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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure;
- Example: "stomach walls"
[syn: wall, paries]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paries \Pa"ri*es\, n.; pl. Parietes. [See Parietes.] (Zool.)
   The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a
   barnacle.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

paries
    n 1: (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a
         structure; "stomach walls" [syn: wall, paries]