just thrust and parry with the same motion.

1687 A. Behn Emperor of Moon iii. ii. 50 (stage direct.) They come up close together at half Sword Parry.

1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic iii. i O cursed parry! that last thrust in tierce Was fatal.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 309 You were taught the thrust, but not the parry.

1878 Spirit of Times 19 Jan. 660/3 Parries in boxing are divided into perfect and imperfect.

1917 E. R. Burroughs Princess of Mars xiv. 152 The long, straight needle-like swords..crashed together with each effective parry.

1989 Karate (‘Know the Game’ Ser.) 22/1 Lower Parry, this is a sweeping block covering the lower stomach and groin. It also uses the forearm, swinging it down in an arc that sweeps an attack to the side.

2003 Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News (Florida) (Nexis) 24 Apr. e1 Moran and student Debbie Johnson demonstrate parries, repostes, feints, and lunges.

3. A verbal exchange, esp. of a combative nature; a dispute, an argument.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [noun] > showing skill or spirit

sword-playing14..

gladiatory1653

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fence-play1878

swordsmanship1886

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vii. §11. 589 Sir George Jeffries, and one of the Prisoner's Witnesses, had a Parree of Wit.

1884 G. Stewart in J. Winsor Narr. & Crit. Hist. Amer. IV. vii. 356 There were still some parries of diplomacy between the old French soldier and the English governor at New York.

1956 J. Barth Floating Opera x. 114 The infrequent parries with Charley Parks, the attorney next door, over our automobile suit.

2002 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 23 June 1 He and lawyer Peter Buchler..got into a verbal parry when Buchler said Carter could let camp owners buy into his company.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

parryv.

Brit.

/ˈpari/, U.S.

/ˈpɛri/

Forms: 1600s parie, 1600s parrie, 1600s– parry, 1700s pary.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French parer.

Etymology: < French parer to evade (a blow, etc.) (1588 in Middle French; c1470 in Middle French in sense ‘to justify (oneself)’, also se parer de to justify oneself about, 1543 in sense ‘to protect (oneself) by means of’, 1578 in sense ‘to protect oneself against’) < Italian parare to evade (a1363; 1294 in sense ‘to defend oneself’; compare Florio (1598) ‘Also to warde or defende a blow, to couer, to shield, to shelter’) < classical Latin parāre (see pare v.¹). An alternative etymology interpreting French parer as a spec. sense of parer pare v.¹ after the Italian is also possible. Compare parry n., which is first attested slightly earlier.Probably partly representing the French imperative plural parez as a word of command, as used in fencing lessons. The following appear to show partial recollection of both the French and the Italian verbs:1639 G. A. Pallas Armata i. i. iii. 6 To Parere, is to decline, to put by, and to turne off a thrust or blow.1639 G. A. Pallas Armata i. i. iii. 6 While he is parering upwards, bow thy body.

1. Swordsmanship and Fencing.

a. intransitive. To ward off or turn aside a weapon or blow, esp. with a countermove. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > fence [verb (intransitive)] > actions

traversea1470

to hold one's handa1500

flourish1552

lock1579

to come in1594

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1671 T. Shadwell Humorists iv. i. 45 I have sworn never to fight, but when I can see to parrie.

1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 4 To Parie is to put by a thrust or blow, so that you are not touched with it.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Parrying Good Fencers push and parry at the same Time.

1771 A. Lonnergan Fencer's Guide 90 If I whip along your Tierce-side, parry round with a whipped Quarte.

1809 J. Roland Amateur of Fencing 56 It is necessary to parry with the arm a little extended.

1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) viii. 116 They never parry with the blade.

1918 A. G. Gardiner Leaves in Wind 63 The harder he hit and the quicker he parried the more he loved the other fellow.

1986 B. Lopez Arctic Dreams iv. 146 The muscles are not there in the neck to allow the animals to parry and thrust with rapierlike movements.

2002 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 29 Mar. 13 If we're doing sword work, this is how you hold a sword, this is how you cut, parry, thrust.

b. transitive. To stop, ward off, or turn aside (a weapon, blow, etc.), esp. with a countermove. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (transitive)] > actions

parry1672

punish1801

pink1810

shy1812

sling1812

mug1818

weave1818

prop1846

feint1857

counter1861

cross-counter1864

slip1897

hook1898

unload1912

to beat a person to the punch1923

mitt1930

tag1938

counterpunch1964

1639 G. A. Pallas Armata i. i. iv. 12 If he then should parere thy thrust upwards,..bow thy body.]

1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada ii. ii. 87 Ozmyn parryes his fathers thrusts; and thrusts at the others.

