Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAR-I'E-TAL
PAR-I'E-TAL, a. [from L. paries, a wall, properly a partition wall, from the root of part or pare.]
- Pertaining to a wall.
- The parietal bones form the sides and upper part of the skull. They are so called because they defend the brain like walls. – Parr.
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