parson : Idioms & Phrases
Fleet parson
- a clergyman of low character, in, or in the vicinity of, the Fleet prison, who was ready to unite persons in marriage (called Fleet marriage) at any hour, without public notice, witnesses, or consent of parents.
Webster 1913
Parson bird
(Zoöl.) , a New Zealand bird (Prosthemadera Novæseelandiæ ) remarkable for its powers of mimicry and its ability to articulate words. Its color is glossy black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, white feathers on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage bird.
Webster 1913
parson's nose
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noun the tail of a dressed fowl
pope's nose.
WordNet
parsons table
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noun a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width
WordNet
talcott parsons
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noun United States sociologist (1902-1979)
Parsons.