parry \ˈper-ē, ˈpa-rē\ verb
intransitive verb
- to ward off a weapon or blow
- to evade or turn aside something
transitive verb
- to ward off (as a blow)
- to evade especially by an adroit answer
ETYMOLOGY: probably from French parez, imperative of parer to parry, from Old Occitan parar, from Latin parare to prepare [1672]
-parry noun
Great Fleche Parried
from Flickr user Oncle Tom
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Definition retrieved from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary on 23 June 2011.
PS I was expecting a lot more shots of fencing, such as the one featured here, when I undertook this search. Boy was I surprised! So surprised, in fact, that the decision of which photo to feature this week was kind of difficult. Because of this, I thought I’d share some of the runners up: Body Count, Privacy Please… and Brenton Parry.