1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 26 After you have Paried him, you are readier to go to the Parade again.

1705 H. Blackwell Eng. Fencing-master (new ed.) 7 Carte must be parried partly by the Edge of the Foile or Sword: Tierce must be parried with the Flat.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 290 I might as well have attempted to parry a cudgel with a small sword.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. v. 324 He now fights cautious,..parrying the Slogger's lunging hits.

1917 E. R. Burroughs Princess of Mars xiv. 154 Feeling the sharp point of his sword at my breast in a thrust I could neither parry nor escape, I threw myself upon him.

1981 B. Ashley Dodgem iii. 56 His arm flailed towards him. Simon held up a palm to parry it.

2002 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 21 July 86 As Gabriel thrust forward with his own white sword, brave Sir Mick parried the blow with apparent skill.

2. figurative.

a. transitive. To avert or turn aside (something unwelcome or threatening), to counter; to deal skilfully with (an awkward question, accusation, etc.), esp. by an adroit or evasive reply.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade > treat with evasion

to put by1618

to put off1630

stave1646

parry1687

to pass off1811

to stall off1819

to stand off1871

1687 J. Cutts Poet. Exercises 36 But meddle not with me; Or, if you must, Be sure the Faults you find are very just, Or if I parry ye, expect a Thrust.

1719 Free-thinker No. 90. 2 They..retort upon the Aggressor the Injury, which they parry from Themselves.

1748 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 18 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1261 That light entregent..enables him to put by and parry some subjects of conversation which might possibly lay him under difficulties.

1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 10 472 The effects of moisture must have been, in a great degree, parried by his labour.

1859 W. Collins Queen of Hearts I. 97 I parried her questions by the best excuses I could offer.

1935 H. A. L. Fisher Europe 179 Four times were their attacks frustrated by arms or parried by diplomacy.

1993 R. Shilts Conduct Unbecoming iii. xxiv. 240 Lieutenant Colonel Applegate watched Matlovich parry questions from reporters outside the building.

b. intransitive. To parry something unwelcome, threatening, or awkward; to give an adroit or evasive reply. Also to parry with (a person): to engage in repartee with a person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [verb (intransitive)] > escape from threat > take evasive action

jouk1513

parry1717

jink1786

right-and-left1856

1717 M. Prior Alma iii. 382 I could..With learned skill, now push, now parry, From Darii to Bocardo vary.

1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage III. xxxiv. 384 Too angry to parry, as she usually did, with wit.

1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 404 Fancy thrust and Reason parry!

1919 M. R. Rinehart Dangerous Days xxvi. 204 She was in no mood to thrust and parry with him.

1985 A. Brookner Family & Friends i. 13 Her daughters must..laugh and parry even when the proposals are sincere.

2002 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 13 Apr. j2 The diminutive and dapper 77-year-old still parries easily with reporters.

c. transitive. With direct speech as object: to say in reply, esp. in an adroit or evasive way.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > evade (questions, etc.)

parry1913

1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 25/1 ‘It depends. No whips?’ he parried—‘or spurs?’

1936 W. 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.

1976 B. Freemantle November Man iv. 47 ‘You've a lot on your mind tonight,’ she accused... ‘Have I?’ he parried.

1998 Guardian (Nexis) 31 July 2 ‘I think that's one of people's greatest joys’ he parries neatly.

a. transitive and (occasionally) intransitive. Tennis. To return (a shot, esp. a difficult or awkward one) successfully.

ΚΠ

1913 Times 11 Sept. 13/1 It was difficult to see how this drop was to be parried, for Miss Ryan could not move into it without exposing her forehand corner.

1950 Times 3 July 2/5 Seixas parried a drop-shot with one so nearly parallel to the net that the angle of it enabled Bromwich to push back a low winner.

1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 1 June 6 When he attacked, Chesnokov parried, keeping him offbalance with topspin lobs.

2003 Independent (Nexis) 16 June The American saved it with a forehand drive after Grosjean parried an 142 mph serve.

b. transitive and (occasionally) intransitive. Association Football, Hockey, and Ice Hockey. Of a goalkeeper: to deflect (a ball or puck) away from the goal instead of catching it.

