parietal

Meanings

Adjective

Noun

  • Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.
  • Any of the scales of a snake that are located on the head and connected to the frontals towards the posterior.
  • A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
  • Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.

Origin

  • From Latin parietālis, from pariēs.

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