Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Ostentatious display.
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Examples
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But touching the subject of this paraffle of words, it's not worth a pinch of tobacco.
Redgauntlet Walter Scott 1801
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But touching the subject of this paraffle of words, it’s not worth a pinch of tobacco.
Redgauntlet 2008
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