ΚΠ

1953 Times 23 Mar. 9/5 Another fine move..was finally converted by Sutcliffe after Bennett had parried his initial shot at close range.

1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 19 Feb. 35 The keeper parried the shot and then watched the puck as it came to rest on the goalline.

2003 Daily Mirror 29 Jan. 47/3 Jaaskelainen did well to parry, but the rebound fell to Watson, who drilled the ball home.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parry
释义	parryn. Brit. /ˈpari/, U.S. /ˈpɛri/ Forms: 1600s– parry, 1700s parree. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: parry v. Etymology: Apparently < parry v. (although this is first attested slightly later). Compare slightly earlier parade n.² 1. An act of opposing or averting something unwelcome or threatening; a check, a counter; a rejoinder. †at a parry: in check (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > warding off harm repulse1590 parry1655 parrying1672 fend-off1830 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa II. i. vi. 155 Perolla (as the Gods would have it) had bin that Night upon a Parry. 1709 H. Sacheverell Communic. of Sin 11 We may..observe many..Politicians..to act always..on the Reserve,..and hold their Adversaries at a parry. 1787 J. Byng Diary 30 July in Torrington Diaries (1934) I. 277 Mr Os: was put to it for a parry of compliments, and I heard him say, ‘You are too kind Sir, etc etc.’ 1801 H. L. Piozzi Let. in Sotheby's Sale Catal. (1899) 24 Nov. 122 This must be a Severe Parry [sc. the Battle of Copenhagen] to the Chief Consul. 1882 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Jan. 59 A parry against those meddlesome friends who press too close. 1930 A. W. Crandall Early Hist. Republican Party vi. 117 At this juncture Orr of South Carolina made a parry to thwart the anti-Nebraska purpose. 1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus xxvi. 387 Huxley ended his speech with a devastatingly effective parry to the bishop's taunt. 2. Chiefly Swordsmanship and Fencing. An act of warding off or turning aside a blow or weapon, esp. with a countermove. Also figurative. Cf. parade n.² ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > actions buttc1330 overheadc1400 stopc1450 quarter-strokea1456 rabbeta1500 rakea1500 traverse1547 flourish1552 quarter-blow1555 veny1578 alarm1579 venue1591 cut1593 time1594 caricado1595 fincture1595 imbroccata1595 mandritta1595 punta riversa1595 remove1595 stramazon1595 traversa1595 imbrocado1597 passado1597 counter-time1598 foinery1598 canvasado1601 montant1601 punto1601 stock1602 embrocadoc1604 pass1604 stuck1604 stramazo1606 home thrust1622 longee1625 falsify?1635 false1637 traversion1637 canvassa1641 parade1652 flanconade1664 parry1673 fore-stroke1674 allonge1675 contretemps1684 counter1684 disengaging1684 feint1684 passing1687 under-counter1687 stringere1688 stringering1688 tempo1688 volte1688 overlapping1692 repost1692 volt-coupe1692 volting1692 disarm?1700 stamp1705 passade1706 riposte1707 swoop1711 retreat1734 lunge1748 beat1753 disengage1771 disengagement1771 opposition1771 time thrust1771 timing1771 whip1771 shifting1793 one-two1809 one-two-three1809 salute1809 estramazone1820 remise1823 engage1833 engaging1833 risposta1838 lunging1847 moulinet1861 reprise1861 stop-thrust1861 engagement1881 coupé1889 scrape1889 time attack1889 traverse1892 cut-over1897 tac-au-tac riposte1907 flèche1928 replacement1933 punta dritta1961 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iii. ii. 48 'Tis a pretty odd kind of game this, where each of us plays for double stakes: this is just thrust and parry with the same motion. 1687 A. Behn Emperor of Moon iii. ii. 50 (stage direct.) They come up close together at half Sword Parry. 1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic iii. i O cursed parry! that last thrust in tierce Was fatal. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 309 You were taught the thrust, but not the parry. 1878 Spirit of Times 19 Jan. 660/3 Parries in boxing are divided into perfect and imperfect. 1917 E. R. Burroughs Princess of Mars xiv. 152 The long, straight needle-like swords..crashed together with each effective parry. 1989 Karate (‘Know the Game’ Ser.) 22/1 Lower Parry, this is a sweeping block covering the lower stomach and groin. It also uses the forearm, swinging it down in an arc that sweeps an attack to the side. 2003 Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News (Florida) (Nexis) 24 Apr. e1 Moran and student Debbie Johnson demonstrate parries, repostes, feints, and lunges. 3. A verbal exchange, esp. of a combative nature; a dispute, an argument. