Parietal
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. Pertaining to a wall.
2. The parietal bones form the sides and upper part of the skull. They are so called because they defend the brain like walls.
Parietal
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the care of them.
2. Resident within the walls or buildings of a college.
4. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parietal bones, which form the upper and middle part of the
cranium, between the frontals and occipitals.
5. Attached to the main wall of the
ovary, and not to the axis; -- said of a
placenta.
Parietal
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. One of the parietal bones.
2. One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.
