Paris
['pærɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce.
(noun.) a town in northeastern Texas.
(noun.) (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War.
(noun.) sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae.
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Definition
(n.) A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.
(n.) The chief city of France.
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Examples
- Colonel O'Dowd, of the --th regiment, one of those occupying in Paris, warned Lieutenant Spooney of that corps. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- M. Le Gray, of Paris, was the first to suggest collodion for this purpose, but Mr. Scott Archer, of London, in 1851, was the first to carry it out practically. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The eastern armies did not so much defeat him as push past him, and Paris capitulated in March. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Six weeks ago, at the American consul's, in Paris, a very quiet wedding of course, for even in our happiness we didn't forget dear little Beth. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The English men of fashion in Paris courted her, too, to the disgust of the ladies their wives, who could not bear the parvenue. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Let any one try to wade the mud of the Flemish chaussées in a pair of Paris brodequins, on m'en dirait des nouvelles! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- My journey to Paris was not undertaken alone. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The only person I know who exactly answers your description, and for whom as a poor deserted orphan it would be a charity to provide, is in Paris. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I think we have lost but little time in Paris. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Other vengeance than mine had followed that fated man from the theatre to his own door--from his own door to his refuge in Paris. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Now, Eustacia's dream had always been that, once married to Clym, she would have the power of inducing him to return to Paris. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I shall go to Paris in my own carriage, and establish myself in my own lodgings, said I; and to this proposition Meyler was obliged to agree. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Among the loiterers here, was Blandois of Paris. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The Paris of the Conference, says Dr. Dillon, ceased to be the capital of France. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- From Fort Henry expeditions were to be sent against Eastport, Mississippi, and Paris, Tennessee. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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