Both Uses of
parry
in
City of Bones
- I parried the blow, and we fought up and down the dais, while the battle raged around us and one by one the members of the Circle fell.†
Chpt 21 *parried = avoided
- Clary pulled away from Jace and saw that Valentine had struck at Luke, who had met his blow with an ear-shattering parry.†
Chpt 23parry = to avoid
Definition:
to block or deflect an attack; or to avoid answering something by responding cleverly or indirectly