[syn: Paris, genus Paris]
3. (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War;
4. a town in northeastern Texas;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Paris \Par"is\, n.
The chief city of France.
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Paris green. See under Green, n.
Paris white (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment;
whiting; Spanish white.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Paris \Par"is\, n. [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.)
A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris;
truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.
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Note: It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but
has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Paris
n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international
center of culture and commerce [syn: Paris, City of
Light, French capital, capital of France]
2: sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae [syn: Paris,
genus Paris]
3: (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from
her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War
4: a town in northeastern Texas
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
Paris
PARallel Instruction Set.
A low-level language for the Connection Machine.
(1995-02-16)