n. a stone passing through a wall from side to side, with two smooth vertical faces.
[ ME f. OF parpain, prob. ult. f. L per through + pannus piece of cloth, in Rmc 'piece of wall' ]
n. a stone passing through a wall from side to side, with two smooth vertical faces.
[ ME f. OF parpain, prob. ult. f. L per through + pannus piece of cloth, in Rmc 'piece of wall' ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012