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [noun] > showing skill or spirit sword-playing14.. gladiatory1653 parrya1734 sword-play1847 fence-play1878 swordsmanship1886 a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vii. §11. 589 Sir George Jeffries, and one of the Prisoner's Witnesses, had a Parree of Wit. 1884 G. Stewart in J. Winsor Narr. & Crit. Hist. Amer. IV. vii. 356 There were still some parries of diplomacy between the old French soldier and the English governor at New York. 1956 J. Barth Floating Opera x. 114 The infrequent parries with Charley Parks, the attorney next door, over our automobile suit. 2002 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 23 June 1 He and lawyer Peter Buchler..got into a verbal parry when Buchler said Carter could let camp owners buy into his company. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). parryv. Brit. /ˈpari/, U.S. /ˈpɛri/ Forms: 1600s parie, 1600s parrie, 1600s– parry, 1700s pary. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French parer. Etymology: < French parer to evade (a blow, etc.) (1588 in Middle French; c1470 in Middle French in sense ‘to justify (oneself)’, also se parer de to justify oneself about, 1543 in sense ‘to protect (oneself) by means of’, 1578 in sense ‘to protect oneself against’) < Italian parare to evade (a1363; 1294 in sense ‘to defend oneself’; compare Florio (1598) ‘Also to warde or defende a blow, to couer, to shield, to shelter’) < classical Latin parāre (see pare v.¹). An alternative etymology interpreting French parer as a spec. sense of parer pare v.¹ after the Italian is also possible. Compare parry n., which is first attested slightly earlier.Probably partly representing the French imperative plural parez as a word of command, as used in fencing lessons. The following appear to show partial recollection of both the French and the Italian verbs:1639 G. A. Pallas Armata i. i. iii. 6 To Parere, is to decline, to put by, and to turne off a thrust or blow.1639 G. A. Pallas Armata i. i. iii. 6 While he is parering upwards, bow thy body. 1. Swordsmanship and Fencing. a. intransitive. To ward off or turn aside a weapon or blow, esp. with a countermove. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > fence [verb (intransitive)] > actions traversea1470 to hold one's handa1500 flourish1552 lock1579 to come in1594 retire1594 pass1595 recover1600 redouble1640 allonge1652 caveat1652 parry1671 disengage1684 overlap1692 volt1692 tierce1765 whip1771 wrench1771 lunge1809 salute1809 riposte1823 cut1833 quart1833 repost1848 remise1889 1671 T. Shadwell Humorists iv. i. 45 I have sworn never to fight, but when I can see to parrie. 1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 4 To Parie is to put by a thrust or blow, so that you are not touched with it. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Parrying Good Fencers push and parry at the same Time. 1771 A. Lonnergan Fencer's Guide 90 If I whip along your Tierce-side, parry round with a whipped Quarte. 1809 J. Roland Amateur of Fencing 56 It is necessary to parry with the arm a little extended. 1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) viii. 116 They never parry with the blade. 1918 A. G. Gardiner Leaves in Wind 63 The harder he hit and the quicker he parried the more he loved the other fellow. 1986 B. Lopez Arctic Dreams iv. 146 The muscles are not there in the neck to allow the animals to parry and thrust with rapierlike movements. 2002 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 29 Mar. 13 If we're doing sword work, this is how you hold a sword, this is how you cut, parry, thrust. b. transitive. To stop, ward off, or turn aside (a weapon, blow, etc.), esp. with a countermove. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (transitive)] > actions parry1672 punish1801 pink1810 shy1812 sling1812 mug1818 weave1818 prop1846 feint1857 counter1861 cross-counter1864 slip1897 hook1898 unload1912 to beat a person to the punch1923 mitt1930 tag1938 counterpunch1964 1639 G. A. Pallas Armata i. i. iv. 12 If he then should parere thy thrust upwards,..bow thy body.] 1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada ii. ii. 87 Ozmyn parryes his fathers thrusts; and thrusts at the others. 1692 W. Hope Compl. Fencing-master (ed. 2) 26 After you have Paried him, you are readier to go to the Parade again. 1705 H. Blackwell Eng. Fencing-master (new ed.) 7 Carte must be parried partly by the Edge of the Foile or Sword: Tierce must be parried with the Flat. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 290 I might as well have attempted to parry a cudgel with a small sword. