Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Parlance

In common parlance. In the usual or vulgar phraseology. An English-French word; the French have parler, parlant, parlage, etc.- to speak, speaking, talk- but not parlance.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Parlement
Parks
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