I. ˈparə̇s also ˈper- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Paris, France
1. : of or from Paris, the capital of France
the Paris scene
a Paris original
: of the kind or style prevalent in Paris : parisian
2. of clothing : made in Paris, France, or adapted from designs originating there
girls in Paris frocks walked slowly back and forth — J.A.Michener
II. noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin or New Latin ( herba ) paris herb Paris — more at herb paris
: a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Liliaceae) not unlike Trillium in the whorled leaves and floral parts but having often tetramerous or pentamerous flowers — see herb paris