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n. [ AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F. parc; both being of the same origin; cf. LL. parcus, parricus, Ir. & Gael. pairc, W. park, parwg. Cf. Paddock an inclosure, Parrock. ] 1. (Eng. Law) A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

While in the park I sing, the listening deer
Attend my passion, and forget to fear. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mil.) A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown. [ Written also parc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Any place where vehicles are assembled according to a definite arrangement; also, the vehicles. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

7. A position of the gear lever in a vehicle with automatic transmission, used when the vehicle is stopped, in which the transmission is in neutral and a brake is engaged. [ PJC ]

Park of artillery. See under Artillery. --
Park phaeton, a small, low carriage, for use in parks. --
industrial park a region located typically in a suburban or rural area, zoned by law for specific types of business use (as, retail business, light industry, and sometimes heavy industry), often having some parklike characteristics, and having businesses, parking lots, and sometimes recreation areas and restaurants. The sponsoring agency may also provide supporting facilities, such as water towers, office buildings, or for large industrial parks, an airport. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Parked p. pr. & vb. n. Parking. ] 1. To inclose in a park, or as in a park. [ 1913 Webster ]

How are we parked, and bounded in a pale. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) To bring together in a park, or compact body; as, to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. In oyster culture, to inclose in a park. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. To bring (a vehicle) to a stop and leave it standing; -- typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle. a vehicle stopped but still running with the driver in it is said to be standing. parallel-park [ PJC ]

5. To place (an object) in a temporary location; as, to park oneself on the couch; to park one's money in a mutual fund. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

adj. p. p. of park, v. t., 2; -- of vehicles; as, there were four parked cars across the street. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , n. [ Russ. parka, parki, dim. of para a pair, fr. G. paar, L. par. Cf. Pair. ] 1. An outer garment made of the skins of birds or mammals, worn by Eskimos, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A coat with a fur lining and a hood, used for protection in very cold weather. [ PJC. ]

3. Hence: Any of a variety of jackets with attached hoods, usually of very warm or waterproof construction so as to provide protection from cold or rainy weather. [ PJC. ]

n. The keeper of a park. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL. So named from W. K. Parker, a British zoologist. ] (Zool.) A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of ferns coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes it is included in the family Polypodiaceae.
Syn. -- family Parkeriaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ So called from Mr. Parkes, the inventor. ] A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile. [ 1913 Webster ]