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. v. 324 He now fights cautious,..parrying the Slogger's lunging hits. 1917 E. R. Burroughs Princess of Mars xiv. 154 Feeling the sharp point of his sword at my breast in a thrust I could neither parry nor escape, I threw myself upon him. 1981 B. Ashley Dodgem iii. 56 His arm flailed towards him. Simon held up a palm to parry it. 2002 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 21 July 86 As Gabriel thrust forward with his own white sword, brave Sir Mick parried the blow with apparent skill. 2. figurative. a. transitive. To avert or turn aside (something unwelcome or threatening), to counter; to deal skilfully with (an awkward question, accusation, etc.), esp. by an adroit or evasive reply. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade > treat with evasion to put by1618 to put off1630 stave1646 parry1687 to pass off1811 to stall off1819 to stand off1871 1687 J. Cutts Poet. Exercises 36 But meddle not with me; Or, if you must, Be sure the Faults you find are very just, Or if I parry ye, expect a Thrust. 1719 Free-thinker No. 90. 2 They..retort upon the Aggressor the Injury, which they parry from Themselves. 1748 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 18 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1261 That light entregent..enables him to put by and parry some subjects of conversation which might possibly lay him under difficulties. 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 10 472 The effects of moisture must have been, in a great degree, parried by his labour. 1859 W. Collins Queen of Hearts I. 97 I parried her questions by the best excuses I could offer. 1935 H. A. L. Fisher Europe 179 Four times were their attacks frustrated by arms or parried by diplomacy. 1993 R. Shilts Conduct Unbecoming iii. xxiv. 240 Lieutenant Colonel Applegate watched Matlovich parry questions from reporters outside the building. b. intransitive. To parry something unwelcome, threatening, or awkward; to give an adroit or evasive reply. Also to parry with (a person): to engage in repartee with a person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [verb (intransitive)] > escape from threat > take evasive action jouk1513 parry1717 jink1786 right-and-left1856 1717 M. Prior Alma iii. 382 I could..With learned skill, now push, now parry, From Darii to Bocardo vary. 1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage III. xxxiv. 384 Too angry to parry, as she usually did, with wit. 1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 404 Fancy thrust and Reason parry! 1919 M. R. Rinehart Dangerous Days xxvi. 204 She was in no mood to thrust and parry with him. 1985 A. Brookner Family & Friends i. 13 Her daughters must..laugh and parry even when the proposals are sincere. 2002 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 13 Apr. j2 The diminutive and dapper 77-year-old still parries easily with reporters. c. transitive. With direct speech as object: to say in reply, esp. in an adroit or evasive way. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > evade (questions, etc.) parry1913 1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 25/1 ‘It depends. No whips?’ he parried—‘or spurs?’ 1936 W. 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. 1976 B. Freemantle November Man iv. 47 ‘You've a lot on your mind tonight,’ she accused... ‘Have I?’ he parried. 1998 Guardian (Nexis) 31 July 2 ‘I think that's one of people's greatest joys’ he parries neatly. 3. a. transitive and (occasionally) intransitive. Tennis. To return (a shot, esp. a difficult or awkward one) successfully. ΚΠ 1913 Times 11 Sept. 13/1 It was difficult to see how this drop was to be parried, for Miss Ryan could not move into it without exposing her forehand corner. 1950 Times 3 July 2/5 Seixas parried a drop-shot with one so nearly parallel to the net that the angle of it enabled Bromwich to push back a low winner. 1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 1 June 6 When he attacked, Chesnokov parried, keeping him offbalance with topspin lobs. 2003 Independent (Nexis) 16 June The American saved it with a forehand drive after Grosjean parried an 142 mph serve. b. transitive and (occasionally) intransitive. Association Football, Hockey, and Ice Hockey. Of a goalkeeper: to deflect (a ball or puck) away from the goal instead of catching it. ΚΠ 1953 Times 23 Mar. 9/5 Another fine move..was finally converted by Sutcliffe after Bennett had parried his initial shot at close range. 1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 19 Feb. 35 The keeper parried the shot and then watched the puck as it came to rest on the goalline. 2003 Daily Mirror 29 Jan. 47/3 Jaaskelainen did well to parry, but the rebound fell to Watson, who drilled the ball home. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1655v.1671
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