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parles

parles is the plural of parle.

parles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of parle.

Meaning of parle

Noun

parle (countable and uncountable, plural parles)

  1. (obsolete) Parley; talk.
    • Iul[ia]. Of all the faire reſort of Gentlemen, / That euery day with par’le encounter me, / In thy opinion which is worthieſt loue?c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. (obsolete) A nasty encounter.
    • Hor[atio].[…]So frown’d he once, when in an angry parle / He ſmot the ſledded Pollax on the Ice.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Questions about parles

What is parles the plural of?
Parles is the plural of parle.

Words near parles in the dictionary

  1. parlays
  2. parle
  3. parled
  4. parlementary
  5. Parler
  6. parles
  7. Parlett
  8. Parletts
  9. parley
  10. parley-voo
  11. parley-vooed

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