Both Uses of
parry
in
Middlemarch
- "Not much, I am sorry to say," answered the Vicar, accustomed to parry Mr. Toller's banter about his belief in the new medical light.†
Chpt 7
- He had hit on a more ingenious mode of parrying than he was aware of.†
Chpt 8 *
Definition:
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(parry) to avoid -- especially to deflect (cause something to change direction)in 2 primary senses:
- to avoid an attack -- especially a physical attack as when deflecting the thrust of a sword
- to avoid answering a question with a clever response that directs attention elsewhere