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Paries

//ˈpæɹi.iːz// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French.
Noun
  1. 1
    The wall of any cavity or organ.
  2. 2
    (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure wordnet
  3. 3
    The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pariēs (“wall of a house or room”). Compare French paroi (“wall”), Italian parete (“wall”), Portuguese parede (“wall”) Spanish pared (“wall”) and Romanian perete (“wall”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Paries or Pariès.

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